Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Douglas (11 Lists)



Family Life by Akhil Sharma
Man Booker Prize Eligible 2014
164 books — 694 voters
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony MarraThe Cancer Chronicles by George Johnson
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2013 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 818 voters

The Quiet American by Graham Greene
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters
The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers
Best Books of 2012 - The Critics' Picks
74 books — 48 voters

The Stories of John Cheever by John CheeverCollected Stories by William FaulknerGod's Gym by John Edgar WidemanChildren and Others by James Gould CozzensTrain Dreams by Denis Johnson
The O. Henry Prize Winning Collections
14 books — 6 voters
The Best American Essays of the Century by Joyce Carol Oates
Best Book of Essays
399 books — 178 voters

The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,883 voters
Mornings on Horseback by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughHis Excellency by Joseph J. EllisJohn Adams by David McCullough
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
467 books — 524 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonA Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters