Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Arden (11 Lists)



Last Child in the Woods by Richard LouvStudying Wisconsin by Martha BerglandMiracle Under the Oaks by William K. StevensBringing Nature Home by Douglas W. TallamyThe Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program
51 books — 3 voters
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseThe Glass Palace by Amitav GhoshThe Rice Mother by Rani ManickaA Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
Best South Asian Fiction
734 books — 1,894 voters

Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiThe Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot DíazA Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Non-American books that every American should read
695 books — 495 voters
A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,685 books — 16,397 voters

Coming Out Straight by Richard Cohen
Dealbreakers: If You Like This Book, We Won't Get Along
2,028 books — 5,323 voters
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Essential Non-Fiction Reading Re: Human Rights
622 books — 417 voters

Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg
Women and Mental Illness (fiction and nonfiction)
1,154 books — 2,271 voters
Olive Trees and Honey by Gil Marks
Best Ethnic Cookbooks
317 books — 144 voters

Disgrace by J.M. CoetzeeTuesdays with Morrie by Mitch AlbomThe Deep End of the Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Disappointing Books
2,735 books — 4,605 voters
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Wild Trees by Richard Preston
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,414 voters

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,876 voters