Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Steve (19 Lists)



To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou1984 by George Orwell
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,095 books — 1,532 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Stranger by Albert Camus
Best French Literature
871 books — 1,554 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandBossypants by Tina FeyThe Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Best Books of the Decade: 2010s
7,686 books — 14,156 voters
A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuistonSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
LGBTQ for YA
1,242 books — 2,150 voters
Herkunft by Saša StanišićAtemschaukel by Herta MüllerDer König verneigt sich und tötet by Herta MüllerVom Ende der Einsamkeit by Benedict WellsTschick by Wolfgang Herrndorf
Best German/Austrian/Swiss Literature of the 21st Century
198 books — 114 voters

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigThe Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke EmeziHeartstopper by Alice Oseman
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,947 books — 5,408 voters
The Deviant's War by Eric CerviniThe Men with the Pink Triangle by Heinz Heger
LGBTQ History
505 books — 140 voters

Herkunft by Saša Stanišić
Deutscher Buchpreis 2019 - Longlist
20 books — 13 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,172 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Best Books Ever
76,030 books — 282,437 voters
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerTwo Boys Kissing by David LevithanThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraRed, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,961 books — 5,988 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerLess by Andrew Sean GreerThe Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,866 voters
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgThey Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,082 voters

A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 16th Century
192 books — 540 voters
Hamlet by William ShakespeareMacbeth by William Shakespeare
Best Books of the 17th Century
326 books — 701 voters

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyEmma by Jane AustenAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyFaust, First Part by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Best Books of the 19th Century
1,703 books — 6,873 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,785 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryHamlet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,461 books — 119,782 voters