Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Pj (24 Lists)



Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelAtonement by Ian McEwanCloud Atlas by David MitchellBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters
In the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn Haybittle
Poland in World War 2
102 books — 44 voters

In the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn Haybittle
Historical Fiction: Poland
76 books — 49 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrAtonement by Ian McEwanThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeA God in Ruins by Kate AtkinsonThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle
Fiction Set During WWII
477 books — 258 voters

In the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn HaybittleFugitive Pieces by Anne MichaelsThe Tree House by Glenn HaybittleThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Well-Written Holocaust Books
891 books — 2,885 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyEmma by Jane Austen
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,872 voters

Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie BenjaminIn the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn HaybittleA Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters
A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel KayIn the Warsaw Ghetto by Glenn Haybittle
Best Books of 2019
1,389 books — 1,961 voters

A Brightness Long Ago by Guy Gavriel Kay
Upcoming 2019 SFF with female leads or co-leads
190 books — 130 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn HaybittleThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters

The Tree House by Glenn Haybittle
Most Anticipated Books of 2018
472 books — 783 voters
The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeWolf Hall by Hilary MantelPossession by A.S. ByattBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelMoon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

The Essex Serpent by Sarah PerryAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrA Room with a View by E.M. ForsterSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenDombey and Son by Charles Dickens
2017: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,707 books — 203 voters
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction Longlist 2017
16 books — 58 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn HaybittleA God in Ruins by Kate AtkinsonLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best World Wars Fiction
36 books — 10 voters
The Way Back to Florence by Glenn HaybittleGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneA Month in the Country by J.L. CarrThe Pornographer of Vienna by Crofts, Lewis (2008) Paperback by Lewis Crofts
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary MantelThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakPossession by A.S. ByattThe White Queen by Philippa Gregory
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn HaybittleThe Siege by Helen Dunmore
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 420 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryThe Red Queen by Philippa GregoryEarthly Joys by Philippa Gregory
Best Books by Philippa Gregory
28 books — 162 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe White Queen by Philippa GregoryUs by David NichollsThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,738 books — 2,268 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Way Back to Florence by Glenn HaybittleThe English Patient by Michael OndaatjeAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Night Watch by Sarah Waters
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,387 books — 6,019 voters
Parade's End by Ford Madox Ford
World War 1 Fiction
211 books — 48 voters