Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jen (35 Lists)



My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Best Books of the Decade: 2020's
2,927 books — 5,453 voters
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Women's Prize for Fiction 2022 Eligible Books
89 books — 84 voters

The Storyteller by Jodi PicoultAfter You by Jojo Moyes
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,107 books — 1,721 voters
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Best WWII Historical Fiction
448 books — 634 voters

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
WWII Historic Fiction
1,456 books — 1,531 voters
Welcome to Dead House by R.L. StineThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. Stine
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
696 books — 576 voters

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,530 voters
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Conspiracy Fiction
1,282 books — 1,333 voters

Mind Hunter by John E. DouglasI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraThe Anatomy of Motive by John E. Douglas
Non-fiction books about Serial Killers
149 books — 159 voters
Chase Darkness with Me by Billy Jensen
True Crime
726 books — 608 voters

The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Nonfiction Books on the Victorian Era
404 books — 108 voters
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Microhistories: Microscopic Studies of Individual Events, People and Places
73 books — 57 voters

Underworld London by Catharine ArnoldThe Five by Hallie Rubenhold
Legends & Folklore of London
142 books — 31 voters
Triptych by Karin SlaughterGone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnCriminal by Karin SlaughterBlindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,287 books — 729 voters

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraThe Stranger Beside Me by Ann RuleThe Cases That Haunt Us by John E. DouglasMind Hunter by John E. DouglasThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Murderino Reading List!
189 books — 73 voters
The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
History Published in Year: 2019
393 books — 115 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,736 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneThe Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
World War II Fiction
1,391 books — 2,020 voters

Small Great Things by Jodi PicoultThe Storyteller by Jodi PicoultNineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Best of Jodi Picoult
41 books — 14 voters
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The sadest books in history
77 books — 59 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters
I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraMind Hunter by John E. DouglasThe Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas
Best True Crime
1,329 books — 1,886 voters

The Demonologist by Gerald BrittleDeliver Us from Evil by Ralph SarchieSatan's Harvest by Lorraine WarrenGraveyard by Lorraine Warren
"Non-Fiction" Paranormal Books
4 books — 1 voter
The Storyteller by Jodi PicoultSmall Great Things by Jodi PicoultNineteen Minutes by Jodi PicoultPlain Truth by Jodi PicoultThe Pact by Jodi Picoult
Best Jodi Picoult Books
29 books — 1,653 voters

Journey Into Darkness by John E. DouglasMindhunter by John E. DouglasI'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraForensics by Val McDermidPeople Who Eat Darkness by Richard Lloyd Parry
True Crime Everyone Should Read
60 books — 18 voters
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books You've Probably Never Read
618 books — 411 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,102 books — 1,950 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,112 voters

Gone Girl by Gillian FlynnSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnDark Places by Gillian FlynnPretty Girls by Karin SlaughterThe Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
Female Psychological Thrillers/Suspense Written by Women
1,358 books — 3,341 voters
The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,552 books — 1,503 voters


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