Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sandra Smith (7 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,738 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best for Book Clubs
14,601 books — 18,449 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
War/Romance novels
518 books — 675 voters

Fall of Giants by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken Follett
Ken Follett Novels
29 books — 192 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Best Twists
8,353 books — 8,967 voters