Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Maureen (12 Lists)



Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
What Book Got You Hooked?
3,837 books — 10,489 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakYear of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,417 books — 2,341 voters

The Help by Kathryn StockettFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Chaperone by Laura Moriarty
Best Beach Reads 2013
2,203 books — 4,188 voters
The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Books About Wives of the Famous
261 books — 209 voters

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Best Epic Fantasy (fiction)
4,203 books — 25,709 voters
The Help by Kathryn StockettThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesBel Canto by Ann Patchett
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Best Books Ever
76,030 books — 282,437 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryNumber the Stars by Lois LowryIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
The Most Deserving Newbery
113 books — 2,998 voters

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Best Native American/First Nations Fiction
579 books — 353 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Historical fiction worth reading
1,265 books — 606 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Big Page Count, Epic Historical Fiction
200 books — 242 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Holy Bible by Anonymous
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,882 books — 1,566 voters