Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Dea (143 Lists)



The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneMad Honey by Jodi PicoultLegends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeAll Systems Red by Martha WellsShe Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran
Popsugar 2025 #35 - A Book Centering LGBTQ+ Characters That Isn't About Coming Out
205 books — 102 voters
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneMy Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo HoangLife of Pi by Yann MartelMalibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Popsugar 2025 #16 - A Book Set in or around a Body of Water
351 books — 138 voters

Tom Lake by Ann PatchettThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Popsugar 2026 #29 – A book that takes place during harvesting season
52 books — 44 voters
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Popsugar 2026 #34 - A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
90 books — 48 voters

Death Among the Stitches by Betty HechtmanHooked on Murder by Betty HechtmanDead Men Don't Crochet by Betty HechtmanBy Hook or by Crook by Betty HechtmanA Stitch in Crime by Betty Hechtman
Popsugar 2026 #7 - A Book About a Granny Hobby
156 books — 50 voters
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidA Bollywood Affair by Sonali DevThe Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
Popsugar 2026 #8 - A Book About a Sexless Marriage
34 books — 49 voters

Skyward by Brandon SandersonStarsight by Brandon SandersonThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Great Hunt by Robert JordanThe Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
Popsugar 2026 #2 - A Book That Features a Platonic Friendship Between a Man and Woman
71 books — 68 voters
Scent of a Garden by Namrata PatelWeyward by Emilia HartThe Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne YoungHazelthorn by C.G. Drews
Popsugar 2026 #1 - A Book Where Gardening is Central to the Plot
111 books — 74 voters

The Extraordinary Disappointments of Leopold Berry by Ransom RiggsUnsettled by Reem FaruqiThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonApples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Popsugar 2026 #38 - A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
135 books — 71 voters
Dumplin' by Julie MurphyIt by Stephen KingThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
Popsugar 2026 #6 - A Book with an Overweight Main Character Whose Story Isn't About Losing Weight
77 books — 62 voters

Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette KowalThe Fated Sky by Mary Robinette KowalThe Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette KowalThe Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal
Popsugar 2026 #5 - A Book About Women Astronauts
36 books — 71 voters
Les Misérables by Victor HugoNight Watch by Terry PratchettThe Truth by Terry PratchettRaising Steam by Terry PratchettGuards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett
Popsugar 2026 #36 - A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
62 books — 44 voters

Belgarath the Sorcerer by David EddingsPolgara the Sorceress by David EddingsPawn of Prophecy by David EddingsQueen of Sorcery by David EddingsMagician's Gambit by David Eddings
Popsugar 2026 #43/#44 - Two books written by real-life partners or spouses
153 books — 39 voters
Pop Goes the Weasel by James PattersonGirl on Girl by Sophie GilbertSalt Sugar Fat by Michael MossBlood Sugar by Sascha Rothchild
Popsugar 2026 #12 - A Book with POP or SUGAR in the title
62 books — 56 voters

The IDIC Epidemic by Jean LorrahHidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlySarek by A.C. Crispin
Popsugar 2026 #9 - A Book with a Type C Character
78 books — 41 voters
Black Beauty by Anna SewellThe Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisArrows of the Queen by Mercedes LackeyThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanMagic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
Popsugar 2026 #10 - A Book About a Horse or with a Horse on the Cover
136 books — 77 voters

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline BoulleyLittle Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan
Popsugar 2026 #17 - A Book About Your Favorite Event in the Winter Olympics
60 books — 53 voters
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeTress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon SandersonYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonThe Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon SandersonThe Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
List of Self Published Books
625 books — 550 voters

Becoming by Michelle ObamaWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonThe Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
Popsugar 2025 #1 - A Book About a POC Experiencing Joy and Not Trauma
112 books — 93 voters
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerWild by Cheryl StrayedBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Popsugar 2025 #24 - A Book with a Happily Single Woman Protagonist
75 books — 90 voters

Zombie Apocalypse Running Club by Carrie Mac
Popsugar 2025 #17 - A Book About a Running Club
46 books — 60 voters
All Systems Red by Martha WellsEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonOrbital by Samantha HarveyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Popsugar 2025 #8 - A Book Under 250 Pages
418 books — 102 voters

Hemlock & Silver by T. KingfisherSunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne CollinsEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenThe Antidote by Karen RussellThe Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Popsugar 2025 #19 - A Highly Anticipated Read of 2025
154 books — 135 voters
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyThe Radium Girls by Kate MooreThe Only Woman in the Room by Marie BenedictLady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa SeeThe Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
Popsugar 2025 #32 - A Book About an Overlooked Woman in History
132 books — 97 voters

The Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John GreenTurtles All the Way Down by John GreenWhat Moves the Dead by T. KingfisherNettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Popsugar 2025 #34 - A Book Written By an Author Who Is Neurodivergent
183 books — 75 voters
Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay by Kelly McWilliamsYear of Wonders by Geraldine BrooksYumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon SandersonThe Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanYour Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by Maureen Johnson
Popsugar 2025 #42 - A Book with a Title That Starts with the Letter Y
186 books — 85 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertFirekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Popsugar 2025 #11 - A Book Mentioned in Another Book
247 books — 75 voters
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal
Popsugar 2025 #9 - A Book that Features a Character Going Through Menopause
65 books — 86 voters


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