Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Lindsey (8 Lists)



Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetHawaii by James A. MichenerThe Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneTreasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonPerfume by Patrick Süskind
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,527 books — 2,774 voters
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyMatilda by Roald DahlThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeThe Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters

At Large and At Small by Anne FadimanEx Libris by Anne FadimanThe Size of Thoughts by Nicholson BakerThe Library at Night by Alberto ManguelLiterary Trivia by Richard Lederer
Top Books on Books
82 books — 16 voters
Bullet by Laurell K. HamiltonThe Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. HamiltonNarcissus in Chains by Laurell K. HamiltonA Stroke of Midnight by Laurell K. HamiltonSwallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton
Top Female Heroine Books
228 books — 82 voters

Moon Called by Patricia BriggsAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanCry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
The Best Urban Fantasy
4,411 books — 12,562 voters
The Historian by Elizabeth KostovaShōgun by James Clavell
Best Historical Fiction
7,439 books — 25,627 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Books With Unforgettable Characters
9,446 books — 8,493 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeRunning with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,369 voters