Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by April Cote (25 Lists)



Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Royal Fiction
526 books — 227 voters

The Wee Free Men by Terry PratchettThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Best Audio Narration
1,562 books — 1,072 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Awesome Audible Books
266 books — 132 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouWishful Drinking by Carrie FisherGumption by Nick OffermanThe Princess Diarist by Carrie FisherThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Audio Books Narrated By Their Authors
251 books — 148 voters
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonRebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Ladies of Horror and Dark Fiction Writing
437 books — 213 voters

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierInterview with the Vampire by Anne RicePerfume by Patrick Süskind
Modern Gothic
713 books — 1,360 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Not The "Normal" Paranormal
1,158 books — 1,309 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
I Liked the Movie Better Than the Book
53 books — 22 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerJust Kids by Patti Smith
Female Celebrity Books
180 books — 162 voters

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Books for Women to Read While Going Through a Quarter Life Crisis
59 books — 30 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Funny Women Memoirs
455 books — 1,552 voters

The Pulse Between Dimensions and the Desert by Rios de la Luz
Entropy Magazine's Best Fiction of 2015
48 books — 5 voters
Brimstone and Marmalade by Aaron CorwinThe Horrid Glory of Its Wings by Elizabeth BearHeads Will Roll by Lish McBride
The Short Fiction of tor.com
404 books — 238 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 567 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Prize Winners-Fiction
99 books — 270 voters

The Goldfinch by Donna TarttTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Pulitzer Prize Winners 1948-
65 books — 39 voters
Yes Please by Amy PoehlerLet's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonJust Kids by Patti SmithThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,990 books — 1,154 voters

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonMagical Thinking by Augusten Burroughs
Best Humor Writing
840 books — 889 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Dark Humor
727 books — 1,635 voters

The Stand by Stephen King
Darkest Books of All Time
1,302 books — 1,718 voters
Running with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsA Storm of Swords by George R.R. MartinThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books That Make You Go "Hmm"
369 books — 189 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Huffington Post: Good Books Every Woman Should Read
110 books — 82 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best Female Lead Characters
4,866 books — 5,903 voters