2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Celeste Layne (9 Lists)



The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom WolfeA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
City Life
315 books — 184 voters
The Mexico City Reader by Rubén GalloDown and Delirious in Mexico City by Daniel Hernandez
Mexico in Motion
24 books — 12 voters

Hotel Pastis by Peter Mayle
The Riviera
69 books — 22 voters
My Life in France by Julia ChildGarlic and Sapphires by Ruth ReichlIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanOn Food and Cooking by Harold McGeeThe Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey Steingarten
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,227 books — 1,636 voters

Writing About Architecture by Alexandra LangeHappy City by Charles MontgomerySmart Cities by Anthony M. TownsendWalkable City by Jeff Speck
NextCity.org Book Club (fiction and nonfiction)
27 books — 24 voters
Don't Make Me Think by Steve KrugThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanAbout Face 3 by Alan CooperEmotional Design by Donald A. Norman100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan M. Weinschenk
Must Read UX Books
50 books — 95 voters

Learning from Las Vegas by Robert VenturiThe City of To-morrow and Its Planning by Le CorbusierThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
Books in Architecture School (nonfiction)
32 books — 18 voters
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,122 books — 1,849 voters

The Piano Shop on the Left Bank by Thad Carhart
Books About Paris
712 books — 570 voters