Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Carletta Gorczynski (17 Lists)



Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtWhy I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-LodgeA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonBringing Up Bébé by Pamela Druckerman
Must Read Books- Different Genres
13,723 books — 9,950 voters
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshEveryday Sexism by Laura BatesFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonI'm Still Here by Austin Channing BrownEnlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
Books that scored a five by me
9,434 books — 2,367 voters

Lost Connections by Johann Hari
Books That Kept You Up At Night
6,714 books — 1,750 voters
The Body by Bill BrysonEnlightenment Now by Steven PinkerBecause Internet by Gretchen McCullochWomen Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence GivenA Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Inspiring Books
4,680 books — 3,351 voters

How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. AdlerHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshGod Is Not Great by Christopher HitchensMade to Stick by Chip HeathGut by Giulia Enders
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,923 books — 2,079 voters
Greenlights by Matthew McConaugheyFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittWhy Nations Fail by Daron AcemoğluEnlightenment Now by Steven PinkerQuantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1 by Kenneth Schmitt
Books That Have Made An Impression
3,903 books — 2,007 voters

Bringing Up Bébé by Pamela DruckermanEndurance by Alfred LansingWeird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen CampbellThe Body by Bill BrysonBeing Mortal by Atul Gawande
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
11,305 books — 10,106 voters
1776 by David McCulloughWhat the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm GladwellEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussPrisoners of Geography by Tim MarshallWhy Nations Fail by Daron Acemoğlu
What's the Book You Can't Wait to Read This Summer?
13,844 books — 14,628 voters

I'm Still Here by Austin Channing BrownA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven PinkerThe Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Must Reads - My Version
6,477 books — 1,305 voters
Brain on Fire by Susannah CahalanGut by Giulia EndersGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenAmerican Sniper by Chris Kyle
Life Transformation Books
3,566 books — 2,213 voters

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshNotorious RBG by Irin CarmonFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonBroken by Jenny Lawson
Inspiring Books For All Ages
2,632 books — 1,390 voters
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonAn Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizHood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
You're Crazy if You Haven't Read This Yet
3,539 books — 2,245 voters

The Romanov Sisters by Helen RappaportGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondEveryday Sexism by Laura BatesThree Women by Lisa Taddeo
Best for Book Clubs
14,546 books — 18,397 voters
Broken by Jenny LawsonDare to Lead by Brené BrownFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Books You Could Not Put Down
11,260 books — 7,492 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonBeing Mortal by Atul GawandeBecause Internet by Gretchen McCullochFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Books That Made An Impact On My Life
2,551 books — 1,283 voters
Collapse by Jared DiamondGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Anthropocene Reviewed by John GreenMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtHood Feminism by Mikki Kendall
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,921 books — 2,368 voters

Gut by Giulia EndersThe Gift of Fear by Gavin de BeckerThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Re-Readable
7,650 books — 2,339 voters