Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Gaby (7 Lists)



A Distant Mirror by Barbara W. TuchmanBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonThe March of Folly by Barbara W. TuchmanMedieval Civilization 400-1500 by Jacques Le GoffAn Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,735 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,537 books — 120,068 voters
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,791 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienA Midsummer Night’s Dream by William ShakespeareFablehaven by Brandon MullThe Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
Magical Creatures
1,574 books — 852 voters