Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by A Kritzer (10 Lists)



The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoevskyCrime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyWar and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Best Russian Literature
512 books — 2,276 voters
Cain at Gettysburg by Ralph Peters
Best American Civil War Books
1,006 books — 979 voters

The Years of Lyndon Johnson Set by Robert A. Caro
POTUS Bios
22 books — 3 voters
Hitler Moves East 1941–1943 by Paul Carell
WWII East Front History
45 books — 23 voters

The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
182 books — 485 voters
The Civil War by Shelby FooteA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonThe Frontiersmen by Allan W. Eckert
Best American History Books
2,121 books — 2,491 voters

Hawaii by James A. MichenerThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,647 books — 3,589 voters
Peter the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Civil War by Shelby FooteFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas L. FriedmanA Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce CattonFreedom At Midnight by Dominique Lapierre
Best History Books
3,701 books — 3,734 voters

I, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,511 books — 2,757 voters
The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline GedgeThe First Man in Rome by Colleen McCulloughI, Claudius by Robert GravesThe Grass Crown by Colleen McCulloughFortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough
Best Books About Ancient Rome
738 books — 1,084 voters