Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ali (14 Lists)



The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakIf on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
Stories For Book Lovers
8,337 books — 8,376 voters
Truth & Beauty by Ann PatchettMy Life in France by Julia Child
Must-Read Personal Accounts
273 books — 212 voters

The Hours by Michael CunninghamWritten on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,761 books — 2,168 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkSuite Française by Irène NémirovskyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,515 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankAnne Frank by Melissa MüllerAnne Frank by Francine ProseAnne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesTreasures from the Attic by Mirjam Pressler
Anne Frank: The Best Books to read about her life and diary
80 books — 84 voters

The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerThe Thin Man by Dashiell HammettThe Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
Best of the Pulps
380 books — 202 voters
Millennium Approaches by Tony KushnerPerestroika by Tony KushnerKiss of the Spider Woman by Terrence McNallyTorch Song Trilogy by Harvey FiersteinBent by Martin Sherman
Best Gay Plays
59 books — 55 voters

The First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith
Desperate Housewives
153 books — 90 voters
Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk
Retro Reads
162 books — 132 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Reader by Bernhard SchlinkMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
Well-Written Holocaust Books
890 books — 2,882 voters
Twilight by Stephenie MeyerBreaking Dawn by Stephenie MeyerNew Moon by Stephenie MeyerEclipse by Stephenie Meyer
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,875 voters

The Hours by Michael CunninghamBreakfast with Scot by Michael DowningBent by Martin ShermanLike People in History by Felice Picano
Best Gay Fiction
2,649 books — 3,866 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerLord of the Flies by William GoldingThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,479 books — 119,910 voters