Big Books of 2026

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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Help by Kathryn StockettA Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Recommended Historical Fiction
3,673 books — 3,604 voters
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Best Historical Fiction
7,440 books — 25,628 voters

The Two Week Traveller by Matthew LightfootSnapshots by Matthew LightfootGhost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul TherouxVagabonds in France by Michael A. BarryPalate Passport by Neha Khullar
Adventure Travel & Exploration In Multiple Continents
74 books — 38 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
A WWII Reading List
719 books — 380 voters

The Holy Bible by Anonymousالقرآن الكريم by AnonymousThe Republic by PlatoThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin1984 by George Orwell
The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written
232 books — 352 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreHuế 1968 by Mark BowdenThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,010 books — 465 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
682 books — 497 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenShantaram by Gregory David RobertsThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Best Location-Based and History-Based Books to Read While Traveling
1,070 books — 504 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Prince by Niccolò MachiavelliThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxThe Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Most influential books under 100 pages
251 books — 923 voters

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythThe Bourne Identity by Robert LudlumThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Espionage
990 books — 1,025 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootSalt by Mark KurlanskyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,114 voters


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