Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ellen Forkin (4 Lists)



His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae BurnetRaven Black by Ann Cleeves
Bloody Scotland
160 books — 22 voters
Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelMy Name Is Red by Orhan PamukAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsFingersmith by Sarah WatersThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Best Historical Fiction
7,406 books — 25,586 voters

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,087 voters
My Name Is Red by Orhan PamukGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierGillespie and I by Jane HarrisThe Miniaturist by Jessie BurtonThe Muse by Jessie Burton
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters