Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by JanieY (8 Lists)



Shutter Island by Dennis LehanePerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeePerfume by Patrick SüskindThe New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Best Fiction for Neuroscientists
14 books — 5 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonMutation by Robin CookPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeeThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Genetics in Science Fiction
219 books — 180 voters

When Elephants Fight by Vannary ImamPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeeChina Hands by James R. LilleyShadow of the Silk Road by Colin ThubronThe Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Asia
352 books — 184 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniApples Are from Kazakhstan by Christopher RobbinsPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeeThe Places in Between by Rory StewartReturn of a King by William Dalrymple
Books Set in the -stan Countries
333 books — 172 voters

The Shanghai Factor by Charles McCarryPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert Lee
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,097 voters
The Great Game in Cuba by Joan MellenPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeeThe Eiger Sanction by TrevanianA Perfect Spy by John le Carré
Best Spy Novels
1,308 books — 2,265 voters

Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganPerformance Anomalies by Victor Robert LeeThe Brotherhood of the Rose by David MorrellA Perfect Spy by John le Carré
Best Action-Adventure Novels
2,556 books — 2,733 voters
The Power of Art by Simon SchamaNothing If Not Critical by Robert HughesThe New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards
Best Art and Art History Books
773 books — 312 voters