Big Books of 2026

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



A Dance with Dragons 2 by George R.R. Martin
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
4,457 books — 18,211 voters
The Dark Elf Trilogy Collector's Edition by R.A. SalvatoreA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingGraceling by Kristin Cashore
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,723 voters

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay AsherThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskySpeak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Best Young Adult Realistic Novels
2,663 books — 12,166 voters
Graceling by Kristin CashoreThe Angel Experiment by James PattersonEldest by Christopher Paolini
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,215 books — 68,209 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Fantasy: Unique Worlds
636 books — 439 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Page-Turners with Redeeming Social Value
8,061 books — 5,739 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Giver by Lois LowryHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,409 books — 14,653 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Human Rights
547 books — 233 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniSiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
50 Books That Will Change Your Life - Chapters/Indigo
441 books — 1,190 voters
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse1984 by George Orwell
Best Philosophical Literature
1,167 books — 2,725 voters

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonShutter Island by Dennis LehaneAngels & Demons by Dan BrownAnd Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,550 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesProzac Nation by Elizabeth Wurtzel
Books Every Psychology and/or Counseling Doctoral Student Should Read
1,350 books — 1,471 voters

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Sexiest Piercings and Tattoos on a character.
584 books — 926 voters
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Best Young Adult Books
13,096 books — 80,178 voters