Big Books of 2026

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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinLilith's Brood by Octavia E. ButlerParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerKindred by Octavia E. Butler
Feminist Science Fiction Books
239 books — 411 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Popular Science Books Written By Women
181 books — 71 voters

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison WeirWomen's Work by Elizabeth Wayland BarberCleopatra by Stacy SchiffSex with Kings by Eleanor HermanShe-Wolves by Helen Castor
Women's History Written By Women
974 books — 191 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOutliers by Malcolm GladwellBlink by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Radiolab Suggested Readings
180 books — 240 voters

Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonBreasts by Florence WilliamsExplaining "Unexplained Illnesses" by Martin L. PallSlow Death by Rubber Duck by Rick SmithPlastic-Free by Beth Terry
Environmental Health
152 books — 80 voters
Dark Matter by Blake CrouchHis Dark Materials by Philip PullmanCoraline by Neil GaimanSo Below by Julie ManninoAs Above by Julie Mannino
Parallel Universes
302 books — 182 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeBonk by Mary RoachGulp by Mary Roach
Modern Medical Science (nonfiction)
250 books — 119 voters
Silent Spring by Rachel CarsonWatership Down by Richard AdamsThe Carbon Almanac by The Carbon Almanac NetworkThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThe New Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency by John Seymour
Eco books for a better world
143 books — 43 voters

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanFood and Culture by Carole CounihanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageFood Politics by Marion Nestle
Global Citizenship: Food
68 books — 16 voters
The Botany of Desire by Michael PollanSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonTomatoland by Barry EstabrookThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThis Changes Everything by Naomi Klein
Urban Environmental Educator Collective Library
139 books — 39 voters

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis1984 by George OrwellLord of the Flies by William GoldingA Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboA Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Most Disturbing Books Ever Written
3,191 books — 11,288 voters
Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran FoerThe China Study by T. Colin CampbellAnimal Liberation by Peter SingerBecoming Vegan by Brenda DavisWhy We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy
Books for Vegans, Vegetarians, and those interested in Animal Rights
483 books — 529 voters


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