Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jen (32 Lists)



Yes Please by Amy PoehlerIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
940 books — 1,242 voters
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea HandlerYes Please by Amy Poehler
Funny Women Memoirs
456 books — 1,551 voters

Why Not Me? by Mindy KalingCarry On by Rainbow Rowell
Eagerly Anticipated Books
103 books — 91 voters
99 Days by Katie Cotugno
2015 Contemporary YA
323 books — 1,302 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHow the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,456 books — 119,759 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Coffee & Books Group Favorites
141 books — 95 voters

Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
Novels in Verse
421 books — 753 voters
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Romance Books Everyone Should Read
3,284 books — 3,037 voters

How to Submit a Winning Scholarship Application Secret Techni... by Shay Spivey
Helpful College Guides
11 books — 9 voters
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Ultimate Backpacking Novels
470 books — 1,135 voters

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew QuickBeautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,105 voters
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Medieval Fantasy Books
491 books — 906 voters

A Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerBurned by Ellen HopkinsLittle Bee by Chris Cleave
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,240 books — 3,905 voters
A Friend Like Henry by Nuala Gardner
Great "Dog" Books
1,248 books — 1,931 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsA Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Medicine and Literature
1,843 books — 2,002 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenWild by Cheryl Strayed
Memoirs by Women
2,988 books — 3,016 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsLittle Bee by Chris CleaveCrank by Ellen HopkinsThis is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
The Reader by Bernhard SchlinkA Million Little Pieces by James FreyWild by Cheryl StrayedVinegar Hill by A. Manette Ansay
Oprah's Book Club Picks
124 books — 2,203 voters

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsIdentical by Ellen HopkinsImpulse by Ellen HopkinsA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,154 books — 2,270 voters
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Featured on Oprah
66 books — 35 voters

Cut by Patricia McCormickThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsA Friend Like Henry by Nuala GardnerImpulse by Ellen HopkinsGirl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
Characters with mental illnesses or learning disabilites
512 books — 449 voters
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Best Books Ever
76,021 books — 282,372 voters

Lord of the Flies by William GoldingMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerHiroshima by John Hersey
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,607 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomA Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
I'm glad someone made me read this book
10,636 books — 10,231 voters

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownAre You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Best Children's Books
5,308 books — 6,703 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonImpulse by Ellen HopkinsBurned by Ellen HopkinsGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenA Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,980 books — 12,438 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksSuzanne's Diary for Nicholas by James PattersonInvincible Summer by Jean FerrisA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksSam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson
Best Love Stories
5,168 books — 9,630 voters
Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,844 books — 14,588 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Historical Fiction
7,386 books — 25,574 voters
Room by Emma Donoghue
Is It Just Me? Books You Disliked That Everyone Else Seems To Love
2,079 books — 2,691 voters


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