Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Amy (17 Lists)



A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite books from my childhood
4,424 books — 7,425 voters
Fragile Things by Neil GaimanThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyThe Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le GuinMagic for Beginners by Kelly Link
Best Fantasy Short Story Collections
526 books — 296 voters

In the Woods by Tana FrenchPossession by A.S. ByattSpecial Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha PesslThe Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-ReverteSmilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,594 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Best Gothic Books of All Time
585 books — 3,500 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanFun Home by Alison BechdelFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters
The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerFun Home by Alison BechdelThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
2011 Tournament of Books
16 books — 117 voters
The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanTitus Groan by Mervyn PeakeNight Watch by Sergei LukyanenkoDracula by Bram StokerThe Golden by Lucius Shepard
Quality Dark Fiction
2,508 books — 3,222 voters

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki MurakamiKafka on the Shore by Haruki MurakamiOut by Natsuo KirinoA Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki MurakamiDance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

In the Cities of Coin and Spice by Catherynne M. ValenteFables, Vol. 9 by Bill WillinghamThen We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Best Books of 2007
1,114 books — 993 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollLittle, Big by John Crowley
Favorite Books
14,244 books — 9,921 voters

’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Golden by Lucius ShepardCarrion Comfort by Dan SimmonsSunshine by Robin McKinley
Best Adult Vampire Books
1,771 books — 4,918 voters
The Sound and the Fury by William FaulknerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullersGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Best Southern Books
826 books — 739 voters

The Cipher by Kathe KojaDracula by Bram Stoker’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonGhost Story by Peter Straub
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,350 books — 24,660 voters

The Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanWatchmen by Alan MooreFables, Vol. 1 by Bill Willingham
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,766 voters