Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Bob (15 Lists)



The Fall of the Roman Empire by Peter Heather
Dark age European history
202 books — 67 voters
Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowEmpire of Liberty by Gordon S. WoodAmerican Colonies by Alan Taylor
Best American History Books
2,122 books — 2,492 voters

The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Stand by Stephen King
Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
3,749 books — 25,989 voters
The Road by Cormac McCarthyThe Stand by Stephen KingEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Best Books Ever
76,126 books — 283,018 voters

Ghost Wars by Steve CollThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightOverthrow by Stephen KinzerAll the Shah's Men by Stephen Kinzer
American Foreign Policy
461 books — 272 voters
Nixonland by Rick Perlstein
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
467 books — 524 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael PollanGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondInfidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliColumbine by Dave Cullen
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Ou... by Philip GourevitchNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickColumbine by Dave Cullen
Best Books by Journalists
287 books — 96 voters

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi AliThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightAll the Shah's Men by Stephen KinzerThe Assassins’ Gate by George PackerThe Forever War by Dexter Filkins
Best Middle East Nonfiction
534 books — 373 voters
SPQR by Mary BeardPersian Fire by Tom HollandGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Best Books About Ancient History
455 books — 135 voters

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
8,351 books — 24,666 voters
Columbine by Dave Cullen
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters

Columbine by Dave Cullen
Best True Crime
1,346 books — 1,887 voters
The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonThe Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston
History of Medicine
351 books — 158 voters

The Prize by Daniel YerginThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondNight by Elie WieselGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,735 voters