Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Thomas (12 Lists)



Salt by Mark KurlanskyA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe World Without Us by Alan WeismanBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters
The World Without Us by Alan WeismanThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,837 books — 3,600 voters

The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeLord of the Flies by William GoldingCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,545 books — 120,070 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Color Purple by Alice WalkerThere are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,127 books — 1,534 voters

Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best 21st Century Non-Fiction
1,990 books — 1,282 voters
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter WohllebenUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerWhere Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
1,207 books — 952 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Books White People Need to Read
1,306 books — 1,560 voters
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownBlack Elk Speaks by John G. NeihardtThe Heart of Everything That Is by Bob Drury
Native American Biography (nonfiction)
430 books — 122 voters

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters
The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas PrestonKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
Thought Provoking
2,863 books — 1,486 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt
Best American History Books
2,122 books — 2,492 voters
Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickSapiens by Yuval Noah HarariBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,735 voters