Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elle (14 Lists)



A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
Best Christmas-Themed Books/Stories
842 books — 723 voters
Real Friends by Shannon Hale
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,451 books — 1,797 voters

Child of God by Cormac McCarthy
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,196 books — 11,296 voters
Running in Heels by Anna Maxted
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,398 books — 4,618 voters

Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClementsScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley SnyderInterstellar Pig by William SleatorThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Growing Up in the 80s
220 books — 43 voters
Maus II by Art SpiegelmanMaus I by Art SpiegelmanStones from the River by Ursula HegiThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMilkweed by Jerry Spinelli
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,885 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownSleepyhead by Karma WilsonNight-Night, Little Pookie by Sandra BoyntonWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakHush Little Baby by Sylvia Long
Best Bedtime Storybooks for Wee Ones
143 books — 39 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerNaked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
Most Difficult Novels
588 books — 2,043 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsLittle Altars Everywhere by Rebecca WellsGap Creek by Robert Morgan
Great Books of Southern Fiction
379 books — 440 voters
The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
Best Graphic Novels
3,453 books — 6,767 voters

The Monster at the End of this Book by Jon StoneJames and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlMiss Nelson Is Missing! by Harry AllardBallyhoo Bay by Judy SierraHush Little Baby by Sylvia Long
Best Children's Books
5,310 books — 6,706 voters
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Favorite books from my childhood
4,421 books — 7,428 voters