Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by ester (53 Lists)



Bossypants by Tina Fey
Funny Memoir/Autobiography
455 books — 741 voters
The Fermata by Nicholson BakerTipping the Velvet by Sarah WatersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Books On Sex That Don't Suck
35 books — 39 voters

Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe City We Became by N.K. JemisinWriters & Lovers by Lily KingThe Searcher by Tana FrenchThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
Goodreads Picks for Tournament of Books 2021
123 books — 212 voters
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Excellent Space Opera
1,016 books — 3,642 voters

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E.L. KonigsburgUp from Jericho Tel by E.L. Konigsburg
Best of E.L. Konigsburg
34 books — 5 voters
Normal People by Sally RooneyBecoming by Michelle ObamaThe Dutch House by Ann PatchettTrick Mirror by Jia Tolentino
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2019
100 books — 43 voters

The Dutch House by Ann PatchettThe Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
Best Books of 2019
1,389 books — 1,961 voters
The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenA God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson
Best Literary Sci-Fi & Fantasy: 2015-2020
47 books — 25 voters

Educated by Tara WestoverBecoming by Michelle ObamaLittle Fires Everywhere by Celeste NgCirce by Madeline Miller
What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2019
916 books — 118 voters
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonDeath at La Fenice by Donna Leon
Best Detective/Mystery Series
2,206 books — 2,294 voters

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersMurder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. SayersThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieGaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Importance of NOT Being Earnest: Humorous Mystery Fiction
753 books — 474 voters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersThe Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog by Elizabeth Peters
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
945 books — 1,197 voters

Cloud Atlas by David MitchellHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna ClarkeBel Canto by Ann PatchettWolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters
Bury Your Dead by Louise PennyFaithful Place by Tana FrenchThe Beautiful Mystery by Louise PennyBroken Harbour by Tana French
Best Mysteries from the 2010s
606 books — 555 voters

A Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Causes of Ugly Crying
1,403 books — 3,926 voters
In the Woods by Tana FrenchBroken Harbour by Tana FrenchStrong Poison by Dorothy L. SayersGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersFingersmith by Sarah Waters
Best Female Crime/Mystery/Thriller Writers
1,296 books — 730 voters

Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersIn the Woods by Tana FrenchCase Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe Likeness by Tana FrenchAlias Grace by Margaret Atwood
Best Literary Mysteries
2,551 books — 4,594 voters
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Anticipated 2016 Literary Fiction
329 books — 700 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
Contemporary British Novels
507 books — 431 voters
Lila by Marilynne RobinsonAn Untamed State by Roxane GayLena Finkle's Magic Barrel by Anya UlinichThe Secret Place by Tana FrenchSome Luck by Jane Smiley
2015 Tournament of Books Long List
72 books — 158 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters
The Glass Castle by Jeannette WallsAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Favorite Memoirs/Autobiographies
2,098 books — 1,948 voters

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainThe Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Male Friendship (please, no fantasy)
106 books — 38 voters
The Age of Innocence by Edith WhartonThe House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Tales of New York City
1,508 books — 1,218 voters

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Books that Made You Cry!
3,358 books — 7,918 voters
On Writing by Stephen KingAngela’s Ashes by Frank McCourtBoy by Roald DahlThe Liars' Club by Mary Karr
Biography and Memoirs that are BETTER than Fiction
2,435 books — 2,956 voters

The Children of Men by P.D. JamesHigh Fidelity by Nick HornbyThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
The MOVIE was BETTER than the BOOK
1,134 books — 10,102 voters
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom RobbinsI Like You by Amy SedarisA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,874 voters


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