Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kate (38 Lists)



The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathWifey by Judy Blume
Desperate Housewives
153 books — 90 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertJulie and Julia by Julie PowellA Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
A Year in the Life
206 books — 323 voters

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
If You Enjoyed Gone Girl, You Might Also Like...
239 books — 198 voters
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. SeussThe Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer GoddenThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams BiancoMerry Christmas, Strega Nona by Tomie dePaolaHolidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,565 voters

Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen FieldingConfessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaBridget Jones by Helen FieldingThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie KinsellaShopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
The Best British Chick Lit
272 books — 608 voters
The Vacationers by Emma Straub
Beach Reads 2014
87 books — 105 voters

The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Quirky Southern Fiction
968 books — 1,906 voters
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,358 voters

The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro
Historical Fiction 2013
395 books — 2,108 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters

The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Reading Italy
444 books — 237 voters
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Art History Fiction
48 books — 27 voters

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainLe Divorce by Diane Johnson
France in Contemporary Fiction
258 books — 181 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Best Books About Japan
516 books — 357 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,427 books — 2,346 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonLean In by Sheryl SandbergNight Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 68 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenEmma by Jane AustenBridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,292 books — 928 voters
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
145 books — 1,093 voters

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Help by Kathryn StockettRules of Civility by Amor TowlesBossypants by Tina Fey
Smart Summer Reads
12,699 books — 10,622 voters
How to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranBossypants by Tina FeyIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Funny Women Memoirs
455 books — 1,550 voters

Poser by Claire Dederer
Best yoga memoirs
36 books — 74 voters
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
Victorian Novels
213 books — 506 voters

How to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranBossypants by Tina Fey
Humorous Memoirs and Non-Fiction
943 books — 1,247 voters
100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda
Best Poetry Books
2,982 books — 2,422 voters

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Best French Literature
872 books — 1,573 voters
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Best Russian Literature
512 books — 2,276 voters

The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A List for Those Who Want to Run Screaming at the Mention of Sparkly Vampires, Fifty Shades of Abusive Relationships, or Other Assorted Mass Marketed Crap
1,173 books — 583 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,219 books — 5,217 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Paris Wife by Paula McLainRules of Civility by Amor Towles
2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012
787 books — 246 voters
Cherry by Mary KarrBossypants by Tina FeyEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenJulie and Julia by Julie Powell
Memoirs by Women
3,014 books — 3,029 voters


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