Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Brian (19 Lists)



Five Little Pumpkins by Dan YaccarinoPumpkin Jack by Will HubbellA Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth BrownThe Spider and the Fly by Mary Botham HowittBy the Light of the Halloween Moon by Caroline Stutson
Best Halloween Picture Books
751 books — 590 voters
The Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale HurstonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienA Separate Peace by John Knowles
Best Banned, Censored, and Challenged Books
924 books — 2,381 voters

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale CarnegieGetting Things Done by David AllenFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Best Business Books
999 books — 1,684 voters
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George Orwell
PBS’s The Great American Read: List of America’s Top 100 Books
100 books — 2,378 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
The Great American Read - What They Missed
547 books — 573 voters
For a Little While by Rick Bass
Kirkus Starred Fiction -- March 2016 Releases
35 books — 4 voters

The Dying Earth by Jack Vance
Books You Wish More People Knew About
17,381 books — 10,355 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerY by Brian K. Vaughan
500 Essential Graphic Novels
939 books — 863 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFoundation by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,660 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank HerbertThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
S&L Top-100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Titles
1,704 books — 2,201 voters

The Call of the Wild by Jack LondonThe Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey ChaucerParadise Lost by John MiltonOliver Twist by Charles DickensOedipus Rex by Sophocles
Must Read Classics
1,858 books — 4,647 voters
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwanJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Republic of Love by Carol ShieldsPersuasion by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Best Love Stories
5,171 books — 9,632 voters

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisA Game of Thrones by George R.R. MartinMistborn by Brandon Sanderson
Best Fantasy Series, Trilogies, and Duologies
2,073 books — 11,674 voters
Watchmen by Alan MooreThe Sandman, Vol. 1 by Neil GaimanBatman by Frank MillerBone by Jeff Smith
Best Graphic Novels
3,450 books — 6,766 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Best Books Ever
76,069 books — 282,629 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerRomeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,474 books — 119,883 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonA Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Books that Make you Laugh
3,496 books — 5,004 voters
Harry Potter Audio Collection by J.K. RowlingThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Audio Narration
1,517 books — 1,049 voters

Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast by Bill RichardsonThe Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael RubensMr. Chickee's Funny Money by Christopher Paul CurtisMr. Chickee's Messy Mission by Christopher Paul Curtis
Best Humorous Books
4,317 books — 7,862 voters