Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve (16 Lists)



Living Buddha, Living Christ by Thich Nhat Hanh
Best Spiritual Books
1,499 books — 1,338 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLondon by Edward RutherfurdFall of Giants by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwan
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters

London by Edward RutherfurdThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettSarum by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwan
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,348 books — 1,584 voters
The Cider House Rules by John IrvingThe World According to Garp by John IrvingA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
Best of John Irving
27 books — 344 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Lighthouse by P.D. JamesThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,594 voters

The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
Best Victorian Historical Fiction Set In Britain
296 books — 648 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwan
The 50 greatest British writers since 1945
152 books — 92 voters

The Alienist by Caleb CarrThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Angel of Darkness by Caleb CarrThe Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Books about Books
1,383 books — 1,517 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Unforgettables
11,648 books — 7,413 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezAngle of Repose by Wallace StegnerThe World According to Garp by John IrvingBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Stories For Book Lovers
8,339 books — 8,382 voters

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David WroblewskiWorld Without End by Ken FollettAtonement by Ian McEwanMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,378 voters
A Taste for Death by P.D. JamesA Great Deliverance by Elizabeth GeorgeCover Her Face by P.D. JamesWell-Schooled in Murder by Elizabeth GeorgeDevices and Desires by P.D. James
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters

Saturday by Ian McEwanLondon by Edward RutherfurdAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Meaning of Night by Michael CoxA Taste for Death by P.D. James
London Calling
1,229 books — 642 voters
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,094 books — 282,853 voters