Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Sydney (59 Lists)



Dust and Shadow by Lyndsay Faye
Best Sherlock Holmes Pastiches
481 books — 500 voters
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Dual-Time Historical Literary Fiction
48 books — 84 voters

Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine DelorsThe Sparks Fly Upward by Diana Norman
The French Revolution
231 books — 293 voters
Hannah's Dream by Diane HammondWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Elephant Books
135 books — 149 voters

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,606 voters
Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerOutlander by Diana GabaldonShadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,957 books — 5,244 voters

The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerA Discovery of Witches by Deborah HarknessWinter's Tale by Mark HelprinOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
991 books — 4,124 voters
Still Waters by Nigel McCrery
Weird Detectives (NOT paranormal detectives!)
21 books — 27 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 6,998 voters
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt
Best Contemporary Western Novels
120 books — 141 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Literary Westerns
283 books — 386 voters

Blindspot by Jane Kamensky
Epistolary Fiction
855 books — 846 voters
Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinCity of Thieves by David BenioffThe Outlander by Gil Adamson
Ice and Snow
687 books — 193 voters

Winter's Tale by Mark HelprinForever by Pete Hamill
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,218 voters
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
Best Books to Read When the Snow Is Falling
13,677 books — 9,593 voters

The Outlander by Gil Adamson
Powell's Indiespensable
92 books — 156 voters
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard
Fiction Featuring Edgar Allan Poe as a Character
44 books — 34 voters

On the Wrong Track by Steve HockensmithSherlock Holmes and the Red Demon by Larry Millett
Trains on the Cover
177 books — 62 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenLife of Pi by Yann MartelHorse Heaven by Jane SmileyWatership Down by Richard Adams
Best Books About Animals
1,841 books — 1,852 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenHannah's Dream by Diane Hammond
Elephants
102 books — 67 voters
Restoration by Rose Tremain
Books Set in Restoration England
85 books — 42 voters

Restoration by Rose TremainMerivel by Rose Tremain
Historical Fiction: England's Second Civil War and Restoration
110 books — 110 voters
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley
Interesting Books of 2013
308 books — 930 voters

The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda Riley
Historical Fiction 2013
388 books — 2,107 voters
The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali ShawThe Enchanted Life of Adam Hope by Rhonda RileyThe Snow Child by Eowyn IveyWinter's Tale by Mark HelprinLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Favorite Magical Realism Novels
1,304 books — 4,516 voters

Horse Heaven by Jane SmileySecretariat by William Nack
Best Horse Books
609 books — 367 voters
Consolation by Michael Redhill
Novels about Photography and Photographers
90 books — 42 voters


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