2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kent Donlan (10 Lists)



Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Lost City of Z by David GrannCleopatra by Stacy Schiff
favorite non-fiction
2,796 books — 1,157 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightDreams from My Father by Barack ObamaMarley and Me by John GroganThe 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Most inspiring Nonfiction
2,649 books — 1,347 voters

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm XAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe 48 Laws of Power by Robert GreeneA Child Called "It" by Dave PelzerAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Best Unappreciated Books
4,356 books — 2,202 voters
The Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverGoing Clear by Lawrence WrightAre You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea by Chelsea HandlerOn Writing by Stephen KingThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Life Transformation Books
3,565 books — 2,219 voters

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitCinderella Ate My Daughter by Peggy OrensteinThe Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian MortimerA Mother's Reckoning by Sue KleboldDavid and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,107 voters
David and Goliath by Malcolm GladwellFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve BrusatteThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Totally Amazing Books That Should Be Read By Everybody!
2,628 books — 1,123 voters

Furiously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Zookeeper's Wife by Diane AckermanEscape from Camp 14 by Blaine HardenThe Know-It-All by A.J. JacobsMen Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
Books Every Human Being Should Read
2,990 books — 2,009 voters
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Romanov Sisters by Helen RappaportTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,047 books — 2,043 voters

The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian GreeneAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique BaubyOrange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman
Thought Provoking
2,861 books — 1,481 voters
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique BaubyIn Defense of Food by Michael PollanCleopatra by Stacy Schiff
The Last 10 Nonfiction Books I Read
2,991 books — 1,156 voters