Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Meg (20 Lists)



Austenland by Shannon HaleBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithConfessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera RiglerMidnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Best Jane Austen FanFiction
683 books — 947 voters
Cleopatra VII by Kristiana GregoryMarie Antoinette by Kathryn LaskyElizabeth I by Kathryn Lasky
The Royal Diaries
22 books — 268 voters

Voyage on the Great Titanic by Ellen Emerson WhiteThe Winter of Red Snow by Kristiana GregoryDreams in the Golden Country by Kathryn LaskyA Journey to the New World by Kathryn LaskySo Far From Home by Barry Denenberg
Dear America Series
44 books — 228 voters
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera RiglerBridget Jones's Diary by Helen FieldingPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-SmithAustenland by Shannon Hale
Best Jane Austen Retellings
348 books — 304 voters

I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy ChuaBorn Standing Up by Steve MartinGulp by Mary RoachThe Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
The Colbert Report and The Daily Show
129 books — 152 voters
How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm by Mei-Ling HopgoodBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Multicultural Motherhood
34 books — 22 voters

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
Parents' Forum Book Club Suggestions
35 books — 17 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne CollinsMatched by Ally Condie
YA Dystopia Novels
1,790 books — 11,249 voters

And Only to Deceive by Tasha AlexanderCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren WilligA Poisoned Season by Tasha AlexanderA Fatal Waltz by Tasha Alexander
Regency and Victorian Mysteries
671 books — 468 voters
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Napoleonic Novels
193 books — 100 voters

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren WilligOutlander by Diana GabaldonJuliet by Anne Fortier
Dual Time Romances
262 books — 678 voters
Bloody Jack by L.A. MeyerPirates! by Celia ReesCurse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. MeyerUnder the Jolly Roger by L.A. MeyerIn the Belly of the Bloodhound by L.A. Meyer
Pirates!
654 books — 782 voters

Witch Child by Celia ReesPirates! by Celia ReesA Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,865 books — 1,120 voters
Alanna by Tamora PierceA Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayPoison Study by Maria V. SnyderTrickster's Choice by Tamora PierceBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,074 books — 8,676 voters

The Host by Stephenie MeyerBeauty Queens by Libba BrayTwenties Girl by Sophie KinsellaThe False Princess by Eilis O'NealFallen by Lauren Kate
Best Audiobooks
1,565 books — 1,109 voters
The Host by Stephenie MeyerOutlander by Diana GabaldonShiver by Maggie StiefvaterBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Best Audio Books
322 books — 297 voters

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,215 books — 68,226 voters
Matched by Ally CondieWither by Lauren DeStefano
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,989 voters

The False Princess by Eilis O'NealWither by Lauren DeStefanoAcross the Universe by Beth Revis
YA Debuts 2011
308 books — 1,160 voters
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba BrayRebel Angels by Libba BrayThe Sweet Far Thing by Libba BrayWitch Child by Celia ReesBloody Jack by L.A. Meyer
Teen Historical Fiction
1,397 books — 3,090 voters