Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Kari (29 Lists)



Blades in the Dark by John HarperIronsworn by Shawn TomkinFate Core System by Leonard BalseraApocalypse World by D. Vincent BakerMörk Borg by Pelle Nilsson
Roleplaying Games Worth Playing
281 books — 196 voters
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovPiranesi by Susanna ClarkeThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil GaimanOne Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García MárquezSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Magical Realism
439 books — 639 voters

Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghZero by Charles SeifeCryptonomicon by Neal StephensonThe Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Best Books About Mathematics
449 books — 667 voters
Economics by Ha-Joon ChangCapital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas PikettyGlobalization and its Discontents by Joseph E. StiglitzNudge by Richard H. ThalerDevelopment as Freedom by Amartya Sen
Best Popular Economics Books on Goodreads
202 books — 31 voters

The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. ChristensenBlue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim
Best on Consulting
127 books — 46 voters
Masters of Doom by David KushnerBlood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason SchreierStay Awhile and Listen by David L. CraddockStay Awhile and Listen by David L. CraddockDungeon Hacks by David L. Craddock
Books on Video Game History
173 books — 36 voters

R for Data Science by Hadley WickhamDoing Data Science by Cathy O'NeilDataclysm by Christian RudderThe Signal and the Noise by Nate SilverThe Elements of Statistical Learning by Trevor Hastie
Data Science - Learning About Data
133 books — 121 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSnow Crash by Neal StephensonMasters of Doom by David KushnerThe Diamond Age by Neal StephensonNeuromancer by William Gibson
Books for Gamers
377 books — 137 voters

Snow Crash by Neal StephensonCreativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullMasters of Doom by David KushnerThe Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. TufteReady Player One by Ernest Cline
50 Books for Everyone in the Game Industry
77 books — 50 voters
Masters of Doom by David KushnerNeuromancer by William GibsonEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardStay Awhile and Listen by David L. CraddockThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Books Game Designers Should Read
107 books — 117 voters

Masters of Doom by David KushnerBlood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason SchreierStay Awhile and Listen by David L. CraddockStay Awhile and Listen by David L. CraddockReality is Broken by Jane McGonigal
Non-Fiction Books About Video Games
224 books — 137 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
100 Mysteries and Thrillers to Read in a Lifetime: Readers' Picks
2,206 books — 4,464 voters

Economics by Ha-Joon ChangThe Roaring Nineties by Joseph E. StiglitzThe Undercover Economist by Tim HarfordGlobalization and its Discontents by Joseph E. StiglitzThe Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin
Best Economics Books
450 books — 519 voters
Liar's Poker by Michael LewisWhen Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinAusterity by Mark BlythThe Big Short by Michael LewisFreefall by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Understanding the Financial Crisis 2008
164 books — 250 voters

Animal Spirits by George A. AkerlofFreefall by Joseph E. Stiglitz
Keynesian & Heterodox Economics
35 books — 25 voters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFight Club by Chuck PalahniukGödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterSnow Crash by Neal StephensonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,807 books — 49,788 voters

Delivering Happiness by Tony HsiehThe Power of Habit by Charles DuhiggDrive by Daniel H. PinkWhat Would Google Do? by Jeff JarvisWho Am I? The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Actions and ... by Steven Reiss
Ubisoft Essentials
21 books — 5 voters
Getting Things Done by David AllenThe Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton M. ChristensenCreativity, Inc. by Ed CatmullThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanStart with Why by Simon Sinek
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time
471 books — 802 voters

The Code Book by Simon SinghBanana by Dan KoeppelFermat's Enigma by Simon Singh
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,825 books — 2,213 voters
Mass Effect by Drew Karpyshyn
Video Game Tie-In Novels & Comics
345 books — 326 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanFight Club by Chuck PalahniukDune by Frank Herbert
Books You Wish You Could Force All Your Friends to Read
1,784 books — 832 voters
American Gods by Neil GaimanQuicksilver by Neal StephensonThe Greatest Show on Earth by Richard Dawkins
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,835 books — 21,938 voters

Fast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserBanana by Dan KoeppelKitchen Confidential by Anthony BourdainA Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain
Food-Related Non-Fiction
1,226 books — 1,635 voters
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,505 books — 119,954 voters

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Best Children's Books
5,309 books — 6,705 voters
Reaper Man by Terry PratchettThe Color of Magic by Terry PratchettThe Light Fantastic by Terry PratchettNight Watch by Terry PratchettThe Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
The Best of Discworld!
90 books — 996 voters

Dune by Frank HerbertSnow Crash by Neal Stephenson1984 by George OrwellThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,664 voters
Jurassic Park by Michael CrichtonThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
The Book Was Better Than the Movie
1,561 books — 18,689 voters

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Top 100 New Classics
262 books — 417 voters