Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Christine (19 Lists)



Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart
Best Fiction Set in Ireland
815 books — 549 voters
The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Firebird by Susanna Kearsley
Books Set in Scotland
983 books — 670 voters

The Snow Child by Eowyn IveyThe Firebird by Susanna KearsleyThe Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor
Best Books of Secrets
240 books — 126 voters
Into the Water by Paula HawkinsWitches of Lychford by Paul CornellBellevue Square by Michael RedhillFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
2018: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2018
6,937 books — 980 voters

News of the World by Paulette JilesTo The Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
Globe & Mail - The Globe 100 - Best Books of 2016
112 books — 21 voters
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanSalt to the Sea by Ruta SepetysThe Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth WareNews of the World by Paulette Jiles
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
512 books — 1,998 voters

News of the World by Paulette JilesThe Martian by Andy WeirLily and the Octopus by Steven RowleyExit West by Mohsin HamidWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
2017: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2017
5,978 books — 755 voters
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik BackmanThe Martian by Andy WeirFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. RowlingExit West by Mohsin HamidWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
2017: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,707 books — 203 voters

Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateLove That Dog by Sharon CreechWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Best Book for middle ages
181 books — 44 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya GowdaThe Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee BenderI Let You Go by Clare MackintoshSpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
2016: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,499 books — 181 voters

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle ZevinThe Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry by Rachel JoyceThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Rosie Effect by Graeme SimsionA Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install
25 Quirky Books
47 books — 27 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Illegal by Lawrence HillThe Gilded Hour by Sara DonatiThe Invasion of the Tearling by Erika JohansenA Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
6,060 books — 685 voters

A Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyThe Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
Historical Fiction 2015
393 books — 2,093 voters
Wonder by R.J. PalacioWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Best Middle-Grade Novels!!!
263 books — 126 voters

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanThe Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia HashimiThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
2015: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2015
6,238 books — 1,530 voters
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
100 Children's Books to Read in a Lifetime
2,287 books — 2,273 voters

Love That Dog by Sharon CreechWonder by R.J. PalacioA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauPeter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier
Cool Books for Grades 4-6
733 books — 557 voters