2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Liz Logan (9 Lists)



Blood River by Tim Butcher
Africa (fiction and nonfiction)
1,762 books — 1,642 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,228 books — 8,061 voters

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherI'm a Stranger Here Myself by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
2,021 books — 3,941 voters
Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,778 books — 16,481 voters

Neither Here nor There by Bill BrysonNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra FullerThree Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
favorite non-fiction
2,796 books — 1,157 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Recommended Nonfiction Books
3,969 books — 1,876 voters

Bossypants by Tina FeyHalf the Sky by Nicholas D. KristofThe Know-It-All by A.J. JacobsBrain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
Interesting and Readable Nonfiction
4,047 books — 2,044 voters
Blood River by Tim Butcher
Best Books Ever
76,261 books — 283,649 voters

Once in Kazakhstan by Keith Rosten
A Little Travel in a Big Country (Russia) (nonfiction)
101 books — 18 voters