Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nut Meg (24 Lists)



Wicked Saints by Emily A. DuncanThe Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Depressed Demon Nightmare Boys
2 books — 1 voter
All Passion Spent by Vita Sackville-West
A Middlebrow Syllabus
100 books — 73 voters

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfThe Purity Myth by Jessica ValentiNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
The Ms. Blog's Best Feminist Non-Fiction Reads: Reader's Choice
588 books — 442 voters
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosNana by Émile Zola
Naughty Classics
120 books — 45 voters

Three Plays by Noël CowardThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Best of Oscar Wilde by Oscar WildeThe Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott FitzgeraldBreakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
Cosmopolitan Wit
78 books — 9 voters
Spinning Straw into Gold by Joan GouldLittle Red Riding Hood Uncloaked by Catherine Orenstein
Fairy Tale Academia
86 books — 24 voters

The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Best Science History Books
89 books — 49 voters
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Best French Literature
872 books — 1,573 voters

Tangled by Em WolfReason and Romance by Jenn Young
Books and Authors Originally From Fictionpress.com
28 books — 16 voters
Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,888 voters

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Modern Gothic
712 books — 1,358 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Sexism in Science
72 books — 27 voters

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Purity Myth by Jessica ValentiMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Women & Gender Studies
1,461 books — 546 voters
America's Women by Gail Collins
Herstory
588 books — 96 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPersuasion by Jane Austen
Best Top Romance Novels of All Time
701 books — 1,398 voters
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Concise Book of Lying by Evelin Sullivan
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters

A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover BartlettThe Poet and the Murderer by Simon Worrall
Rare Book Crimes
18 books — 4 voters
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Love/Hate Relationships
807 books — 1,423 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald Dahl
Stories For Book Lovers
8,343 books — 8,382 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootRosalind Franklin by Brenda Maddox
Science Writing By People of Marginalized Genders
255 books — 89 voters

A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesEx Libris by Anne Fadiman84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Best Non-Fiction Books About Books and Reading
1,036 books — 529 voters
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Dystopian Fiction of All Time
459 books — 1,294 voters

Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de LaclosVanity Fair by William Makepeace ThackerayNana by Émile Zola
Bad Girls and Femmes Fatales
315 books — 130 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
76,132 books — 283,033 voters