Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Debra Lucas (12 Lists)



Outlander by Diana GabaldonGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellVoyager by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,386 books — 6,017 voters
The Lady of the Lakes by Josi S. KilpackA Column of Fire by Ken FollettThe Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret GeorgeThe Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova
Historical Fiction 2017
339 books — 852 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOutlander by Diana GabaldonKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Unhappy Marriages
484 books — 288 voters
America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayHanging Mary by Susan HigginbothamLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe Longest Night by Andria WilliamsThe Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson
Historical Fiction 2016
340 books — 878 voters

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe Longest Night by Andria Williams
Most anticipated debut authors in 2016 (Adult Fiction)
69 books — 155 voters
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyBroken Ground by Karen Halvorsen SchreckThe Longest Night by Andria WilliamsThe Promise of Forgiveness by Marin ThomasAmerica's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,783 voters

Indian Captive by Lois LenskiFollow the River by James Alexander ThomOne Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
Native American Historical Fiction
278 books — 275 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Best Books of 2015
3,106 books — 5,119 voters

The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferFall of Giants by Ken FollettA Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana GabaldonAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Everyone's Read It But Me
800 books — 4,324 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,738 books — 2,268 voters

The Nightingale by Kristin HannahAt the Water's Edge by Sara GruenThe Accidental Empress by Allison PatakiThe House of Hawthorne by Erika RobuckEpitaph by Mary Doria Russell
Historical Fiction 2015
386 books — 2,086 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Books Ever
76,029 books — 282,431 voters