Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michèle Dextras (9 Lists)



Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Best New York Novels
147 books — 129 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Top Book Club Recommendations
676 books — 687 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverWhite Oleander by Janet FitchThose Who Save Us by Jenna BlumThe Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Best for Book Clubs
14,546 books — 18,397 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieThe Lovely Bones by Alice SeboldNotes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
Richard & Judy's Bookclub
38 books — 40 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsHalf of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieUnless by Carol ShieldsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,936 voters

The English Patient by Michael OndaatjeThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
Books that Made You Cry!
3,357 books — 7,915 voters
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverSophie’s Choice by William StyronThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Great Books for Women
478 books — 79 voters

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Books Ever
76,057 books — 282,586 voters