Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Deb (37 Lists)



The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel BarberyChocolat by Joanne Harris
France in Contemporary Fiction
258 books — 181 voters
Mrs. Mike by Benedict Freedman
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
2,276 books — 1,255 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Historical Fiction - France
512 books — 324 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
All Things French
455 books — 48 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Life in France
284 books — 80 voters
500 Art Quilts by Ray Hemachandra
Best Modern Quilt Books
34 books — 34 voters

500 Art Quilts by Ray Hemachandra
CREATE!
285 books — 29 voters
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,145 books — 1,046 voters

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline WinspearThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,531 voters
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
Favorite Travel Books
2,022 books — 3,944 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
The 50 greatest British writers since 1945
152 books — 92 voters
At Home by Bill Bryson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,212 voters

At Home by Bill Bryson
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 335 voters
Bird by Bird by Anne LamottEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Best Books on Writing
798 books — 1,327 voters

Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de BernièresBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Music Books
410 books — 183 voters
Blink by Malcolm GladwellThe Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
Sociology Books
556 books — 414 voters

Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
817 books — 406 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteThe Innocent Man by John Grisham
True Crime
726 books — 607 voters

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,594 voters
The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Thrillers
4,605 books — 5,596 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithThe Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithListening Woman by Tony Hillerman
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Historical Fiction
7,397 books — 25,582 voters
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
The Most Begun "Read but Unfinished" (Started) book ever
2,605 books — 13,135 voters

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Best Books of 2008
1,631 books — 6,783 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanBird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Road from Coorain by Jill Ker ConwayWarriors Don't Cry by Melba Pattillo BealsTraveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
Memoirs by Women
3,012 books — 3,027 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMy Sister's Keeper by Jodi PicoultThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Best for Book Clubs
14,601 books — 18,436 voters

The Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckGilead by Marilynne RobinsonThe Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Pulitzer Winners: Fiction & Novels
99 books — 951 voters
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottHarriet the Spy by Louise FitzhughThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,844 books — 10,502 voters


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