Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by sslyb (32 Lists)



The Blackhouse by Peter MayRaven Black by Ann CleevesThe Distant Echo by Val McDermid
Books Set in Scotland
1,003 books — 670 voters
Past Lying by Val McDermidThe Last Remains by Elly Griffiths
COVID-19 Pandemic 2020 Books
267 books — 101 voters

The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
Great Archeological Thrillers
162 books — 32 voters
The Narrowboat Summer by Anne YoungsonThe Horse's Mouth by Joyce Cary
Books about Canals
240 books — 14 voters

The Coral Island by R.M. BallantyneThe Mysterious Island by Jules VerneRobinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeMasterman Ready by Frederick Marryat
Best New Desert island / Castaway / Lost at sea / Rafts and Lifeboats books
59 books — 59 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingA Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown
Favorite Christmas Books
1,515 books — 1,565 voters

Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdochter by Sigrid UndsetThe Summer Book by Tove JanssonThe Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
Best Nordic Fiction
320 books — 117 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieThe Metaphysical Club by Louis Menand1491 by Charles C. MannAngel in the Whirlwind by Benson Bobrick
History as Literature
727 books — 535 voters

The Metaphysical Club by Louis MenandPatriotic Gore by Edmund WilsonBeneath the American Renaissance by David S. Reynolds
US Intellectual History
255 books — 130 voters
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonFidelity by Susan GlaspellKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetAlberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel
Interesting, Well Written Books that are not by Dead/Old White Men
1,194 books — 337 voters

The Redbreast by Jo NesbøThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellSpring Tide by Cilla BörjlindArctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonThree Seconds by Anders Roslund
Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries
317 books — 679 voters
The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb
Most original
1,201 books — 653 voters

Stoner by John WilliamsThe Pure and the Impure by Colette
Books that SHOULD be on the 1001-list but aren't
444 books — 122 voters
Parade's End by Ford Madox FordOne of Ours by Willa CatherThe Return of the Soldier by Rebecca WestThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosNot So Quiet... by Helen Zenna Smith
World War One Literature
224 books — 357 voters

The Sleepwalkers by Christopher ClarkParade's End by Ford Madox Ford
The Great War
776 books — 599 voters
The White Guard by Mikhail BulgakovDoctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
Fiction Set During Russian Revolution
20 books — 14 voters

Independent People by Halldór LaxnessKristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Best Scandinavian and Nordic Literature
1,210 books — 1,245 voters
Still Life by Louise PennyThe Redbreast by Jo NesbøArctic Chill by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Dogs of Riga by Henning MankellThe Blackhouse by Peter May
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,293 voters

Parade's End by Ford Madox FordA Long Long Way by Sebastian BarryThree Soldiers by John Dos PassosOne of Ours by Willa Cather
Best World War I Fiction
152 books — 183 voters
Parade's End by Ford Madox FordOne of Ours by Willa Cather
Vintage Novels & Memoirs About World War I
80 books — 54 voters

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Best Books of 2013 (Excluding Paranormal Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Erotica and Contemporary Romance)
84 books — 68 voters
Jar City by Arnaldur IndriðasonThe Blackhouse by Peter MayStill Midnight by Denise MinaNow May You Weep by Deborah CrombieFrozen Assets by Quentin Bates
CRIME WRITERS WHO DESERVE MORE ATTENTION
648 books — 390 voters

Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban
New York Review Books - Classics
531 books — 890 voters
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid UndsetThe Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss1491 by Charles C. MannThe Tin Drum by Günter GrassThe Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
Big Fat Books Worth the Effort
1,874 books — 7,001 voters

The Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellByzantium by Stephen R. LawheadThe Skystone by Jack WhyteThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
A&M Historical Fiction Group Recommended Reading
182 books — 485 voters
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueA Farewell to Arms by Ernest HemingwayTo the Last Man by Jeff ShaaraJimmie Higgins by Upton Sinclair
WWI: The Great War (Historical Fiction)
519 books — 389 voters

The Woman in White by Wilkie CollinsThe Blackhouse by Peter May
The Best British Crime/Mystery Fiction
1,209 books — 1,256 voters
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay PenmanThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Long Ships by Frans G. BengtssonThe Archer's Tale by Bernard CornwellThe Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Best Middle Ages Books
1,219 books — 1,699 voters

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbFool's Errand by Robin HobbShaman's Crossing by Robin HobbA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinThe Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore
High on high-fantasy
94 books — 61 voters
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin HobbThe Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Best Series
3,357 books — 9,432 voters


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