Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Carter (27 Lists)



Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe
2021 Lambda Literary Awards Finalists
120 books — 8 voters
Boogiepop And Others by Kōhei KadonoSome Prefer Nettles by Jun'ichirō TanizakiThe Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro ArikawaAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Best Japanese Books
771 books — 3,248 voters

Boogiepop And Others by Kōhei KadonoDurarara!!, Vol. 1 by Ryohgo Narita
Ranobes - Japanese Light Novels
199 books — 171 voters
The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussGemina by Amie KaufmanUprooted by Naomi Novik
Books I Should Read in 2017
71 books — 92 voters

Feed by M.T. AndersonThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAhab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter NaslundThe Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,752 voters
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabCalamity by Brandon Sanderson
2016 Highly Anticipated Fantasy
203 books — 1,292 voters

A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabCalamity by Brandon SandersonCrooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThe Midnight Star by Marie Lu
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2016
1,249 books — 4,493 voters
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoCalamity by Brandon SandersonA Gathering of Shadows by V.E. SchwabThis Savage Song by Victoria SchwabBlackhearts by Nicole Castroman
Can't Wait Books of 2016
1,359 books — 6,390 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingStorm Front by Jim Butcher
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,404 books — 12,547 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,179 voters

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh BardugoThis Savage Song by Victoria SchwabCalamity by Brandon Sanderson
YA Novels of 2016
1,139 books — 8,690 voters
Feed by M.T. Anderson
YA Dystopia Novels
1,790 books — 11,249 voters

Feed by M.T. Anderson
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,750 books — 25,990 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAhab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer by Sena Jeter NaslundA Monster Calls by Patrick NessMudbound by Hillary Jordan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,081 voters

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen CraneFever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
What Book Would You Like To Live In?
8,742 books — 8,877 voters

Firefight by Brandon SandersonThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim ButcherA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2015
585 books — 3,038 voters
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank BeddorThe Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Best Steampunk Books
1,246 books — 4,097 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
YA Books That Started Well But Have The Worst Endings!
66 books — 159 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Bad Endings
170 books — 193 voters

Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsLord of the Flies by William Golding
Worst Ending
272 books — 561 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMonsters of Men by Patrick Ness
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,951 voters

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,057 books — 9,896 voters
Firefight by Brandon SandersonSix of Crows by Leigh BardugoA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Best Books of 2015
3,106 books — 5,121 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
76,159 books — 283,125 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,282 voters

Calamity by Brandon SandersonA Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,812 voters