Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David Waldron (13 Lists)



Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Passage by Justin CroninNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroReady Player One by Ernest Cline
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,747 books — 25,986 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Stand by Stephen KingThe Passage by Justin CroninNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Running Man by Richard Bachman
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
1,245 books — 3,412 voters

The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
History of Science
485 books — 289 voters
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
Vicarious Thrills
388 books — 419 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonInto Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,038 books — 2,028 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Best True Crime
1,341 books — 1,883 voters

Nixon's Ten Commandments of Statecraft by Richard M. NixonThe Best and the Brightest by David HalberstamCharlie Wilson's War by George CrileCommand and Control by Eric Schlosser
American Foreign Policy
460 books — 270 voters
The Manchurian Candidate by Richard CondonThe Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyBerlin Game by Len DeightonLondon Match by Len DeightonMexico Set by Len Deighton
Espionage
985 books — 1,020 voters

The Shining by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisRosemary’s Baby by Ira LevinRed Dragon by Thomas Harris
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
The Hunt for Red October by Tom ClancyEye of the Needle by Ken FollettBerlin Game by Len DeightonPlum Island by Nelson DeMilleMexico Set by Len Deighton
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,252 voters

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia HighsmithNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,204 books — 4,456 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Martian by Andy Weir11/22/63 by Stephen KingThe Passage by Justin CroninGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,156 voters

Night Fall by Nelson DeMilleThe Lion's Game by Nelson DeMillePlum Island by Nelson DeMilleWild Fire by Nelson DeMilleThe Lion by Nelson DeMille
Top Nelson DeMille Books
40 books — 123 voters