2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Spenser (18 Lists)



A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,026 books — 3,940 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best History Books
3,709 books — 3,744 voters

The Wilderness Warrior by Douglas BrinkleyWinter World by Bernd HeinrichMy First Summer in the Sierra by John MuirSilent Spring by Rachel CarsonA River Runs Through It, and Other Stories by Norman Maclean
Best Nature Books
1,156 books — 781 voters
Pukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteMerle's Door by Ted KerasoteA Wolf Called Romeo by Nick JansA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Top Dog Reads
658 books — 669 voters

Merle's Door by Ted KerasotePukka's Promise by Ted KerasoteA Big Little Life by Dean Koontz
Great "Dog" Books
1,338 books — 1,933 voters
A Wolf Called Romeo by Nick Jans
The dog dies...a cautionary list.
362 books — 247 voters

Ultramarathon Man by Dean Karnazes50/50 by Dean KarnazesWhy We Run by Bernd HeinrichFeet in the Clouds by Richard AskwithRunning with the Pack by Mark Rowlands
Best Running (non-instructional) Books
227 books — 553 voters
John Adams by David McCullough
Best American History Books
2,126 books — 2,498 voters

Brilliant Orange by David Winner
Best Football (Soccer) Books
514 books — 385 voters
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
85 books — 343 voters

John Adams by David McCullough
Best Books of the 21st Century
9,828 books — 21,989 voters
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
Best Philip Roth Books
32 books — 104 voters

Open by Andre Agassi
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Appalachian Trail Books
84 books — 184 voters

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Nobel Laureates
659 books — 566 voters
The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
Best Historical Fiction
7,433 books — 25,609 voters

The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best Feminist Fiction
1,500 books — 2,674 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Best Books of the 20th Century
7,899 books — 49,787 voters