Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by GeraniumCat (11 Lists)



Quick Curtain by Alan Melville
British Library Crime Classics
144 books — 115 voters
Thornyhold by Mary StewartRose Cottage (15) by Mary StewartHowards End by E.M. ForsterThe Scent of Water by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Building of Jalna by Mazo de la Roche
So You're a Homeowner...
309 books — 77 voters

The Dog in the Tapestry Garden by Dorothy P. LathropThe Pavilion by Elfrida VipontMarianne Dreams by Catherine StorrThe Buckinghams at Ravenswyke by Malcolm SavilleThe Master of Maryknoll by Malcolm Saville
20th-Century British Children's Books Part 2
21 books — 4 voters
Good Omens by Terry PratchettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyThe Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Best Books for Morbid Kids
730 books — 524 voters

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Borrowers by Mary NortonWinnie-the-Pooh by A.A. MilneSwallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
50 Children's Books list by Hayao Miyazaki
50 books — 24 voters
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Spooky Middle Grade Reads
391 books — 265 voters

Kon-Tiki by Thor HeyerdahlLife of Pi by Yann MartelShip of Magic by Robin HobbWe Didn't Mean to Go to Sea by Arthur RansomeThe Boat Who Wouldn't Float by Farley Mowat
Nautical Tales
746 books — 399 voters
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur RansomeCuddy by William MayneRoyal Harry by William MayneArcher's Goon by Diana Wynne JonesThe Bell Family by Noel Streatfeild
20th-Century British Children's Books Part 1
109 books — 21 voters

84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsSorcery & Cecelia by Patricia C. WredeDaddy-Long-Legs by Jean WebsterMicroserfs by Douglas Coupland
Epistolary Novels
187 books — 268 voters
Thursday's Child by Noel StreatfeildThe House of Arden by E. NesbitMinnow on the Say by Philippa PearceWinter of Enchantment by Victoria Walker
Obscure Children's Vintage Gems
661 books — 238 voters

The Stone Cage by Nicholas Stuart GrayGrimbold's Other World by Nicholas Stuart GrayThe Gay Dolphin Adventure by Malcolm SavilleWords and Music by William Mayne
The Best Out-Of-Print Children's Books
194 books — 38 voters