Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lisa Helms (23 Lists)



The Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,688 books — 16,407 voters
Wench by Dolen Perkins-ValdezKindred by Octavia E. ButlerThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomCane River by Lalita TademyRed River by Lalita Tademy
Books about American slavery
404 books — 404 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Best Family Sagas
618 books — 673 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldMarley and Me by John Grogan
Books That Had Me Bawling My Eyes Out
857 books — 1,596 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,120 books — 1,663 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books I Became So Obsessed With I Stopped Everything Else in My Life to Finish.
12,119 books — 9,877 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
True Stand Alones Worth Reading
801 books — 1,146 voters

The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Best Books Published in 2013
3,589 books — 7,162 voters
Marley and Me by John GroganThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeVanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2005
875 books — 639 voters

The House at Riverton by Kate MortonWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2006
985 books — 746 voters
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultStill Alice by Lisa GenovaThe Shack by William Paul Young
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinChange of Heart by Jodi PicoultMudbound by Hillary JordanThe Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettShanghai Girls by Lisa SeeThe Last Song by Nicholas SparksHalf Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Best Books of 2009
1,769 books — 6,936 voters

A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce CameronThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomHouse Rules by Jodi PicoultWinter Garden by Kristin HannahStill Missing by Chevy Stevens
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,203 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Best Books Ever
76,069 books — 282,624 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
A Good Book To Take Me Away
614 books — 104 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth SteinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakWench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Predict Oprah's Next Book Club Book!
139 books — 460 voters
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,767 books — 16,576 voters

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,690 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Jezebel's Books All Women Should Read
772 books — 1,399 voters