Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Alexandra (18 Lists)



The Speckled Monster by Jennifer Lee CarrellRats, Lice, and History by Hans Zinsser
Pandemics and Epidemics (nonfiction)
124 books — 14 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Family that Couldn't Sleep by D.T. Max
Medicine and Literature
1,845 books — 2,005 voters

The Speckled Monster by Jennifer Lee CarrellOut of the Flames by Lawrence GoldstoneThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterThe Children's Blizzard by David LaskinThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Niche Non-Fiction
266 books — 58 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Top Nonfiction Chemistry/Science Books for Lay People
42 books — 18 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakCity of Thieves by David Benioff
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,832 books — 21,949 voters
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Location-Based and History-Based Books to Read While Traveling
1,065 books — 503 voters

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Time is a False Construct
105 books — 25 voters
The Awakening by Kate ChopinThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
College English Major Reading Lists
41 books — 6 voters

The Color of Water by James McBrideThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
University Summer Reading Books
149 books — 51 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,168 books — 1,226 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X
101 Great Books for College-Bound Readers
1 book — 1 voter
The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Color of Water by James McBrideIn Cold Blood by Truman CapoteA Separate Peace by John Knowles
Books Students Should Read Before Going to College
173 books — 20 voters

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel SilversteinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 573 voters
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
I Could Read 1000 Times Over
157 books — 36 voters

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Best Books Ever
76,123 books — 282,987 voters
Insurgent by Veronica RothPandemonium by Lauren OliverBitterblue by Kristin CashoreThe Mark of Athena by Rick RiordanFear by Michael Grant
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,989 voters
Pandemonium by Lauren OliverFuse by Julianna BaggottInsurgent by Veronica Roth
2012 YA/MG Sequels
141 books — 778 voters