Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Joellen (12 Lists)



The Chinese Nail Murders by Robert van Gulik
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,097 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 voters

The Notebook by Nicholas SparksA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksThe Bridges of Madison County by Robert James WallerThe Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Books I Regret Reading
2,299 books — 3,225 voters
World Without End by Ken Follett
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,118 books — 1,149 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadGalileo's Daughter by Dava SobelThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters

The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes PeeblesThe Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent
Best historical fiction read in 2009
11 books — 27 voters
Girl in a Blue Dress by Gaynor Arnold
Fiction Books About Writers
294 books — 170 voters

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans
2010's Best African American Literature
21 books — 143 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Books of 2010
1,574 books — 2,472 voters