Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Hillary (19 Lists)



The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,408 voters
The Book with No Pictures by B.J. NovakI Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen BeaumontBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric CarleGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
How to rock toddler storytime
314 books — 225 voters

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienAs I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,257 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Best Books of the Decade: 1940s
819 books — 1,144 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyNight by Elie Wiesel
Best Books of the Decade: 1950s
1,181 books — 1,509 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,780 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCulloughThe World According to Garp by John IrvingWhere the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinGo Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggNumber the Stars by Lois LowryLove Medicine by Louise ErdrichA Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,130 books — 3,678 voters
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Time Travel Fiction
1,956 books — 5,242 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Apocalyptic or Post-Apocalyptic YA Fiction
347 books — 756 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Fiction Based on the Lives of Specific Persons
170 books — 39 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,786 voters

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,364 books — 14,598 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Giver by Lois LowryHoles by Louis SacharTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Young Adult Books
13,123 books — 80,172 voters

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Best Books Ever
76,037 books — 282,471 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTolkien On Fairy-stories by J.R.R. TolkienThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,464 books — 119,803 voters

The Princess Bride by William GoldmanAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe World According to Garp by John Irving
Best Humorous Books
4,313 books — 7,859 voters