Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bryce (70 Lists)



Circe by Madeline Miller
Hugo 2019 Eligible Novels
125 books — 423 voters
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
731 books — 478 voters

The Diamond Age by Neal StephensonJohannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. HowardThe Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
Best Steampunk Books
1,245 books — 4,096 voters
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Woman-Authored Books
8,214 books — 5,216 voters

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Books With Heroes/Heroines Who Are Assassins
1,238 books — 4,622 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyJohannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. HowardCarter Beats the Devil by Glen David GoldDreamland by Kevin Baker
Circus/Carnival Books
700 books — 1,081 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingRagtime by E.L. DoctorowBreakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Best Books of the Decade: 1970s
1,946 books — 1,880 voters
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John IrvingThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodIt by Stephen KingThe Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy
Best Books of the Decade: 1980s
2,257 books — 2,434 voters

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
Best Books of the Decade: 1990s
3,129 books — 3,678 voters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyCatch-22 by Joseph HellerDune by Frank Herbert
Best Books of the Decade: 1960s
1,356 books — 1,778 voters

Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff
Best Books You've Never Heard Of
1,267 books — 791 voters
Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini TaylorSkin Game by Jim Butcher
Can't Wait Books of 2014
2,471 books — 15,149 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret AtwoodA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
529 books — 1,888 voters
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. HowardJohannes Cabal the Detective by Jonathan L. Howard
Your Favorite Steampunk Novels From Tor
31 books — 51 voters

Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters
1,265 books — 2,644 voters
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
I Might DIE Waiting- Books of 2012 and 2013
185 books — 224 voters

Cujo by Stephen KingRose Madder by Stephen King
Best Quiet Horror
47 books — 66 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Love Stories to remember
134 books — 152 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
The Most Comforting Books (The Literary Version of Bread Pudding)
1,290 books — 928 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDaughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
Best Books of 2011
2,669 books — 6,704 voters

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Medicine and Literature
1,844 books — 2,003 voters
’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingHell House by Richard Matheson
Great Reads for Halloween
615 books — 381 voters

Timeless by Gail Carriger
Can't Wait Books of 2012
2,516 books — 15,087 voters
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
292 books — 1,538 voters

It by Stephen KingZombie by Joyce Carol OatesThe Howling Man by Charles Beaumont
Best Horror Novels
1,984 books — 5,447 voters
Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Hey, chicks can write, too!
1,082 books — 223 voters

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. MartinIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,855 books — 14,647 voters

Dolores Claiborne by Stephen KingThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,548 voters
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Series I've Given Up On...
1,023 books — 3,347 voters


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