2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Michael Malley (17 Lists)



Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeWe Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'TooleInventing Ireland by KiberdLand, Politics and Nationalism by Philip BullTender by Belinda McKeon
St. Patrick's Day reading
35 books — 8 voters
Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeBeyond the Melting Pot by Nathan Glazer
Black History Month
553 books — 492 voters

Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O'NeillMourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'NeillThe Hairy Ape by Eugene O'NeillThe Emperor Jones by Eugene O'NeillDesire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill
Best of Eugene O'Neill
100 books — 8 voters
The Joy Luck Club by Amy TanThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe House on Mango Street by Sandra CisnerosMiddlesex by Jeffrey EugenidesGive Me Shelter by Tony Bradman
Immigrant Experience Literature
1,008 books — 1,448 voters

The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-SmithStar of the Sea by Joseph O'ConnorThe Graves Are Walking by John KellyLife on a Famine Ship by Duncan CrosbieGrace by Paul Lynch
Irish Potato Famine, 1845-1850 - Fiction & Non-Fiction
82 books — 26 voters
Early Irish Myths and Sagas by AnonymousThe Immortal Irishman by Timothy EganThe Graves Are Walking by John KellyIreland by Thomas BartlettThe Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith
Irish Studies
110 books — 15 voters

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor DostoevskyGreat Expectations by Charles DickensAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
The Books People Lie About Having Read
49 books — 36 voters
Andrew Jackson by Robert V. ReminiAndrew Jackson by H.W. BrandsThe Life of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. ReminiToward the Setting Sun by Brian HicksThe Life of Andrew Jackson by Marquis James
American Presidents: Andrew Jackson (nonfiction)
72 books — 7 voters

JFK and the Unspeakable by James W. DouglassSaving Jackie K by L.D.C. FitzgeraldThe Killing of a President by Robert J. GrodenFive Days in November by Clint HillRace, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M Burke
JFK Conspiracy Books
53 books — 60 voters
Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkePresident Kennedy by Richard ReevesBrothers by David TalbotJFK and the Unspeakable by James W. Douglass
Best Books about JFK
76 books — 38 voters

The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys by Doris Kearns GoodwinBobby Kennedy by Larry TyeRace, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M Burke
Books About the Kennedy Family (Non-Fiction)
198 books — 153 voters
How Dogs Work by Raymond CoppingerChavs by Owen JonesRace, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeInventing Ireland by KiberdHillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Non-Fiction for Intelligent Readers
87 books — 59 voters

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceRace, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeThe Price of Whiteness by Eric L. GoldsteinBeyond the Melting Pot by Nathan GlazerInventing Ireland by Kiberd
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,060 voters
Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell HochschildHillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Books for Post-Election Understanding
198 books — 141 voters

Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeBeyond the Melting Pot by Nathan GlazerThe Price of Whiteness by Eric L. Goldstein
Social Justice: Books on Racism, Sexism, and Class
2,128 books — 1,535 voters
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi CoatesBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownAin't I a Woman by bell hooksMammy by Kimberly Gisele Wallace-San...The Price of Whiteness by Eric L. Goldstein
Books White People Need to Read
1,310 books — 1,561 voters

Race, Politics, and Irish America by Mary M BurkeWhy Sinéad O'Connor Matters by Allyson McCabeThe Death Census of Black ’47 by Liam KennedyMilk by Alice KinsellaBad Bridget by Leanne McCormick
Irish Interest 2023
140 books — 19 voters