Big Books of 2026

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



Dragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonOutlander by Diana GabaldonCorelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
Best Historical Fiction
7,392 books — 25,577 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
The Best Time-Travel Romance Novels
991 books — 4,125 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonJane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
I Fell In Love With The Man Or Men Of These Books!
1,692 books — 1,143 voters
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Booker Prize Winners
60 books — 1,985 voters

Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Best Twists
8,352 books — 8,964 voters
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill
Cozy Crimes
655 books — 387 voters

Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Monkey's Raincoat by Robert CraisThe Neon Rain by James Lee BurkeWant To Play? by P.J. Tracy
Best Modern Mystery, Crime fiction
1,956 books — 1,389 voters
The Daughter of Time by Josephine TeyThe Moor by Laurie R. KingThe Shape of Snakes by Minette WaltersJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters

In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteShutter Island by Dennis LehaneThe Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. KingNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthyThe Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
100 Books To Read
122 books — 37 voters

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Eye of the World by Robert JordanThe Green Mile by Stephen KingTestament of Youth by Vera BrittainThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,000 voters
In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteLife of Pi by Yann Martel
UK 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
1,548 books — 548 voters