Big Books of 2026

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



Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōDaring Greatly by Brené BrownWherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Life Transformation Books
3,569 books — 2,219 voters
Ross Poldark by Winston Graham
Downton Abbey Withdrawal
131 books — 18 voters

The Spiral Dance by StarhawkThe Earth Path by StarhawkMake Magic of Your Life by T. Thorn CoyleBuckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond BucklandWicca by Scott Cunningham
Best Witchcraft Resources
128 books — 26 voters
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenUprooted by Naomi Novik
From the Forest
45 books — 18 voters

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Best of Russia
29 books — 7 voters
Sabriel by Garth NixSunshine by Robin McKinleyAlanna by Tamora Pierce
Suggested Reads for the Vaginal Fantasy Book Club
848 books — 1,260 voters

Outlining Your Novel by K.M. WeilandThe Emotion Thesaurus by Angela AckermanFrom Where You Dream by Robert Olen ButlerOutlining Your Novel Workbook by K.M. WeilandThe Plot Whisperer by Martha Alderson
Best Books on the Craft of Writing and Editing Fiction
216 books — 107 voters
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. RoquelaureKushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline CareyKushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline CareyKushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
Best Fantasy, Steampunk & Science Fiction BDSM
95 books — 142 voters

The Tales of the Otori Trilogy by Lian HearnThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi OnoDragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko OgiwaraThe Twelve Kingdoms by Fuyumi Ono
Chinese and Japanese Fantasy
309 books — 440 voters
No Plot? No Problem! by Chris BatyWhen Every Month is NaNoWriMo by Larry Brooks2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel AaronThe 90-Day Novel by Alan WattThe Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts by Martha Alderson
31 Days of NaNoPrepMo Reading List
10 books — 1 voter

Uprooted by Naomi NovikSabriel by Garth NixTrickster's Choice by Tamora PierceThe Singer of All Songs by Kate ConstableTrickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
Magic, Adventure, Romance
2,346 books — 5,138 voters
Random House Webster's Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation by Random HouseThe Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago PressStyle by Joseph M. WilliamsThe Copyeditor's Handbook by Amy EinsohnThe Grammar Devotional by Mignon Fogarty
Editing 101
12 books — 4 voters

Writing Fiction by Alexander SteelePlot Whisperer Workbook by Martha AldersonThe Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts by Martha Alderson2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel AaronThe 90-Day Novel by Alan Watt
Best Books on Writing
798 books — 1,327 voters
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingStorm Front by Jim ButcherSunshine by Robin McKinley
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,551 voters

Nine Princes in Amber by Roger ZelaznyElric of Melniboné by Michael MoorcockThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. LovecraftThe Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Appendix N
71 books — 35 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters

Godless by Ann CoulterHow to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must) by Ann CoulterIf Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans by Ann CoulterMiles to Go by Miley CyrusSlander by Ann Coulter
Books I Have No Intention of Reading
1,637 books — 5,994 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinSabriel by Garth NixRedwall by Brian JacquesKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,072 books — 11,673 voters

Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareySabriel by Garth NixRedwall by Brian JacquesThe Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne BishopHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,720 voters