Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rio (28 Lists)



Lighthouse Adventures by Wes OleszewskiThe Wolf's Head by Peter Unwin
Great Lakes Storms And Shipwrecks
20 books — 8 voters
This Thing of Darkness by Harry ThompsonOrigins Reconsidered by Richard E. LeakeyOther Origins by Russell Ciochon
On Evolution - Love It Or Hate It
201 books — 105 voters

Under Enemy Colors by Sean Thomas Russell
Historical Naval Fiction
164 books — 130 voters
The Perfectly Useless Book of Useless Information by Don VoorheesThe Book of Useless Information by Noel BothamWhy Do We Say It? The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions a... by Frank OppelWhy Do Clocks Run Clockwise? And Other Imponderables by David FeldmanWhat Are Hyenas Laughing at Anyway? by David Feldman
Best Trivia
30 books — 20 voters

Save the Earth by Jonathon PorrittExtreme Altitude by Stefano ArditoDeserts by Marco FerrariEye of the Leopard by Dereck JoubertRainforest Safari by James Parry
The Natural World- coffee table books
24 books — 6 voters
In Tongues of the Dead by Brad KellnGod's Spy by Juan Gómez-Jurado
Catholic Fiction
543 books — 426 voters

The Road to Jerusalem by Jan GuillouIronfire by David BallThe Templar Legacy by Steve BerrySylvia by Bryce Courtenay
The crusades-historical fiction
63 books — 68 voters
Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso FalconesThe Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
463 books — 420 voters

Roma by Steven Saylor
Best Historical Fiction About Ancient Rome
361 books — 597 voters
This Thing of Darkness by Harry ThompsonBirds of Prey by Wilbur SmithUnder Enemy Colors by Sean Thomas RussellMonsoon by Wilbur SmithBlue Horizon by Wilbur Smith
Nautical Tales
746 books — 399 voters

Ordeal by Ice by Farley Mowat
True Life Adventure
386 books — 251 voters
Birds of Prey by Wilbur SmithMonsoon by Wilbur SmithBlue Horizon by Wilbur SmithUnder Enemy Colors by Sean Thomas Russell
Naval Fiction
61 books — 29 voters

Dewey by Vicki MyronThe Daily Coyote by Shreve StocktonA Whale for the Killing by Farley MowatNever Cry Wolf by Farley MowatThe Lizard King by Bryan Christy
Best Animal Books That Are Based On A True Story
246 books — 201 voters
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteAnimal Farm by George OrwellWhite Fang by Jack LondonOld Yeller by Fred GipsonSounder by William H. Armstrong
Best Books About Animals
1,840 books — 1,852 voters

Beautiful Joe by Marshall SaundersA Whale for the Killing by Farley MowatThe Ten Trusts by Jane GoodallThe Lizard King by Bryan ChristySea of Slaughter by Farley Mowat
Best Animal Rights Books
222 books — 186 voters
Cat Cross Their Graves by Shirley Rousseau MurphyCat Breaking Free by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Best Cat Books
312 books — 126 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellA Time to Kill by John Grisham
Best Southern Literature
1,342 books — 2,574 voters
The Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone
Best Historical Medical Fiction
149 books — 124 voters

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre DumasThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre DumasThe Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
Swashbucklers
559 books — 497 voters
Dissolution by C.J. SansomSovereign by C.J. SansomDark Fire by C.J. SansomRevelation by C.J. SansomThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,510 books — 2,756 voters

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
Most historically accurate historical fiction
237 books — 103 voters
La catedral del mar by Ildefonso Falcones
Best Middle Ages Books
1,219 books — 1,700 voters

QB VII by Leon UrisBirds of Prey by Wilbur Smith
Best Authors Ever
483 books — 231 voters
La catedral del mar by Ildefonso FalconesThe Witch of Cologne by Tobsha Learner
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters

Revelation by C.J. Sansom
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,532 voters
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Best Books Ever
76,085 books — 282,708 voters