Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jami Collier (24 Lists)



Me Before You by Jojo MoyesOrphan Train by Christina Baker KlineWhistling Past the Graveyard by Susan CrandallRebecca by Daphne du MaurierSix Years by Harlan Coben
2014: What the Over 35's Are Reading
2,473 books — 519 voters
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Cutest Book Covers
421 books — 98 voters

The Glass Wives by Amy Sue NathanCalling Me Home by Julie KiblerShe’s Come Undone by Wally LambThe Last Original Wife by Dorothea Benton Frank
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis
2013: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
2,622 books — 326 voters

Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Help by Kathryn StockettMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
2012: What the Over 35s Have Read So Far
3,300 books — 727 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
I Saw the Movie & Read the Book
1,921 books — 1,760 voters

Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna LandvikDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsThe Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate JacobsTara Road by Maeve BinchyThe First Wives Club by Olivia Goldsmith
Best Adult Female Friendship Books
702 books — 1,190 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsOne for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Favorite Chick-Lit
2,400 books — 4,619 voters

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
197 books — 274 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Disappointing Books
2,732 books — 4,602 voters

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Books White People Need to Read
1,327 books — 1,574 voters
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,187 books — 28,370 voters

Roots by Alex HaleyA Good American by Alex GeorgeEvergreen by Belva PlainNorth and South by John Jakes
Family Saga Novels
845 books — 865 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,037 books — 5,322 voters

Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeDreams of Joy by Lisa See
Best Novels That Take Place in China
414 books — 1,097 voters
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
2012: The Over 35s favourite books of 2012
787 books — 246 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,943 books — 11,474 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRebecca by Daphne du MaurierLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Re-Readable
7,652 books — 2,358 voters

Little Women by Louisa May AlcottGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Maggie Mae
128 books — 16 voters
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie KinsellaShopaholic and Sister by Sophie KinsellaOne for the Money by Janet EvanovichDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Best chicklit
778 books — 1,060 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeA Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
Best Books Ever
76,716 books — 285,153 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellRoots by Alex Haley
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,629 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLittle House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls WilderLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Favorite books from my childhood
4,427 books — 7,435 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk KiddLamb by Christopher MooreSarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,847 books — 22,040 voters