Big Books of 2026
Genres

Cultures


Cultures Books

The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pachinko
Americanah
Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
The Joy Luck Club
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
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Lists

The Mote in God's Eye by Larry NivenThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeThe War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Best Aliens
425 books — 330 voters
History of Beauty by Umberto EcoWays of Seeing by John BergerBrunelleschi's Dome by Ross KingLeonardo da Vinci by Frank ZöllnerA History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel
The World History of Art
377 books — 137 voters

From Here to Eternity by Caitlin DoughtyCollapse by Jared DiamondThe World of the Shining Prince by Ivan Morris1491 by Charles C. MannCourtesans and Fishcakes by James Davidson
Learning About Cultures for SFF Writers
71 books — 6 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantWorld Religions by John BowkerYour Own, Sylvia by Stephanie HemphillHeart to Heart by Jan Greenberg
Arts & Humanities for the College Bound
29 books — 10 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,122 books — 1,849 voters
The Forager Chefs Club by Rita Mace WalstonAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Five Star Fiction-In My Opinion
431 books — 37 voters

Quotes Tagged “Cultures”

Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin
“ The ultimate pacifist with a gun! That’s my girl, always with surprises. ”
― Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin, Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures
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“ There is no wild culture; it is wild to have none. ”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov
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Videos Tagged “Cultures”

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Groups Tagged "Cultures"

Arts for life. A location for not only your book needs but also the creativity that lives inside you: music, da…more
3 members, last active 11 years ago
Sister Stories We read books about the lives and experiences of women around the world. This group has virtual …more
23 members, last active 3 years ago