Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Julia (16 Lists)



The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySaturday by Ian McEwanBrideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Medicine and Literature
1,852 books — 2,014 voters
1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Alternative Earth
218 books — 88 voters

Genesis by Bernard BeckettMister Pip by Lloyd JonesSee Ya, Simon by David HillJerome by William TaylorBig weather by Gregory O'Brien
New Zealand
397 books — 203 voters
Lord of the Flies by William GoldingCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteHoles by Louis Sachar
Best Survival Stories
1,153 books — 1,605 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingMatilda by Roald DahlJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,147 books — 1,047 voters
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinScrivener's Moon by Philip ReeveCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
LGBTQ Science Fiction and Fantasy
2,060 books — 1,964 voters

Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan ChambersJerome by William TaylorSophie’s World by Jostein GaarderThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonAcross The Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
YA Books That People Of All Ages Should Try
653 books — 516 voters
Jerome by William Taylor
Best Teen Books About Real Problems
2,983 books — 12,438 voters

Jerome by William TaylorCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareCity of Ashes by Cassandra ClareCity of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
1,962 books — 5,986 voters
Jerome by William Taylor
Best Young Adult Tear-Jerkers
55 books — 70 voters

The Crucible by Arthur MillerSophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,769 books — 26,026 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsThirsty by M.T. AndersonExposure by Mal PeetTamar by Mal Peet
must read book list
117 books — 39 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothPandemonium by Lauren Oliver
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,080 voters

Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
Favourite Aussie YA books
575 books — 963 voters
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Best Steampunk Books
1,250 books — 4,095 voters