Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kit Messinger (19 Lists)



Blasted by Sarah KaneCrave by Sarah Kane
Writers who committed suicide
455 books — 285 voters
The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake
Best Unappreciated Books
4,356 books — 2,199 voters

Titus Groan by Mervyn PeakeWeave World by Clive BarkerThe Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker
Quality Dark Fiction
2,506 books — 3,221 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Best Beginning
717 books — 650 voters

Haunted by Chuck PalahniukBooks of Blood by Clive Barker
The Goriest Books Ever
409 books — 626 voters
Annie on My Mind by Nancy GardenAm I Blue? by Marion Dane Bauer
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,961 books — 5,988 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters
896 books — 892 voters
Snow Crash by Neal StephensonThe Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Best of Cyberpunk
371 books — 1,182 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanRonia, the Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren
Best Female Lead Characters
4,845 books — 5,872 voters
Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,980 books — 12,436 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,240 books — 3,906 voters
Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner
Best Play Ever
520 books — 456 voters

Wicked by Gregory MaguireThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerAngels & Demons by Dan Brown
Books I Regret Reading
2,300 books — 3,225 voters
His Dark Materials by Philip PullmanWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindDaughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,203 books — 25,709 voters

The Rose and the Beast by Francesca Lia BlockStardust by Neil GaimanThe Ill-Made Mute by Cecilia Dart-ThorntonBeauty by Sheri S. TepperThe Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,796 books — 9,158 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,461 books — 119,791 voters

The Golden Compass by Philip PullmanA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,172 voters
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett
Apocalypse: It's Over, Dude.
626 books — 774 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,915 voters