Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Colleen Crandall (13 Lists)



Coma by Robin CookThe Raven and Other Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Eternity Code by Eoin ColferDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonSole Survivor by Dean Koontz
Best Books Ever
76,044 books — 282,505 voters
On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Healing Care Resources
237 books — 234 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,747 books — 25,986 voters
The Traveler by John Twelve HawksThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelLeft Behind by Tim LaHaye
Unforgettables
11,589 books — 7,372 voters

One Child by Torey L. HaydenMy Story by Dave PelzerThe Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,803 books — 6,342 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas AdamsGulliver’s Travels by Jonathan SwiftThe Egg and I by Betty MacDonaldThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
Best Humorous Books
4,313 books — 7,859 voters

Voyager by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana GabaldonA Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon
My Favourite Historical Romance
1,971 books — 2,158 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,456 books — 18,210 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinAmelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,172 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy PauschBrisingr by Christopher PaoliniThe Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan StroudMick Harte Was Here by Barbara ParkOld Yeller by Fred GipsonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Books That You Cry Reading
142 books — 119 voters

The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienEragon by Christopher Paolini
The Best Books about Elves or Faeries
814 books — 1,055 voters