Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by David Sus (12 Lists)



Fatherland by Robert Harris
Best Alternate History Novels and Stories
768 books — 1,293 voters
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussGone, Baby, Gone by Dennis LehaneI'm with the Band by Pamela Des Barres
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,531 books — 120,035 voters

The Charm School by Demille NelsonJaws by Peter BenchleyNothing Lasts Forever by Roderick ThorpWild Fire by Nelson DeMillePlum Island by Nelson DeMille
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,522 books — 2,709 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

Showtime by Jeff PearlmanWhen the Game Was Ours by Larry BirdWhen March Went Mad by Seth Davis
Fixes for Basketball Junkies
167 books — 48 voters
Mystic River by Dennis LehanePresumed Innocent by Scott TurowRed Dragon by Thomas HarrisA Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,553 voters

Friday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerNever Die Easy by Walter PaytonInstant Replay by Jerry KramerSemi-Tough by Dan JenkinsSnake by Ken Stabler
Best (American) Football Books
229 books — 178 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckLord of the Flies by William Golding
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

The Art of Fielding by Chad HarbachCalico Joe by John GrishamFantasyland by Sam WalkerThe Bronx Zoo by Sparky LyleBig Hair and Plastic Grass by Dan Epstein
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters
The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. ParkerAngels Flight by Michael ConnellyThe Silence of the Lambs by Thomas HarrisThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyPostmortem by Patricia Daniels Cornwell
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters

The Book of Basketball by Bill SimmonsA Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinWhen the Game Was Ours by Larry BirdThe Jordan Rules by Sam SmithDream Team by Jack McCallum
Tales from the Hardwood
279 books — 158 voters
A Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinThe Book of Basketball by Bill SimmonsSemi-Tough by Dan JenkinsInstant Replay by Jerry KramerFantasyland by Sam Walker
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters