Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Allison (20 Lists)



Age of War by Michael J. Sullivan
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2018
511 books — 1,551 voters
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins ReidThe Windfall by Diksha BasuGold Dust Woman by Stephen DavisThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
2017 Librarian Recommended Books
109 books — 195 voters

Autumn by Ali SmithBorn a Crime by Trevor Noah
100 Notable Books of 2017 - The New York Times
100 books — 93 voters
Beartown by Fredrik BackmanThis Is How It Always Is by Laurie FrankelEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanAge of Swords by Michael J. SullivanThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Best Books of 2017
1,737 books — 3,083 voters

Theft by Finding by David SedarisThe Book of Polly by Kathy HepinstallEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2018
174 books — 384 voters
Logical Family by Armistead MaupinAge of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
The "Can't Wait" Books of 2017
1,311 books — 3,824 voters

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail HoneymanThe Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
2017 Debut Fiction Authors
93 books — 109 voters
Evicted by Matthew DesmondLab Girl by Hope JahrenMy Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth StroutThe Vegetarian by Han KangThe Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2016 (fiction and nonfiction)
100 books — 155 voters

Small Great Things by Jodi PicoultThe Underground Railroad by Colson WhiteheadMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteThe Vegetarian by Han Kang
2017: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2017
5,977 books — 754 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanBig Little Lies by Liane MoriartyThe Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Husband's Secret by Liane MoriartyTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2016: What Women Born In The 1970s Read in 2016
6,075 books — 686 voters

My Life in France by Julia ChildTender at the Bone by Ruth ReichlComfort Me With Apples by Ruth Reichl
Yummy Memoirs!
348 books — 134 voters
The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin
2016 Releases that "I'm so excited! So excited! Not scared!" for.
46 books — 27 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittO Pioneers! by Willa CatherMy Ántonia by Willa CatherDeath Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Best Westerns
1,375 books — 1,500 voters
My Life in France by Julia ChildLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelFive Quarters of the Orange by Joanne HarrisClementine in the Kitchen by Samuel V. Chamberlain
Nouvelle Cuisine
366 books — 248 voters

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott LynchThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
3,053 books — 9,893 voters
Tales of the City by Armistead MaupinMore Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
San Francisco Bay Area Fiction
445 books — 337 voters

Telegraph Avenue by Michael ChabonThis Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz
flavorwire most anticipated books of fall 2012
15 books — 144 voters
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,287 voters

My Life in France by Julia Child
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
Paris in Love by Eloisa JamesBringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
Paris Tales: Memoirs About The City of Lights
26 books — 27 voters