Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Katie (28 Lists)



The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Corruption in High Places
436 books — 325 voters
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanFriday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
Days of the Week in the Title
587 books — 104 voters

The Authenticity Project by Clare PooleyYou Truly Assumed by Laila SabreenOne to Watch by Kate Stayman-LondonNo One Is Talking About This by Patricia LockwoodFollowers by Megan Angelo
Fiction Featuring Social Media Types: Bloggers, Podcasters, Etc.
136 books — 30 voters
Sunburn by Laura LippmanYou Truly Assumed by Laila SabreenThe Hopefuls by Jennifer Close
Books Set in Virginia/Maryland/DC
38 books — 9 voters

The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eunThe Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili
Must-Read Translated Books By Women Authors
183 books — 27 voters
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. KendiThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Non Fiction Diversity Books
74 books — 20 voters

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Books about Books and Libraries
824 books — 387 voters
Prague Winter by Madeleine K. AlbrightExtraordinary, Ordinary People by Condoleezza RiceLiving History by Hillary Rodham ClintonWhat Happened by Hillary Rodham ClintonBecoming by Michelle Obama
The Lives of Women Leaders, In Their Own Words
31 books — 5 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisDumplin' by Julie MurphyThe Hopefuls by Jennifer CloseQueenie by Candice Carty-Williams
Fiction MC who works in publishing
14 books — 2 voters
Bina by Anakana SchofieldThe Weight of Ink by Rachel KadishThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
Protagonists Over 60
342 books — 159 voters

All the Lives I Want by Alana Massey
Books Written by Buzzfeed or ex-Buzzfeed Staff
11 books — 15 voters
Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PérezBad Feminist by Roxane GayAll the Lives I Want by Alana Massey
Feminism and Sexism in Pop Culture
105 books — 23 voters

Sweetbitter by Stephanie DanlerThe Dinner by Herman Koch
Popsugar 2021 #14 - A Book Set in a Restaurant
160 books — 245 voters
Lightning Rods by Helen DeWittThe Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eunSourdough by Robin SloanFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta
Not your typical place to work
22 books — 6 voters

The Drunk Detective by Mary Jean CurryThe Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
Regular Characters Who Have a Celebrity Name
2 books — 1 voter
The Outrun by Amy LiptrotMy Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Fiction About Loneliness
28 books — 22 voters

The Assistants by Camille PerriThe Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-SundbergOriginal Cyn by Sue MargolisFitness Junkie by Lucy SykesPretty Things by Janelle Brown
Beach Read Scams
20 books — 2 voters
Words on Bathroom Walls by Julia WaltonWhat We Lose by Zinzi ClemmonsTell Me Three Things by Julie BuxbaumSourdough by Robin SloanSure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington
Books Where a Character References HP
6 books — 1 voter

Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Books Set In Academies, Boarding Schools or Camps (For Adults)
38 books — 24 voters
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom PerrottaThe Bastard of Istanbul by Elif ShafakI Know This Much Is True by Wally LambI'll Take Manhattan by Judith KrantzGhost in the Machine by Warren Murphy
Unexpected Appearances by Future US President Donald Trump
7 books — 1 voter

The Gate of Angels by Penelope FitzgeraldThe Assault by Harry MulischThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Bikes on the Cover
460 books — 86 voters
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,194 books — 11,295 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleThis Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! by Jonathan EvisonMatilda by Roald DahlFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Protagonist's Name in Title
265 books — 13 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanMoonglow by Michael Chabon
Matches on the Cover
108 books — 24 voters

Patriots by Will Kane Thompson
YA Debuts 2017
214 books — 1,425 voters
Patriots by Will Kane Thompson
College
47 books — 28 voters

Patriots by Will Kane Thompson
Most Badass Young Adult Books of All Time
27 books — 21 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Most Frequently Challenged Books
243 books — 138 voters