Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Becca (27 Lists)



Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth WheatleyThe Road of Bones by Demi Winters
Vikings and Viking-inspired Fantasy
85 books — 72 voters
Weyward by Emilia Hart
Historical Fiction 2023
375 books — 248 voters

East by Edith Pattou
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,799 books — 9,155 voters
The Outsiders by S.E. HintonGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,983 books — 12,438 voters

Miss Marple by Agatha Christie
Favorite Female Sleuths
444 books — 152 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithHer Royal Spyness by Rhys BowenMurder on Astor Place by Victoria ThompsonAnd Only to Deceive by Tasha Alexander
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,160 books — 2,473 voters

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
685 books — 578 voters
Shadow Scale by Rachel HartmanThe Ghost Fields by Elly Griffiths
Books I Plan to Read in 2015 Part 1
155 books — 77 voters

The Ghost Fields by Elly GriffithsDreaming Spies by Laurie R. KingAs Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2015
200 books — 493 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Cape Cod Mystery by Phoebe Atwood TaylorThe Novice's Tale by Margaret FrazerThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
First books of some good cozy series
682 books — 751 voters

Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,236 books — 4,492 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinDeath Comes As Epiphany by Sharan NewmanDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Favorite Medieval Mystery Writers
79 books — 143 voters

The Outcast Dead by Elly Griffiths
Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2014
130 books — 371 voters
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareA Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Best Books With Witches
1,782 books — 2,415 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Once and Future King by T.H. WhiteMary Stewart's Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart
The Arthurian Legend Retold
455 books — 747 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Thought I Would Hate It...But Fell in Love
270 books — 161 voters

The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Best Lesser-Known Books
1,865 books — 1,120 voters
Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts
Historical Gems from the Past
551 books — 323 voters

Diamonds in the Rough by Joel Zoss
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 655 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareEllen Tebbits by Beverly ClearyOtherwise Known as Sheila the Great by Judy Blume
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,851 books — 10,552 voters

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
Best Unknown Books
2,347 books — 1,868 voters
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
Best Books to Make into a PBS Series
461 books — 384 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,686 voters
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMaisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearMistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinDissolution by C.J. Sansom
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
975 books — 1,202 voters

The Neverending Story by Michael EndeThe Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose HeywardA Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'EngleOver Sea, Under Stone by Susan CooperWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Favorite books from my childhood
4,427 books — 7,435 voters
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,641 books — 14,913 voters

Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,080 voters