Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by 7on (15 Lists)



Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
Best Philosophy Introductions
223 books — 281 voters
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesHeart of a Dog by Mikhail BulgakovJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
World's Greatest Novellas
714 books — 1,442 voters

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Short Stories
1,761 books — 1,048 voters
The Four Agreements by Miguel RuizThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklFlow by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi
Motivational and Self-Improvement Books
2,988 books — 3,008 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe Call of the Wild by Jack LondonTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Quick Reads
1,061 books — 717 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Call of the Wild by Jack London
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 921 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Great Short Short Books
585 books — 516 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukA Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,677 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Best Spiritual Books
1,500 books — 1,339 voters

Tao Te Ching by Lao TzuThe Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Best Self-Help, Spiritual, Motivational, Law of Attraction Books
2,003 books — 1,631 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesStranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Best Books Ever
76,123 books — 282,978 voters
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. HeinleinHyperion by Dan SimmonsFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesThe Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction
3,651 books — 6,977 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Blade Itself by Joe AbercrombieWizard's First Rule by Terry GoodkindThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,208 books — 25,724 voters