Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Tim Lee (16 Lists)



John Adams by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinLincoln by David Herbert DonaldTruman by David McCulloughThe Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
467 books — 524 voters
The Right Stuff by Tom WolfeThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonFreakonomics by Steven D. Levitt
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

The Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
85 books — 343 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonAnd Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieAngels & Demons by Dan BrownRebecca by Daphne du MaurierThe Godfather by Mario Puzo
Best Crime & Mystery Books
7,306 books — 15,550 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythRed Sparrow by Jason MatthewsThe Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThunderstruck by Erik LarsonIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonAmerican Brutus by Michael W. KauffmanDestiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
Best True Crime History Books (nonfiction)
366 books — 237 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Man from the Train by Bill JamesThunderstruck by Erik Larson
Murderino Book List
16 books — 18 voters
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonA Time to Kill by John GrishamThe Firm by Robin WaterfieldThe Lincoln Lawyer by Michael ConnellyThe Pelican Brief by John Grisham
Legal Thrillers
288 books — 425 voters

Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac by Ken JenningsBrainiac by Ken Jennings
Favorite Trivia Books
157 books — 28 voters
The Office by Andy GreeneBag Man by Rachel Maddow
History Published in Year: 2020
441 books — 90 voters

The Book of Basketball by Bill SimmonsThe Breaks of the Game by David HalberstamA Season on the Brink by John FeinsteinLoose Balls by Terry PlutoThe Last Shot by Darcy Frey
Tales from the Hardwood
279 books — 158 voters
Friday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerThe Blind Side by Michael LewisWhen Pride Still Mattered by David MaranissPaper Lion by George PlimptonSemi-Tough by Dan Jenkins
Best (American) Football Books
229 books — 178 voters

Moneyball by Michael LewisFriday Night Lights by H.G. BissingerSeabiscuit by Laura HillenbrandThe Blind Side by Michael LewisBall Four by Jim Bouton
Top reads for sports fans
955 books — 769 voters
The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract by Bill JamesMoneyball by Michael LewisBall Four by Jim BoutonThe Boys of Summer by Roger KahnShoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters

Veeck As In Wreck by Bill VeeckNine Innings by Daniel OkrentThe Glory of Their Times by Lawrence S. RitterThe Boys of Summer by Roger KahnTy Cobb by Charles Leerhsen
Ten Best Books on America's Pastime
56 books — 22 voters
The Natural by Bernard MalamudShoeless Joe by W.P. KinsellaIf I Never Get Back by Darryl BrockThe Celebrant by Eric Rolfe GreenbergThe Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert Coover
Best Baseball Novels of All Time
124 books — 186 voters