2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Adrianne (24 Lists)



The Martian by Andy WeirSoviet Space Dogs by Olesya Turkina
Space Travels in Fiction & Nonfiction
47 books — 15 voters
Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe
Mesoamerica
134 books — 40 voters

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
10 Texas books every Texan should read
36 books — 17 voters
Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Travel Passionately with Inspiration
160 books — 35 voters

The Book Art of Richard Minsky by Richard Minsky
Books about artists' books
4 books — 3 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanLirael by Garth Nix
Best Fiction Books featuring Libraries, Archives and Museums
105 books — 70 voters

America's National Parks by Don ComptonAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Robert SabudaThe Little Mermaid by Robert SabudaBeetles by Matthew ReinhartThe Chronicles of Narnia Pop-up by Robert Sabuda
Best Pop-Up Books
65 books — 13 voters
Making Handmade Books by Alisa GoldenMore Making Books By Hand by Peter ThomasBookbinding by Kathy AbbottHeadbands by Jane GreenfieldJapanese Bookbinding by Kojiro Ikegami
Bookbinding
25 books — 5 voters

People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin SloanThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaA Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry Petroski
Books about Books and Libraries
824 books — 388 voters
The Arcanum by Janet GleesonShady Characters by Keith HoustonThe Archimedes Codex by Reviel NetzThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanRobbing the Bees by Holley Bishop
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,826 books — 2,214 voters

The Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Archimedes Codex by Reviel NetzSalt by Mark KurlanskyThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry PetroskiA Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
You Read a Book about What?
4,049 books — 2,110 voters
Perfume by Patrick SüskindThe Book of Lost Fragrances by M.J. Rose
Perfumista's Library Part 2 - Fictions
35 books — 31 voters

His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut by Dorothy Sharp Carter
Novels Set in Ancient Egypt
203 books — 312 voters
Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross KingA History of Illuminated Manuscripts by Christopher de HamelImage on the Edge by Michael Camille
The World History of Art
377 books — 137 voters

Sabriel by Garth NixThe Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinleyThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanRedwall by Brian JacquesDicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Young Adult Series Books published in the '80s & '90s
696 books — 576 voters
More Making Books By Hand by Peter ThomasMiniature Books by Anne C. BromerABC for Book Collectors by John CarterThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry PetroskiPeople of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Books on Books: Bookmaking, Biblioclasm, Bibliophilia
425 books — 361 voters

S. by J.J. AbramsThe Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif LarsenThe Tattooed Map by Barbara Hodgson
Books with Innovative Book Design / Structure
304 books — 549 voters
The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving StoneSacré Bleu by Christopher MooreThe Art Forger by Barbara A. ShapiroAngels & Demons by Dan BrownThe Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
Art & Artists in Fiction
930 books — 1,105 voters

Color by Victoria FinlayA Perfect Red by Amy Butler Greenfield
Best Books About Colors
87 books — 83 voters
The Compleat Meadmaker by Ken SchrammRobbing the Bees by Holley Bishop
The Bee-Loud Glade: Beeswax, Honey, Bees, Mead, Beekeeping, Apiarists, Apiology, and Apiculture
120 books — 54 voters

People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Biblioquest
16 books — 31 voters
A Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesThe Smithsonian Book of Books by Michael Olmert
Best Non-Fiction Books About Books and Reading
1,036 books — 529 voters

Salt by Mark KurlanskyThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry PetroskiThe Smithsonian Book of Books by Michael Olmert
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 336 voters
People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksThe Smithsonian Book of Books by Michael OlmertA Gentle Madness by Nicholas A. BasbanesThe Book on the Bookshelf by Henry PetroskiThe Floating Book by Michelle Lovric
Books about Books
1,384 books — 1,519 voters