Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Stephen John (5 Lists)



Maurice by E.M. ForsterFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best Gay Fiction
2,664 books — 3,868 voters
The Bridge of Dead Things by Michael GallagherThe Scarab Heart by Michael GallagherThe Quincunx by Charles PalliserThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best neo-victorian novels
117 books — 206 voters

The Scarab Heart by Michael Gallagher
Awesome Women of the Ancient World
434 books — 951 voters
The Bridge of Dead Things by Michael GallagherThe Scarab Heart by Michael GallagherPeril at End House by Agatha ChristieThe Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
Books with Seance Scenes
67 books — 40 voters

The Bridge of Dead Things by Michael Gallagher
Victorian London
124 books — 105 voters