Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gloriana (19 Lists)



On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
2009 Printz Contenders
59 books — 1,450 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Greatest Knight by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth ChadwickA Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
Hunks in History
209 books — 313 voters

The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Teen Historical Fiction
1,398 books — 3,097 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
537 books — 864 voters

Dead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. HamiltonMoon Called by Patricia BriggsDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Vampires and Werewolves and Witches...Oh My!
1,950 books — 3,002 voters
Moon Called by Patricia BriggsDead Until Dark by Charlaine HarrisDead Witch Walking by Kim HarrisonGuilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,422 books — 12,563 voters

Animal Farm by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Best Books Ever
76,707 books — 285,126 voters
Mockingjay by Suzanne CollinsDead in the Family by Charlaine HarrisSilver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Can't Wait Books of 2010
1,233 books — 10,130 voters

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
Books for 2009
581 books — 2,398 voters
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryRichard III by William Shakespeare
Most Inaccurate Historical Fiction
105 books — 160 voters

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,494 voters
An Echo in the Bone by Diana GabaldonDead and Gone by Charlaine HarrisSkin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
The "Can't Wait" Book of '09
443 books — 2,031 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonTimeline by Michael CrichtonLost in a Good Book by Jasper FfordeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,974 books — 5,258 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanCatherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanKatherine by Anya SetonLes Rois maudits by Maurice DruonHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Best Middle Ages Books
1,225 books — 1,709 voters

The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryThe Favored Child by Philippa Gregory
Wall Bangers!
745 books — 463 voters
Katherine by Anya SetonHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Reckoning by Sharon Kay PenmanFalls the Shadow by Sharon Kay PenmanWhen Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
Historical Fiction: The House of Plantagenet
207 books — 477 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingStardust by Neil GaimanThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,133 books — 10,101 voters
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Young Adult Books
13,127 books — 80,200 voters

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughHere Be Dragons by Sharon Kay PenmanKatherine by Anya Seton
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,628 voters