2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Vincent (24 Lists)



The Last Hero by Howard Bryant
Sports Biography (nonfiction)
248 books — 95 voters
The Stand by Stephen KingThe Keep by F. Paul WilsonThe Tomb by F. Paul Wilson
The Definitive Horror Book List
1,368 books — 1,975 voters

Pet Sematary by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingGhost Story by Peter Straub
Best Horror Novels
1,987 books — 5,448 voters
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Best Supernatural Horror Books
40 books — 17 voters

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Best End of World
36 books — 33 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,226 books — 8,060 voters

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Best Horror Books of the 21st Century
485 books — 1,246 voters
1776 by David McCullough
Best Books About The American Revolution
229 books — 224 voters

The Manitou by Graham Masterton
Graham Masterton's Best
78 books — 48 voters
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
546 books — 249 voters

The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Most Brilliant Historical Novels in the past 45 yrs
1,110 books — 1,144 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 336 voters

Hitter by Ed LinnThe Player by Philip SeibThe Last Hero by Howard Bryant
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters
Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
467 books — 524 voters

The First American by H.W. Brands
Best American History Books
2,123 books — 2,494 voters
The Judas Strain by James Rollins
Best Spy Novels
1,292 books — 2,253 voters

Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Ghost Stories
1,485 books — 1,880 voters
The Alienist by Caleb Carr
Thrillers You Must Read!
4,721 books — 6,630 voters

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears
Historical fiction 1600 - 1700
137 books — 83 voters
Ghost Story by Peter Straub
Best Horror Books by People Other Than Stephen King
1,552 books — 1,503 voters

Thunderstruck by Erik Larson
Nonfiction Techno-Thrillers
27 books — 7 voters
The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
Best Historical Mystery
2,070 books — 4,530 voters

Gone South by Robert McCammonThe Gunslinger by Stephen King
Best Opening Sentence
219 books — 150 voters
The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonThe Alienist by Caleb Carr
I Like Serial Killers
1,016 books — 1,544 voters