Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sydney (21 Lists)



Sabriel by Garth Nix
Best Fantasy World
1,646 books — 1,988 voters
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Anticipated 2021 Literary Fiction
446 books — 588 voters

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson WalkerThe Family Upstairs by Lisa JewellThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodNo Exit by Taylor AdamsThe Test by Sylvain Neuvel
Bored to Death Book Club Most Anticipated Books of 2019
101 books — 54 voters
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,194 books — 11,294 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary RoachWorking Stiff by Judy Melinek
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
250 books — 119 voters
Stiff by Mary Roach
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
943 books — 1,247 voters

Stiff by Mary Roach
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina McDonaldThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesAn Anonymous Girl by Greer HendricksThe Dreamers by Karen Thompson WalkerThe Test by Sylvain Neuvel
2019 Most Anticipated Releases -No YA
305 books — 459 voters

Big Little Lies by Liane MoriartyGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,358 books — 3,341 voters
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,721 books — 6,603 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultThe Pact by Jodi Picoult
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,965 voters
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
Psychological Suspense for 2018 (Part 1)
135 books — 270 voters

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenA Stolen Life by Jaycee DugardAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonFinding Me by Michelle Knight
Best Strange and Twisted Memoirs
703 books — 1,054 voters
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

Circe by Madeline MillerThe Book of M by Peng Shepherd
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Selection by Kiera Cass
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,750 books — 25,989 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,955 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,537 books — 120,059 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,987 books — 1,156 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachBonk by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootDeath's Acre by William M. BassGulp by Mary Roach
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Books Ever
76,130 books — 283,081 voters