The Big Books of Fall

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Greg Cantrell (21 Lists)



Whistler by Ann PatchettJohn of John by Douglas StuartThe Things We Never Say by Elizabeth StroutWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyLand by Maggie O'Farrell
Booker Prize Eligible 2026
270 books — 245 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,401 books — 1,784 voters

The Shining by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingThe Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,923 books — 1,897 voters
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,228 books — 2,446 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyOutlander by Diana GabaldonSpeak by Laurie Halse AndersonBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxNaked by David Sedaris
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,132 books — 3,695 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsRunning with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,209 books — 28,383 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsA Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,677 books — 14,470 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneBeach Read by Emily HenryMexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-GarciaThe Housemaid by Freida McFadden
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
3,021 books — 5,562 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Anticipated 2015 Literary Fiction
197 books — 548 voters
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
335 books — 707 voters

Pachinko by Min Jin LeeBluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
Anticipated / Best 2017 Literary Fiction
182 books — 130 voters
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Anticipated 2019 Literary Fiction
223 books — 336 voters

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Anticipated 2020 Literary Fiction
611 books — 1,295 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Anticipated 2021 Literary Fiction
452 books — 593 voters

Our Best Intentions by Vibhuti JainHello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Anticipated 2023 Literary Fiction
374 books — 217 voters
Intermezzo by Sally RooneyMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeThe God of the Woods by Liz MooreJames by Percival EverettMartyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Anticipated 2024 Literary Fiction
332 books — 118 voters

The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean VuongWild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
Anticipated Literary Fiction 2025
343 books — 149 voters
Intermezzo by Sally RooneyMargo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi ThorpeThe Wedding People by Alison EspachMartyr! by Kaveh AkbarAll Fours by Miranda July
2025 Tournament of Books Longlist
85 books — 334 voters

The Color Purple by Alice WalkerI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryRoll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorGiovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Best African American Books
1,078 books — 1,353 voters
Project Hail Mary by Andy WeirNaked by David SedarisBlind Your Ponies by Stanley Gordon West'Salem's Lot by Stephen KingStoner by John Williams
incredible Audiobooks
551 books — 102 voters

Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Must Read Classics
1,891 books — 4,755 voters