2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Anthony Beals (8 Lists)



Valley of the Scarecrow by Gord Rollo
Scary Scarecrows!
29 books — 24 voters
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellCathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso FalconesThe Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
463 books — 420 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Last Kingdom by Bernard CornwellThe Pale Horseman by Bernard Cornwell
Best Historical Fiction Set in UK and Ireland
1,356 books — 1,586 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Traveling Vicariously
2,122 books — 1,849 voters

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettWorld Without End by Ken FollettThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryFall of Giants by Ken Follett
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,518 books — 2,757 voters
True North by Jim HarrisonReturning to Earth by Jim Harrison
Best Books Set in the "M" States.
145 books — 86 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Best Books with Rural Settings
1,137 books — 1,017 voters
True North by Jim HarrisonThe Farmer's Daughter by Jim HarrisonThe English Major by Jim HarrisonReturning to Earth by Jim HarrisonThe Road Home by Jim Harrison
Books Set in Michigan
590 books — 260 voters