2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Jan (8 Lists)



Into Thin Air by Jon KrakauerTouching the Void by Joe SimpsonAnnapurna, First Conquest of an 8000-Meter Peak by Maurice HerzogKilimanjaro and Beyond by Barry FinlayThe Climb by Anatoli Boukreev
Climbing and Mountaineering
215 books — 170 voters
Rock Climbing Anchors by Craig LuebbenMountaineering by The Mountaineers ClubSelf-Coached Climber by Dan HagueTraining for Climbing by Eric J. Horst1001 Climbing Tips by Andy Kirkpatrick
Best Instructional Climbing Books
7 books — 6 voters

The STREAM TONE by T. GillingReality is Broken by Jane McGonigalCode by Charles PetzoldThe Invisible Game by Zoltan AndrejkovicsThe Information by James Gleick
Geeky/Techy Books
36 books — 38 voters
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

Matilda by Roald DahlHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingArtemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Books With Nerdy, Geeky, or Genius Heroes and Heroines
1,145 books — 1,046 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Martian by Andy WeirSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDaemon by Leinad Zeraus
Required Reading - Geek Culture
84 books — 82 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardDune by Frank Herbert1984 by George OrwellFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous Huxley
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,331 books — 24,664 voters
Ready Player One by Ernest ClineThe Martian by Andy WeirOld Man's War by John ScalziThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
Best Science Fiction of the 21st Century
1,207 books — 8,948 voters