Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vicki (29 Lists)



In the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Secret Journals of Adolf Hitler, Volume 1 by A.G. Mogan
Classics on Nazi Germany
112 books — 76 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Best Narrative History/Non-fiction with a historical focus
197 books — 130 voters

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Binge Reads
216 books — 113 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
Best Narrative Nonfiction
185 books — 168 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction and Other (Mostly) True Things
785 books — 427 voters
Suite Française by Irène NémirovskyThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
A French Village Inspired Reading
5 books — 7 voters

The Second Coming of Jesse James by Mark Herder
Best Indie Books/Authors
2,040 books — 1,891 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
WWII Historic Fiction
1,461 books — 1,541 voters

The Sand Pebbles by Richard McKennaAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrEducated by Tara WestoverIdaho by Emily RuskovichFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Authors from Idaho
149 books — 19 voters
Mudbound by Hillary JordanA Painted House by John Grisham
Best Southern Literature
1,344 books — 2,573 voters

Watching Glass Shatter by James J. CudneyNo Fairy Tale by Rikon GaitesThe Night of The Mosquito by Max ChinaWhen We Were Brave by Karla M. Jay
Indie Authors to Watch
7,615 books — 7,186 voters
The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee by Talya Tate BoernerA Painted House by John GrishamWeedy Rough by Douglas C. Jones
Arkansas Authors
145 books — 41 voters

Bird Box by Josh MalermanThe Devil You Know by Terry TylerEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Drop by Dennis LehaneThe Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Bloody Good Reads!
96 books — 15 voters
East of Eden by John SteinbeckThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Family Saga Novels
845 books — 865 voters

A Painted House by John GrishamThe Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee by Talya Tate BoernerBoy Erased by Garrard Conley
Books Set in Arkansas
223 books — 90 voters
The Pleasure Principle by Jane O'ReillyTemptation by Kayla C. OliverConquered by Amanda HortonLos mellizos no deseados del multimillonario by Ciara ColeStepbrother Marine by Wanda Edmond
Same Cover, Different Book.
496 books — 125 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Saddest Books
485 books — 720 voters
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Overrated Award-winning Books
27 books — 19 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Greatest Russian Novels of All Time
196 books — 500 voters
Anthem by Ayn Rand
Individualist fiction
36 books — 10 voters

East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Best Family Sagas
633 books — 676 voters
1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,769 books — 26,026 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Best Books of the Decade: 1860s
235 books — 398 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,182 books — 1,510 voters

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyEast of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
627 books — 2,758 voters
Pet Sematary by Stephen KingHelter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,214 books — 11,341 voters

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,232 books — 3,915 voters