Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Caitlin (29 Lists)



Watership Down by Richard Adams
Best Young Adult Books
13,124 books — 80,176 voters
Alanna by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 959 voters

Alanna by Tamora PiercePirates! by Celia ReesThe Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber
Best Gender Bender
128 books — 185 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithParasite by Mira GrantThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanTen Days in a Mad-House by Nellie BlyWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,214 books — 5,216 voters

Hild by Nicola GriffithGretel and the Dark by Eliza GranvilleThe Fiend in Human by John MacLachlan GrayThe Age of Ice by J.M. SidorovaThe Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell by William Klaber
Best Historical Fiction
7,396 books — 25,578 voters
Hild by Nicola GriffithCoraline by Neil GaimanEqual Rites by Terry Pratchett
Ten Best Books Featuring Formidable (Female) Witches
61 books — 50 voters

Fingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsDracula by Bram StokerThe Painted Bridge by Wendy Wallace
Victorian Asylums
59 books — 75 voters
The Glass God by Kate Griffin
Written on Glass
29 books — 9 voters

The Painted Bridge by Wendy WallaceThe Gravity of Birds by Tracy GuzemanGillespie and I by Jane Harris
Put a Birdcage on It
98 books — 24 voters
The Poison Tree by Erin KellyHangsaman by Shirley JacksonGillespie and I by Jane HarrisThe Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
Awesome Covers that DON'T Have Shirtless Guys or Girls in Dresses
788 books — 214 voters

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Empty Dresses
99 books — 35 voters
Bi by Shiri EisnerThe Kingdom of Gods by N.K. JemisinBy the Book by Scarlett ParrishYu+Me by Megan Rose GedrisHild by Nicola Griffith
Bisexuality EXISTS!
358 books — 171 voters

The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora PierceLioness Rampant by Tamora PierceIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora PierceAlanna by Tamora PierceThe Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin
Damsels in Shining Armor & Dudes in Distress
332 books — 222 voters
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinAnansi Boys by Neil GaimanThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters.
1,518 books — 635 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim EdwardsThe Anatomist's Wife by Anna Lee HuberThe Madman's Daughter by Megan ShepherdThe Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
The [Male Occupation's] [Female Relative]
181 books — 12 voters
The Killing Moon by N.K. JemisinThe Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinThe Alchemist of Souls by Anne LyleJohn Dies at the End by David WongRivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
Non-YA Fantasy
340 books — 45 voters

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. JemisinHalf-Sick of Shadows by David LoganThe Blue Blazes by Chuck WendigSpace Captain Smith by Toby FrostThe Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Creative Fantasy
16 books — 7 voters
The Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersDark Matter by Michelle PaverThe Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore
Historical Ghost Fiction
231 books — 348 voters

My Notorious Life by Madame X by Kate ManningA Fatal Likeness by Lynn ShepherdVampireville by Ellen SchreiberVampirska akademija by Richelle MeadNorth of Beautiful by Justina Chen
COVER CLONES!
607 books — 213 voters
Pretty Monsters by Kelly LinkThe Red Girl by Luke Walker14 by Peter ClinesThe Virago Book of Ghost Stories by Richard DalbyDark Matter by Michelle Paver
Top Supernatural Books
735 books — 331 voters

The Red Girl by Luke WalkerA Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonBag of Bones by Stephen KingThe Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Favorite Ghost Stories
443 books — 313 voters
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley JacksonThe Woman in Black by Susan HillThe Little Stranger by Sarah WatersDark Matter by Michelle PaverThe Red Girl by Luke Walker
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,879 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Kick-Ass Female Characters From YA and Children's Fantasy and Science Fiction
3,072 books — 8,674 voters
The Painted Bridge by Wendy WallaceThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Beth Book by Sarah GrandThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Spunky Victorian Girls in Trouble
81 books — 40 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John GrayTwilight by Stephenie MeyerFirst Step 2 Forever by Justin BieberConfessions of a Guidette by Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,324 voters
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max BrooksRoil by Trent JamiesonThe Stand by Stephen KingTheories of Flight by Simon MordenEquations of Life by Simon Morden
Apocalypses and Dystopias
895 books — 652 voters

Heartless by Gail CarrigerOne of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper FfordeWild Blue Yonder by Jasper FfordeSnuff by Terry Pratchett
Can't Wait Books For 2011
1,240 books — 6,629 voters
The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsSilent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
Victorian Mysteries
154 books — 190 voters

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters