Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Cawkins Chuck (10 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Wright Brothers by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinCaste by Isabel WilkersonAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,203 books — 956 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckOliver Twist by Charles DickensA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingLife of Pi by Yann MartelGod Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Authors Best Book
35 books — 4 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,160 books — 17,396 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Shack by William Paul YoungA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Best for Book Clubs
14,539 books — 18,357 voters

Descartes' Bones by Russell Shorto
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
What To Read Next
20,179 books — 24,085 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best History Books
3,698 books — 3,732 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienOf Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,455 books — 119,759 voters