Big Books of 2026

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



Dracula by Bram StokerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,503 voters
Ella's Big Chance by Shirley Hughes
The Best Fairytales and Retellings
2,797 books — 9,159 voters

Linnea in Monet's Garden by Christina BjörkLinnea's Almanac by Christina Björk
Flower/Seeds/Garden Picture Books
119 books — 6 voters
Maud by Flora FraserA London Family, 1870-1900 by Molly Hughes
Nonfiction Books on the Victorian Era
404 books — 108 voters

A Sketch of the Life of Elizabeth T. Stone, and of Her Persec... by Elizabeth T. Stone
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,154 books — 2,271 voters
A Sketch of the Life of Elizabeth T. Stone, and of Her Persec... by Elizabeth T. Stone
Biographies/Memoirs with Mental Hospitals and Asylums settings (nonfiction)
100 books — 78 voters

A Sketch of the Life of Elizabeth T. Stone, and of Her Persec... by Elizabeth T. Stone
Mental Hospital Nonfiction
88 books — 106 voters
Breath Mints/Battle Scars by Onyx_and_Elm
Dramione (Draco/Hermione) Fanfics
275 books — 415 voters

Soulless by Gail Carriger
Steampunk/Romance
366 books — 927 voters
Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
342 books — 121 voters

Basil of Baker Street by Eve Titus
Best Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
481 books — 500 voters
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
Books that Feel like a Hug
100 books — 68 voters

سینوهه by Mika Waltari
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 312 voters
Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
Night at the Circus
11 books — 8 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,704 books — 6,872 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Awesome Blind Characters
232 books — 213 voters

The plays of Hrotswitha of Gandersheim by HrotsvithaBeowulf by Unknown
Best Books of the 10th Century
13 books — 68 voters
Poems, Emblems, and The Unfortunate Florinda (Volume 32) by Hester Pulter
Early Female Fiction Writers
89 books — 30 voters

The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme
Monasteries and Convents
228 books — 65 voters
Affinity by Sarah Waters
Best Lesbian Fiction
2,026 books — 2,650 voters

The Hours by Michael CunninghamThe Help by Kathryn StockettGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierRemarkable Creatures by Tracy ChevalierThe Dressmaker by Kate Alcott
Fictionalized accounts of real people
350 books — 109 voters
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath by Sylvia PlathA Writer's Diary by Virginia WoolfThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister by Anne ListerA London Family, 1870-1900 by Molly Hughes
Women's Journals and Diaries in History
469 books — 212 voters

The Tent by Margaret Atwood
Best of Margaret Atwood
101 books — 251 voters
Moominland Midwinter by Tove JanssonThe Christmas Doll by Elvira Woodruff
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,565 voters

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Magical Realism
442 books — 639 voters
Lady Hawarden by Virginia DodierVivian Maier by Vivian MaierVivian Maier by Vivian MaierVivian Maier by Vivian MaierVivian Maier by Vivian Maier
Photography by Women
208 books — 20 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlAffinity by Sarah WatersThe Hours by Michael CunninghamSilk by Alessandro BariccoGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Best Books Ever
76,132 books — 283,092 voters