Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cheri (19 Lists)



A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaInside the O'Briens by Lisa GenovaThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahOur Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
Anticipated 2015 Literary Fiction
196 books — 545 voters
The Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Dinner by Herman KochWe Are Water by Wally LambBenediction by Kent Haruf
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
2014 National Book Awards Longlist
40 books — 75 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrGemini by Carol CassellaFourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,193 voters

The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Death of Santini by Pat ConroyThomas Jefferson by Jon Meacham
2013 NY Times Best-Sellers - Non-Fiction
61 books — 209 voters
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. StedmanThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinNight by Elie WieselThe Twelve by Justin CroninThe Paris Wife by Paula McLain
2013: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2013
2,957 books — 684 voters

Benediction by Kent Haruf
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2013 Book Preview
88 books — 752 voters
Smoky the Cow Horse by Will JamesGreen Grass of Wyoming by Mary O'Hara
Horse Books/Novels
1,550 books — 702 voters

Night by Elie Wiesel
World War II Memoirs
358 books — 180 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettWater for Elephants by Sara GruenIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,119 books — 14,853 voters

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseFlyboys by James D. BradleyD-Day, June 6, 1944 by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,149 books — 2,421 voters

Undiscovered Country by Lin Enger
Best Unappreciated Books
4,365 books — 2,203 voters
Undiscovered Country by Lin EngerThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie FordThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters

The Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganFlyboys by James D. Bradley
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,975 books — 16,690 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeBlack Beauty by Anna SewellMisty of Chincoteague by Marguerite HenryThe Black Stallion by Walter Farley
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,851 books — 10,548 voters
Best Books Ever
76,691 books — 285,181 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
Nebula Award for Best Novel
63 books — 392 voters