Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Melanie (31 Lists)



Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensEducated by Tara WestoverA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasBecoming by Michelle ObamaCirce by Madeline Miller
What We've Read So Far in 2019
6,517 books — 640 voters
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia OwensCirce by Madeline MillerThere There by Tommy Orange
The 2019 Tournament of Books Longlist
76 books — 431 voters

The Color of Water by James McBride
Mixed Race Readings
204 books — 129 voters
Bossypants by Tina FeyYes Please by Amy PoehlerWhy Not Me? by Mindy KalingMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Funny Women Memoirs
455 books — 1,552 voters

Daring Greatly by Brené BrownThe Gifts of Imperfection by Brené BrownThrive by Arianna HuffingtonRising Strong by Brené Brown52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life by Andrea Owen
Books to help Women Live Healthy and Happy
257 books — 165 voters
Heads in Beds by Jacob TomskyBossypants by Tina FeyA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
A Day in the Life: Work Memoirs
822 books — 408 voters

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
101 Books to Read - Nonfiction
309 books — 296 voters

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best Sports History Books
222 books — 108 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakWhere'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
Best Beach Reads 2015
1,738 books — 2,266 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Best Series
3,377 books — 9,461 voters
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Best Self-Help Books
1,364 books — 915 voters

The Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Compound Effect by Darren Hardy
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,995 books — 3,021 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,759 books — 120,870 voters

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Books That You Never Pick Back Up After Putting Down
216 books — 104 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddWhere the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
702 books — 1,190 voters

The Color of Water by James McBride
African American Lives
460 books — 208 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa GregoryRedeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,632 voters

Redeeming Love by Francine RiversWhen the Heart Cries by Cindy WoodsmallWhen the Morning Comes by Cindy WoodsmallWhen the Soul Mends by Cindy Woodsmall
Christian Fiction Favorites
593 books — 378 voters
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Best Books of 2008
1,644 books — 6,780 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
14,124 books — 14,864 voters
The Color of Water by James McBrideThe Last Lecture by Randy PauschMy Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Best Memoir / Biography / Autobiography
5,859 books — 6,382 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife Is So Good by George Dawson
Books I'd like to read in 2012
101 books — 15 voters
Sisters of the Quilt by Cindy Woodsmall
2011 Best Amish Books Read
63 books — 48 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Help by Kathryn StockettFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Best Break Out
2,127 books — 3,975 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Best Books Ever
76,704 books — 285,239 voters

My Horizontal Life by Chelsea HandlerThe Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
ONE DAY Best Summer Reads
1,666 books — 5,988 voters
Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
The Worst Books of All Time
8,096 books — 19,875 voters

Anna Karenina by Leo TolstoyLove in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García MárquezGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Million Little Pieces by James Frey
Abandoned Books
1,464 books — 1,464 voters
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Thickest Books Ever
889 books — 2,489 voters


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