Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Emily (31 Lists)



The Last Mapmaker by Christina SoontornvatThe Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly BarnhillStar Child by Ibi ZoboiNorthwind by Gary PaulsenThe Turtle of Michigan by Naomi Shihab Nye
2023 Mock Newbery List
154 books — 139 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
650 books — 396 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Best Books Ever
76,707 books — 285,118 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
New School of Noir
201 books — 269 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Best Hardboiled & Noir fiction
706 books — 881 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
The Best in Prose: High Caliber Crime
142 books — 68 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
FAVORITE AMERICAN BOOKS
13 books — 8 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Thrillers
4,620 books — 5,638 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Detective Fiction
1,189 books — 1,084 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Novels Set in California
921 books — 370 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Los Angeles Detective Fiction - 10 Mystery Novels Set in LA
10 books — 14 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Literary Murder.
112 books — 56 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
What To Read Next
20,516 books — 24,382 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Top Fast-Paced Mystery
912 books — 833 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Best novels set in LA
59 books — 69 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
100 Mysteries & Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
218 books — 75 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Noir Fiction
164 books — 204 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
California Crime Thrillers
60 books — 22 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,799 books — 6,681 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,237 books — 68,763 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
You're Crazy if You Haven't Read This Yet
3,538 books — 2,240 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Quality Dark Fiction
2,518 books — 3,235 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Best Hardboiled Crime Novels
110 books — 76 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Dark Literary Fiction
131 books — 51 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,637 books — 14,900 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
50 Crime Writers to Read Before You Die
55 books — 22 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Ten Best Crime/Mystery/Thrillers
1,223 books — 1,032 voters
Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Los Angeles (fiction and nonfiction)
322 books — 289 voters

Born Slippy by Tom Lutz
Best Contemporary Literary Crime Novels
13 books — 11 voters
Set the Night on Fire by Mike Davis
Los Angeles (nonfiction)
114 books — 39 voters


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