Big Books of 2026

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1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Best Books To Frame Thinking
1,296 books — 1,426 voters
Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt ScamanderOthello by William ShakespeareGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Seeing Red
2,186 books — 462 voters

Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyTess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Road by Cormac McCarthy
Masters Of Misery
407 books — 99 voters
John Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Best American History Books
2,138 books — 2,505 voters

1984 by George OrwellIndustrial Society and Its Future by Theodore John KaczynskiTechnological Slavery by Theodore John KaczynskiThe Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinAnti-Tech Revolution by Theodore John Kaczynski
Books that tell you what REALLY is going on!
616 books — 200 voters
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi KleinA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn1984 by George OrwellThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxManufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman
Best Left-Texts
667 books — 360 voters

Journey to the West by Biao WangThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyMythologies by Roland Barthes
For Culture Watchers
203 books — 101 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,760 books — 120,825 voters

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisMere Christianity by C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters by C.S. LewisThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
Recommended Books (Besides the Bible) Written by Christian Authors
4,326 books — 3,521 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondOutliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,239 books — 8,069 voters

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklOn the Shortness of Life by SenecaMeditations by Marcus AureliusThe One Thing by Gary KellerThe Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande
Books Mentioned in Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferris
114 books — 15 voters
Cosmos by Carl SaganSurely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard P. Feynman1984 by George OrwellA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter
A Nerd's Guide to Reading
254 books — 75 voters


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