Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Elizabeth (66 Lists)



Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
History of the Nuclear Age
229 books — 83 voters
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
The Great Explorers
245 books — 92 voters

Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham
History Published in Year: 2019
393 books — 115 voters
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Drifters, Transients, and Homeless
143 books — 24 voters

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
Best Books on Subcultures
83 books — 30 voters
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceDreamland by Sam QuinonesNomadland by Jessica Bruder
Books for Post-Election Understanding
198 books — 141 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannNomadland by Jessica BruderThe Color of Law by Richard RothsteinJanesville by Amy Goldstein
NYT Notable Books (Non-Fiction) 2017
50 books — 29 voters
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsGhettoside by Jill LeovyDreamland by Sam QuinonesThe Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
Amazon's 2015 Best Books of the Year: The Top 100
100 books — 113 voters

Ghettoside by Jill LeovyEvicted by Matthew DesmondDreamland by Sam Quinones
National Book Critics Circle Award General Nonfiction Winners and Finalists 2000-2019
100 books — 9 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonMidnight in Chernobyl by Adam HigginbothamAnd the Band Played On by Randy Shilts
Non-fiction Disaster Books
325 books — 327 voters

1493 by Charles C. MannThe Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie
Pre-Columbian & Early Post-Columbian History of the Americas
159 books — 59 voters
Stiff by Mary RoachLongitude by Dava Sobel
Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
1,839 books — 3,601 voters

Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelBring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
Best Books About Tudor England
612 books — 1,635 voters
The Informant by Kurt EichenwaldDen of Thieves by James B. StewartBarbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughThe Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLeanThe Big Short by Michael Lewis
Financial Crimes and Scandals
78 books — 15 voters

The Great Dinosaur Debate by Robert T. BakkerRaptor Red by Robert T. Bakker
Best Dinosaur Books
191 books — 318 voters
The Taking of K-129 by Josh DeanHuế 1968 by Mark Bowden
History (The Best AudioBooks)
107 books — 38 voters

Killers of the Flower Moon by David GrannJanesville by Amy Goldstein
100 Notable Books of 2017 - The New York Times
100 books — 93 voters
Glass Houses by Louise Penny
2017 Librarian Recommended Books
109 books — 195 voters

Janesville by Amy Goldstein
FT (Financial Times) McKinsey Business Book of the Year 2017 — the longlist
17 books — 22 voters
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Books to Read under the Trump Administration
1,169 books — 518 voters

Evicted by Matthew Desmond
Books on Poverty and Inequality
218 books — 117 voters
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. VanceEvicted by Matthew DesmondOur Kids by Robert D. PutnamMethland by Nick Reding$2.00 a Day by Kathryn J. Edin
Poverty in the USA
57 books — 32 voters

And the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsTell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka BruntThe Origins of AIDS by Jacques PepinThe Invisible Cure by Helen C. Epstein
Best Books about HIV/AIDS (Fiction and Non-Fiction)
336 books — 228 voters
This Thing of Darkness by Harry ThompsonAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Big Necessity by Rose George1493 by Charles C. Mann
Microhistory: Social Histories of Just One Thing
1,830 books — 2,220 voters

Fast Food Nation by Eric SchlosserThe Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
Sociology Books
557 books — 416 voters
What Alice Forgot by Liane MoriartyA Great Reckoning by Louise PennyThe Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter
2017: What Women Born In The 1970s Read In 2017
5,978 books — 755 voters

Black Flags by Joby Warrick
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
85 books — 343 voters
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Best Hercule Poirot Books.
53 books — 75 voters

Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan BurroughLiar's Poker by Michael LewisWhen Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinThe Big Short by Michael LewisToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Business History
442 books — 191 voters
Den of Thieves by James B. StewartToo Big to Fail by Andrew Ross SorkinLiar's Poker by Michael LewisWhen Genius Failed by Roger LowensteinThe Big Short by Michael Lewis
Understanding the Financial Crisis 2008
164 books — 250 voters


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