2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Narrative History


Narrative History Books

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
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