Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John (14 Lists)



The Winds of Winter by George R.R. MartinA Dream of Spring by George R.R. Martin
Hurry Up and Release It!!!
252 books — 3,789 voters
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2017
511 books — 1,999 voters

The Crossing by Michael ConnellyWorld Gone By by Dennis LehaneThe Promise by Robert CraisThe Passage by Justin CroninThe Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons
2015 Amazon Books of the Month in Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
211 books — 183 voters
I, Ripper by Stephen Hunter
Historical Fiction 2015
397 books — 2,091 voters

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,666 voters
The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMilleChild 44 by Tom Rob Smith
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyReady Player One by Ernest ClineThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Martian by Andy Weir11/22/63 by Stephen King
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,208 books — 8,955 voters
The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. CainThe Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
Best Noir Novels
75 books — 59 voters

Ball Four by Jim BoutonThe Boys of Summer by Roger KahnThe Glory of Their Times by Lawrence S. RitterSummer of '49 by David HalberstamWillie Mays by James S. Hirsch
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettDune by Frank HerbertThe Stand by Stephen KingMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
Best Books Ever
76,132 books — 283,021 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,405 books — 25,585 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerLife of Pi by Yann MartelCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters

1984 by George OrwellEast of Eden by John SteinbeckOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,531 books — 120,035 voters