Big Books of 2026

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Age of Ambition by Evan OsnosThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyThirteen Days in September by Lawrence Wright
The Economist - Books of the Year, 2014
53 books — 37 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen1984 by George OrwellThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1,321 books — 5,840 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,789 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

1984 by George OrwellTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeWar and Peace by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Best Books for Smart People
716 books — 143 voters
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert CamusGenesis by Eduardo GaleanoThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirMemories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. JungMy Last Sigh by Luis Buñuel
Counterpunch 100 Best Non-Fiction Books (in Translation) of the 20th Century … and Beyond (Part One)
144 books — 22 voters

Superintelligence by Nick BostromHUMAN ENHANCEMENT PAPER by Julian SavulescuReasons and Persons by Derek ParfitGlobal Catastrophic Risks by Nick BostromEquality and Partiality by Thomas Nagel
Prospect Magazine's 2014 World Thinkers
76 books — 8 voters