Big Books of 2026

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



Outliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellNight by Elie WieselThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
My Dream Leading Men...
2,470 books — 2,482 voters

The House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelPortrait in Sepia by Isabel Allende
Latin American Fiction
865 books — 1,159 voters
Love Story by Erich Segal
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,232 books — 3,915 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude DeverauxOn the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt
The Best of the Best Romance Novels of the Twentieth Century
643 books — 2,232 voters
Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
Heroes Like Mr. Darcy
83 books — 196 voters

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
War/Romance novels
517 books — 675 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasSlightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,972 books — 2,157 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
994 books — 4,128 voters
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis StevensonFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyDracula by Bram Stoker
The best gothic novels, ghost stories and early horror 1764-1937
361 books — 718 voters

Twilight by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Stalkerific Romance Novel Heroes
445 books — 605 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenRebecca by Daphne du MaurierGreat Expectations by Charles DickensSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best British and Irish Literature
1,172 books — 1,112 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Holy Bible by AnonymousThe Trial by Franz Kafka
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,607 books — 13,151 voters
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterThe Official Scrabble Players Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary by Elizabeth Walter
Best Dictionaries of the English Language
99 books — 82 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,234 books — 25,846 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAtlas Shrugged by Ayn RandDracula by Bram Stoker
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,943 books — 11,474 voters

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters

The Likeability Factor by Tim Sanders
Self-development
1,261 books — 777 voters
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. CoveyThe Likeability Factor by Tim SandersHow to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Best Self Help Books
2,286 books — 2,327 voters

Blink by Malcolm GladwellOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Sociology Books
557 books — 416 voters
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyMadame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Best Foreign Language (non English) Book
1,078 books — 622 voters

The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Unforgettables
11,844 books — 7,579 voters
1984 by George OrwellAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
This Is the End...
995 books — 1,592 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,628 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOutlander by Diana GabaldonThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Best Male Character
3,165 books — 2,981 voters
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska OrczyCaptain Alatriste by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
Swashbucklers
559 books — 497 voters