2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Preston (19 Lists)



The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffreyI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe End of All Things by John ScalziThe Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons
Best Science Fiction Ever Written.
1,800 books — 3,972 voters
The Rise of Endymion by Dan SimmonsThe Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffreyThe End of All Things by John ScalziI, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Best Intro to Science Fiction for Young Readers
1,388 books — 1,639 voters

I, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Rise of Endymion by Dan SimmonsThe Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffreyThe End of All Things by John Scalzi
Kindle Unlimited Fantasy and Science Fiction Favorites
3,464 books — 2,562 voters
The End of All Things by John ScalziI, Robot by Isaac AsimovThe Rise of Endymion by Dan SimmonsThe Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
3,947 books — 5,019 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouHunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinFun Home by Alison BechdelFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittGetting Things Done by David Allen
I Wish I Could Read it Again for the First Time
11,201 books — 7,333 voters
An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver SacksJohn Adams by David McCulloughFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittMissoula by Jon KrakauerBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche
Books That Kept You Up At Night
6,715 books — 1,752 voters

The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane AckermanA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisWe Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouMaus II by Art Spiegelman
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,463 books — 14,678 voters
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōNudge by Richard H. ThalerFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittMusicophilia by Oliver SacksThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
Thought Provoking
2,864 books — 1,488 voters

Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
Life Transformation Books
3,570 books — 2,220 voters
Musicophilia by Oliver SacksThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadThe Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Audacity of Hope by Barack ObamaI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Books You Would Recommend to Strangers
12,418 books — 7,927 voters

NurtureShock by Po BronsonFun Home by Alison Bechdel84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffMissoula by Jon KrakauerMusicophilia by Oliver Sacks
Best for Book Clubs
14,624 books — 18,465 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England by Ian MortimerThe Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama84, Charing Cross Road by Helene HanffI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Books That I Could Read Over and Over Again
7,316 books — 1,684 voters

John Adams by David McCulloughFun Home by Alison BechdelFrom Here to Eternity by Caitlin DoughtyThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadThe Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
All-Time Awesome Books
11,895 books — 7,622 voters
NurtureShock by Po BronsonThe Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne SeierstadFun Home by Alison BechdelHunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie BrownsteinThe Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
Recommended Nonfiction Books
3,959 books — 1,874 voters

Fierce Love by Susan ScottFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanFrom Here to Eternity by Caitlin DoughtyBrown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Books That Could Change Your Life
2,882 books — 1,570 voters
The Power of Myth by Joseph CampbellThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonA Grief Observed by C.S. LewisJohn Adams by David McCullough1776 by David McCullough
Totally Amazing Books That Should Be Read By Everybody!
2,628 books — 1,123 voters

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie KondōGulp by Mary RoachBeyond Good and Evil by Friedrich NietzscheMaus II by Art Spiegelman#Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso
BEST BOOKS EVER!
7,050 books — 1,380 voters
1776 by David McCulloughThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanMaus II by Art SpiegelmanThe Geography of Bliss by Eric WeinerNothing to Envy by Barbara Demick
Hardest Book to Put Down
7,925 books — 2,372 voters

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou#Girlboss by Sophia AmorusoFun Home by Alison BechdelWe Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesMissoula by Jon Krakauer
Winter Reads
10,115 books — 2,763 voters