Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Colleen (12 Lists)



Nettle & Bone by T. KingfisherWhen They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Khan-CullorsStarling House by Alix E. HarrowWeyward by Emilia HartFinding Me by Viola Davis
2025: What Women Born In The 1970s Have Read So Far This Year
5,547 books — 316 voters
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyAncillary Justice by Ann LeckieNemesis by Isaac AsimovOn Basilisk Station by David Weber
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,634 voters

Magic Bites by Ilona AndrewsMoon Called by Patricia BriggsOn Basilisk Station by David WeberGrimspace by Ann AguirreTrading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
Women are Awesome Too
546 books — 242 voters
Staked by Kevin HearneCity of Blades by Robert Jackson BennettBabylon’s Ashes by James S.A. CoreyFire Touched by Patricia BriggsDeath's End by Liu Cixin
Can't Wait Science Fiction/Fantasy of 2016
432 books — 1,811 voters

Moon Called by Patricia BriggsHounded by Kevin HearneUrban Shaman by C.E. MurphyMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsUnholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Best Urban Fantasy SERIES
626 books — 3,740 voters
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Martian by Andy WeirLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
2015: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,556 books — 313 voters

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene WeckerThe Cuckoo's Calling by Robert GalbraithLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonNight Film by Marisha Pessl
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 68 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,473 books — 119,878 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCold Mountain by Charles FrazierThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Best Female Lead Characters
4,845 books — 5,872 voters

Suite Française by Irène NémirovskyThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe 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 Larsson
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,379 voters
Build Me an Ark by Brenda PetersonThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCold Mountain by Charles FrazierSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyThe Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant
Must Read Before You Die
555 books — 183 voters