Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Judith E (25 Lists)



Severance by Ling MaA Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne
Best Literature of 2018
145 books — 42 voters
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Best Show Business Memoirs or Biographies
437 books — 387 voters

Savages by Don Winslow
Awesome Audible Books
266 books — 132 voters
The Girls by Emma Cline
Best books of June, 2016
55 books — 44 voters

The Martian by Andy Weir
Best Audiobooks Ever
1,969 books — 2,836 voters
The Mayonnaise Affair by Frank Linn
Sandman's Florida Authors List
131 books — 30 voters

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters
Blue Coyote Motel by Dianne HarmanThe Likeness by Tana French
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,353 books — 3,338 voters

The Black Count by Tom ReissKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildBlood Royal by Eric JagerWave by Sonali Deraniyagala
Best History Books
3,700 books — 3,732 voters
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Influential Books
293 books — 144 voters

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters

Goodnight June by Sarah Jio
Book Group Worthy Titles for 2014
243 books — 1,193 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellEventide by Kent Haruf
Best Books Ever
76,079 books — 282,653 voters

The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
Robin's Favorite Books of 2013
16 books — 5 voters
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Millions' Most Anticipated: The Great 2014 Book Preview
94 books — 402 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Man Without a Face by Masha GessenBlood Royal by Eric JagerAmerican Fire by Monica Hesse
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,062 voters
What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
945 books — 1,197 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganColumbine by Dave Cullen
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownGone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,718 books — 6,554 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters
Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear
Historical Fiction 2013
386 books — 2,105 voters

Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2010
33 books — 62 voters
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Best American History Books
2,119 books — 2,489 voters