Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by An Tri (16 Lists)



Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan DidionSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoThe Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacintyreThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. JacobsDead Mountain by Donnie Eichar
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,573 books — 2,245 voters
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonWhat If? by Randall MunroeBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererScrappy Little Nobody by Anna KendrickModern Romance by Aziz Ansari
Best ebooks
7,327 books — 2,150 voters

They Called Us Enemy by George TakeiCan't Hurt Me by David GogginsThe Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan HolidayDrive by Daniel H. PinkMediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
Winter Reads
10,115 books — 2,757 voters
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun BythellInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Life Transformation Books
3,576 books — 2,236 voters

Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsMediocre by Ijeoma OluoEvicted by Matthew Desmond
Books That Have Made An Impression
3,934 books — 2,033 voters
Drive by Daniel H. PinkAtomic Habits by James ClearThe Righteous Mind by Jonathan HaidtZealot by Reza AslanDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Books that scored a five by me
9,429 books — 2,368 voters

What If? by Randall MunroeA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceThey Called Us Enemy by George TakeiMediocre by Ijeoma OluoBetter Than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Inspiring Books
4,703 books — 3,418 voters
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David SedarisThe Elegant Universe by Brian GreeneWhite Trash by Nancy IsenbergA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceGrit by Angela Duckworth
Smart Summer Reads
12,919 books — 10,812 voters

Can't Hurt Me by David GogginsThe Five by Hallie RubenholdWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluRunning with Scissors by Augusten BurroughsSlouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion
Unforgettables
11,844 books — 7,579 voters
The Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfMaid by Stephanie LandAtomic Habits by James ClearTao Te Ching by Lao TzuQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Books you have read more than one time
12,756 books — 7,938 voters

What If? by Randall MunroeA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfSo You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma OluoThe Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
Recommended Nonfiction Books
3,966 books — 1,879 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Beauty Myth by Naomi WolfCan't Hurt Me by David GogginsA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,460 books — 7,497 voters

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny LawsonThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Origin of Species by Charles DarwinThe Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,975 books — 16,689 voters
The Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall KimmererNever Split the Difference by Chris VossDead Mountain by Donnie EicharThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,758 books — 120,824 voters

Cultish by Amanda MontellCan't Hurt Me by David GogginsModern Romance by Aziz AnsariAtomic Habits by James ClearEvicted by Matthew Desmond
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,071 books — 2,066 voters
What If? by Randall MunroeModern Romance by Aziz AnsariThe Five by Hallie RubenholdDrive by Daniel H. PinkThe Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
Books That You Will Never Forget
3,153 books — 1,223 voters