Big Books of 2026

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienWhispers from the Woods by Sandra KynesUprooted by Naomi NovikThe Green Man by Ellen Datlow
Forests in Myth, Folklore and Fairy tales
180 books — 91 voters
Beowulf by UnknownThe Odyssey by HomerThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Iliad by HomerAesop’s Fables by Aesop
Mythology/Folklore
600 books — 203 voters

Argonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronisław MalinowskiThe Nuer by E.E. Evans-PritchardThe Interpretation of Cultures by Clifford GeertzWitchcraft, Oracles, and Magic Among the Azande by E.E. Evans-PritchardComing of Age in Samoa by Margaret Mead
Anthropology Great Books (Now Includes Books That Are Just OK)
80 books — 28 voters
In Search of Respect by Philippe BourgoisThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanLiquidated by Karen HoArgonauts of the Western Pacific by Bronisław MalinowskiNisa by Marjorie Shostak
Good Ethnography
140 books — 101 voters

Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond1491 by Charles C. MannCollapse by Jared DiamondA Primate's Memoir by Robert M. SapolskyKon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Best Popular Anthropology Books
359 books — 270 voters