Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Briar (26 Lists)



The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
How Capitalism Destroys Everything
205 books — 92 voters
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
Best Books About Ancient History
455 books — 135 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George Orwell
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootAt Home by Bill BrysonLies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,042 books — 2,038 voters

At Home by Bill BrysonThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,104 voters

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
YA Series/Stand-Alones Without Love Triangles
59 books — 43 voters
Furiously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Martian by Andy WeirYou're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia DayReady Player One by Ernest ClineWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
2015: What People Born in the 1980s Have Read in 2015
1,912 books — 526 voters

Health at Every Size by Linda BaconIntuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
DIET is a 4 letter word.
57 books — 52 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,872 voters

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson
Funny Women Memoirs
455 books — 1,550 voters
The Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas PrestonBrimstone by Douglas PrestonStill Life With Crows by Douglas Preston
Top Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child Books
30 books — 98 voters

Dracula by Bram Stoker
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,976 voters
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Best Paranormal & Fantasy Romances
5,575 books — 9,759 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsSandry's Book by Tamora Pierce
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,072 books — 8,673 voters
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
YA Paranormal Romance
731 books — 1,962 voters

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,551 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters

A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson1776 by David McCulloughThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Understanding History
260 books — 105 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBlink by Malcolm GladwellFull Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-ZinnThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That Make You Think
130 books — 98 voters
Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Best Self Help Books
2,285 books — 2,326 voters

1776 by David McCulloughParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan
Best American History Books
2,121 books — 2,491 voters
1776 by David McCulloughParis, 1919 by Margaret MacMillan
Best History Books
3,701 books — 3,733 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,168 books — 1,226 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
76,097 books — 282,755 voters