Big Books of 2026

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Salt by Mark KurlanskyCod by Mark KurlanskyThe Botany of Desire by Michael PollanAn Edible History of Humanity by Tom StandageFour Fish by Paul Greenberg
Food & Drink Histories (nonfiction)
193 books — 42 voters
A Planet of Viruses by Carl ZimmerParasite Rex by Carl ZimmerThe Lives of a Cell by Lewis ThomasThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff
9th Grade Bio Book List
42 books — 3 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
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanThis Changes Everything by Naomi KleinSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonCradle to Cradle by William McDonough
Best Sustainability Nonfiction
401 books — 295 voters

The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGenome by Matt RidleyThe Violinist's Thumb by Sam KeanThe Double Helix by James D. WatsonThe Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Genetics for Non-Scientists
63 books — 53 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?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters