Big Books of 2026

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



The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieRich and Pretty by Rumaan AlamGiovanni’s Room by James BaldwinJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Times 30 Books to Read Before You're 30
30 books — 10 voters

The Illustrated Man by Ray BradburySmoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Collections of Short Stories
2,894 books — 2,039 voters
The Story of Jane by Laura KaplanStraight by Hanne Blank
Women's History Written By Women
974 books — 191 voters

Naked by David SedarisMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisBarrel Fever by David Sedaris
Best LGBT Humor
464 books — 487 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael ChabonMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAt Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'NeillMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best LGBTQIA literature
1,761 books — 2,168 voters

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,787 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

The Ancestor's Tale by Richard DawkinsThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,042 books — 2,038 voters
At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill
Most Depressing Book of All Time
1,241 books — 3,908 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MooreMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Best Humorous Books
4,328 books — 7,876 voters
And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Commitment by Dan SavageSkipping Towards Gomorrah by Dan Savage
Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Non-Fiction
819 books — 477 voters

American Gods by Neil GaimanGood Omens by Terry PratchettThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsLamb by Christopher MooreChoke by Chuck Palahniuk
Books I Am Going to Hell For Reading
380 books — 412 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsGood Omens by Terry PratchettLamb by Christopher MoorePossible Side Effects by Augusten BurroughsLullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Books that Make you Laugh
3,505 books — 5,016 voters

Good Omens by Terry PratchettAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanLullaby by Chuck PalahniukLamb by Christopher MooreAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Best Dark Humor
729 books — 1,631 voters
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk
Best Chuck Palahniuk Books
24 books — 382 voters

Middlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerThe Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,941 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettMiddlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Best Books Ever
76,073 books — 282,799 voters

The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Best Humor Writing
841 books — 830 voters