Big Books of 2026

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Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,518 books — 1,282 voters
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North1984 by George OrwellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Unique Books
1,206 books — 432 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Unconventional, Seductive, Intelligent and Dizzyingly Surreal
741 books — 388 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica Roth1984 by George OrwellCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsMockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Best Dystopian/Different Society Books!
312 books — 293 voters

Writing on the Wall by Tracey WardBacks Against the Wall by Tracey WardOdium by Claire C. RileyUntil the End by Tracey WardWarm Bodies by Isaac Marion
Zombies Plus: Best Unconventional Zombie Novels
174 books — 185 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFight Club by Chuck PalahniukSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Genuinely Unusual Fiction
304 books — 156 voters

Cry Wolf by Patricia BriggsArchangel's Kiss by Nalini SinghFreyja's Daughter by Rachel PudelekMagic Bites by Ilona AndrewsMagic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Different Species Romance
278 books — 144 voters
Choosing Theo by Victoria AvelineGrim by M.K. EidemTorkel's Chosen by Michelle HowardTaunting Krell by Laurann DohnerLoving Deviant by Laurann Dohner
Unwanted finds love
44 books — 64 voters

The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAlong for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
Expanding Horizons
171 books — 51 voters
Magic America by C.E. MedfordThe Sacred Band by Janet E. MorrisThe Secret of Excalibur by Sahara FoleyIt Lives in The Basement by Sahara FoleyAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
Best Creative Novels
46 books — 48 voters

Choosing Theo by Victoria AvelineGrim by M.K. EidemStolen by an Alien by Amanda MiloLord of the Storm by Justine DavisEyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold by Ellen O'Connell
Hero Considered Less Than
94 books — 38 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenThe Goose Girl by Shannon HaleBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyThe Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Characters with Different or Unusual Names
232 books — 36 voters

Unju - The Jump by Gleneley StanderThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternGoose Island by Lucinda DavisThe Ghost Files by Apryl BakerMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Best Books To Read Next
154 books — 36 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyMisery by Stephen KingThe Art of Racing in the Rain by Dave ManakDolores Claiborne by Stephen KingPsycho by Robert Bloch
Unconventional Novels
54 books — 27 voters

Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann ThompsonSusan Laughs by Jeanne WillisRailway Jack by KT JohnstonSix Dots by Jen BryantSee the Ocean by Estelle Condra
Picture Books About Physical Challenges
134 books — 18 voters
Charisma by Jeanne RyanBad Apple by Laura RubyCounting by 7s by Holly Goldberg SloanThe Penny Pinchers Club by Sarah StrohmeyerEmma's Table by Philip Galanes
One of These Things (Is Not Like the Others)
74 books — 15 voters

The Blood of Flowers by Anita AmirrezvaniMadame Tussaud by Michelle MoranKnight of the Purple Ribbon by Jennifer Leigh WellsThe Grenadillo Box by Janet GleesonBurning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
Unique Occupation
65 books — 13 voters
The Diddakoi by Rumer GoddenMy brother Barry by Bill GillhamGypsy Rizka by Lloyd AlexanderElses Geschichte by Michail KrausnickTawno, Gypsy Boy by Geraldine Kaye
Romany/Romani (Gypsy) Children's Books
116 books — 7 voters

Bloodraven by P.L. NunnToo Many Fairy Princes by Alex BeecroftA Vampire's Redemption by Casey WolfeCounterpoint by Rachel HaimowitzThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Top MM Romances with Protagonists of Different Species (Focusing on plot)
7 books — 6 voters
The Divine Flesh by Drew HuffButterfly Girl by Kennedy CannonA Girl Called Murder by Kennedy CannonFever Dreams of a Parasite by Pedro ÍñiguezGuillotine by Delilah S. Dawson
Books for Weird Readers
60 books — 6 voters

Franz Kafka's The Castle by David FishelsonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Psychopath's Bible by Christopher S. HyattThe Craziest Book Ever Written by Mr. WThe Stranger by Albert Camus
A Little Strange
81 books — 5 voters
Click, Clack, Moo by Doreen CroninThe Why Why Girl by Mahasweta DeviRooth Sees a Trooth by Michael KarlbergThe Girl from The Sky by Jenny RichterDeep Listening by Emily Kasriel
Books of Belonging. Harvard Graduate School of Education
40 books — 5 voters

Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal PeetThe Bone Sparrow by Zana FraillonBhimrao Ambedkar by Sowmya RajendranThe Six Macs and the Slime Monster from Loch Ness by David J. DawkinsOne Grain of Rice by Demi
Children of the World
16 books — 4 voters
The One by John MarrsThe Leftovers by Tom PerrottaThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraReality 2.0 by William TruaxThe Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
Most Interesting "Concept" Books
6 books — 4 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Dawn of Evil by L.E. ParkerMistletoe by Richard K. AlisonOf Another Dimension by Jeanette Lynn
Culture Shock
42 books — 4 voters
The Giver by Lois LowryThe Black Cat by Edgar Allan PoeDimensions by Louise McLaughlinGreegs & Ladders by Zack MitchellThe Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Best Clean and Cult-Classic-Worthy Speculative Fiction
19 books — 4 voters

The Autumn Bride by Anne GracieThe Countess Conspiracy by Courtney MilanSomeone to Love by Mary BaloghThe Boxing Baroness by Minerva SpencerFrenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
Unconventional Heroes and Heroines in Historical Romance.
23 books — 4 voters
The Art of Investing by Artenie AlexandruLive Off Dividends by Artenie AlexandruKing Rat by James ClavellThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakChild 44 by Tom Rob Smith
A book a week takes you to the peak
7 books — 3 voters

Pistol Daisy by Natalia LeighLegend of the Horizon Vengeance by Dave MatthesDust Devil by Kevin Corbin
New Western Style
3 books — 3 voters
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
Best Unpredictable Books
1 book — 1 voter

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