Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Patrick Collins (16 Lists)



Stardust by Neil GaimanThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleDeathless by Catherynne M. ValenteFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieLongitude by Dava Sobel
Best History Books
3,700 books — 3,732 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Historical Fiction With a Dash of Magic
426 books — 710 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGreat Expectations by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,548 books — 548 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingThe Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
The Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,104 voters

I, Claudius by Robert Graves
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
361 books — 597 voters
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
Best Books About Mythology
1,395 books — 2,219 voters

Longitude by Dava SobelGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan SykesThe Calendar by David Ewing Duncan
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,599 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierAn Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,930 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettShōgun by James ClavellWorld Without End by Ken FollettShantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiBest Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieAmerican Gods by Neil Gaiman
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters
Shōgun by James ClavellI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

Sophie’s World by Jostein GaarderCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresThe God of Small Things by Arundhati RoyMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters