2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Jenna (18 Lists)



Hell Bent by Leigh BardugoA Day of Fallen Night by Samantha ShannonThe Stolen Heir by Holly BlackIn the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2023
468 books — 1,083 voters
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasDark Lover by J.R. WardLover Eternal by J.R. Ward
NEW ADULT fantasy & paranormal romance
1,279 books — 1,811 voters

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidCirce by Madeline MillerThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. SchwabThe Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
2021: What the Over-35s Are Reading
2,537 books — 163 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterBonk by Mary RoachThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
You Read a Book about What?
4,046 books — 2,107 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
3,410 books — 6,023 voters
The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best True Crime
1,329 books — 1,886 voters

Gulp by Mary RoachKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainSalt by Mark KurlanskyA Cook's Tour by Anthony BourdainMedium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,227 books — 1,636 voters
The Martian by Andy WeirBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahSleeping Giants by Sylvain NeuvelMilkman by Anna Burns
Better audiobooks than print
79 books — 92 voters

The Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumPacking for Mars by Mary RoachThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterSpice by Jack TurnerThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 336 voters

Packing for Mars by Mary RoachThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanGrunt by Mary Roach
99% Invisible books (nonfiction)
104 books — 20 voters
A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia McAlesterThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Traditional Architecture (nonfiction)
153 books — 53 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe City of Falling Angels by John Berendt
Architecture in Fiction
77 books — 70 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Best Narrative Non-Fiction
163 books — 35 voters

Blood Work by Holly TuckerThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumPacking for Mars by Mary Roach
Science Books That Are So Exciting They Read Like Genre Fiction
35 books — 16 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonIsaac's Storm by Erik Larson
Best Narrative History/Non-fiction with a historical focus
197 books — 130 voters

Stiff by Mary RoachBonk by Mary RoachBlood Work by Holly TuckerThe Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonSpitting Blood by Helen Bynum
Medical Microhistories
96 books — 88 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah BlumThe Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,826 books — 2,215 voters