Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Giuseppe Ghazal (17 Lists)



The Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirFeminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickLucky by Alice SeboldThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
4,091 books — 1,493 voters
12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonLong Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaThe Second Sex by Simone de BeauvoirMere Christianity by C.S. LewisHillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
I Had No Idea This Book Would Be So Good
8,255 books — 3,091 voters

So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon RonsonNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerHallucinations by Oliver SacksOn Writing by Stephen King
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,039 books — 2,033 voters
Nudge by Richard H. ThalerA Room of One’s Own by Virginia WoolfInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannHolidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Books That Kept You Up At Night
6,714 books — 1,747 voters

The Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranNight by Elie WieselThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy EganTao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
Books that scored a five by me
9,434 books — 2,366 voters
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliMere Christianity by C.S. LewisHolidays on Ice by David SedarisHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
11,273 books — 7,565 voters

We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi CoatesMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtI Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora EphronThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,468 books — 119,846 voters
Nothing to Envy by Barbara DemickHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtThe Year of Magical Thinking by Joan DidionInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Books To Gift
10,035 books — 2,981 voters

At Home by Bill BrysonThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. PetersonHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Re-Readable
7,650 books — 2,337 voters
I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora EphronA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingNight by Elie WieselNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickHallucinations by Oliver Sacks
Books I Will Never Ever Forget (YA Fiction and Everything)
7,572 books — 2,228 voters

Five Days at Memorial by Sheri FinkThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleOn Writing by Stephen KingA New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
I Picked It Up Because of the Title
7,923 books — 2,077 voters
Five Days at Memorial by Sheri FinkThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanThe Wordy Shipmates by Sarah VowellThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The Best of the Best
7,549 books — 2,423 voters

Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooksMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John BerendtBeyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige HillThe Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
Couldn't Put The Book Down
16,766 books — 16,567 voters
Hallucinations by Oliver SacksNight by Elie WieselThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleNot My Father's Son by Alan CummingThe Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
100 Books to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
15,162 books — 17,422 voters

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson MandelaUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleAt Home by Bill BrysonIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Totally Amazing Books That Should Be Read By Everybody!
2,626 books — 1,120 voters