Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by noctober (31 Lists)



Radiance by Grace Draven
Indie Authors to Watch
7,615 books — 7,186 voters
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Pre Teen Female Fantasy Novels
816 books — 1,107 voters

Happenstance Found by P.W. Catanese
Original Stories . . . a Breath of Fresh Air
12,094 books — 12,213 voters
Persephone by Kaitlin Bevis
Hades and Persephone
250 books — 994 voters

Fire by Kristin CashoreUnder the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Young Adult Novels with Decent Love Interests
346 books — 325 voters
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fans and Their Fandoms
74 books — 53 voters

Sleeping with the Fishes by MaryJanice Davidson
Humorous Paranormal Books
1,430 books — 2,017 voters
Shiver by Maggie StiefvaterEragon by Christopher Paolini
Worst YA Books
513 books — 512 voters

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Gary-Stus of Literature
86 books — 102 voters
Of Triton by Anna Banks
YA Mermaid Novels
323 books — 856 voters

Under the Never Sky by Veronica RossiIncarnate by Jodi Meadows
2012 Debut Authors (Young Adult & Middle Grade)
1,048 books — 6,283 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanEverneath by Brodi Ashton
Mythologies and Retellings of Fairy Tales & Classics
1,779 books — 1,975 voters

Kindred by Tammar SteinEvermore by Alyson Noel
Cover Couples
1,079 books — 590 voters
The Ruins of Gorlan by John FlanaganThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Young Adult Books That Kids With Values Can Read
417 books — 197 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaBeloved by Toni MorrisonCrime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Glad my teacher made me read this book
339 books — 401 voters
The Angel Experiment by James PattersonTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBeloved by Toni Morrison
Worst Books I Ever Read
335 books — 268 voters

Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Fairytale - Clean romances
467 books — 249 voters
Loyalty's Web by Joyce DiPastenaHawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
CLEAN Romance Books
2,873 books — 2,032 voters

Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Best YA Audiobooks
361 books — 325 voters
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Unforgettable Female Protagonists
374 books — 136 voters

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
Heroines who aren't confident, outspoken, competetive super-women
146 books — 55 voters
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Heroine starring fantasy/sci-fi/dystopia/modern fantasy(etc) books with a hint (or more) of romance!
319 books — 135 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Ruins of Gorlan by John FlanaganThe Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. BarronHis Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
What To Read After Harry Potter
2,163 books — 6,267 voters
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikFire by Kristin Cashore
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,062 books — 9,912 voters

Writing Down the Bones by Natalie GoldbergBird by Bird by Anne LamottNo Plot? No Problem! by Chris BatyCharacters & Viewpoint by Orson Scott CardThe First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
Best Books on Writing
799 books — 1,328 voters
The Stupidest Angel by Christopher MooreThe Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Best Humorous Books
4,349 books — 7,951 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,607 books — 13,151 voters
Fire by Kristin CashoreTwilight by Young Kim
What We've Read So Far In 2010
4,981 books — 1,784 voters

Gil's All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
Unusual, Alternative Vampires
436 books — 580 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,791 voters


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