Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Beth (9 Lists)



The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettShepherds Abiding by Jan KaronTo Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNealThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanStill Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen
Five Star Reads
206 books — 25 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Best Books Ever
76,069 books — 282,631 voters

The Bridesmaid by Ruth RendellFrom Doon With Death by Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine Complete Novels
73 books — 30 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónIn the Woods by Tana FrenchThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,547 voters

Soulful Simplicity by Courtney CarverA Year with C. S. Lewis by C.S. LewisLiturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison WarrenIntegrity by Stephen L. CarterWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Inspirational Motivational Challenging
51 books — 71 voters
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomGreat Expectations by Charles DickensA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'EngleThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenMatilda by Roald Dahl
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,474 books — 119,885 voters

Possession by A.S. ByattBarchester Towers by Anthony TrollopeThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
The Guardian's "1000 Novels Everyone Must Read"
1,016 books — 594 voters
What Is the What by Dave EggersThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,937 voters

What Is the What by Dave EggersThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Best Books of the Decade: 2000s
7,189 books — 28,380 voters