2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by William Monaco (12 Lists)



The Great Alone by Kristin HannahCirce by Madeline Miller
Best Books of 2018
1,652 books — 2,959 voters
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Best Books of 2016
1,832 books — 2,784 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Amazon's 2014 Best Books of the Year: The Top 100 in Print Format
99 books — 232 voters
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrCutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Over 35 List: Books You Most Want to Read in 2015
1,107 books — 1,721 voters

The Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonAtlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About
14,463 books — 14,676 voters
No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Pulitzer Winners: History
106 books — 110 voters

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Major Award-Winning Fiction Since 1990
252 books — 567 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamWashington by Ron ChernowThe Man Who Saved the Union by H.W. BrandsNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Best Presidential Biographies (nonfiction)
467 books — 524 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinManhunt by James L. SwansonLincoln's Greatest Speech by Ronald C. White Jr.The Fiery Trial by Eric FonerLincoln's Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Best Books About Abraham Lincoln
109 books — 117 voters
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinAmerican Lion by Jon MeachamDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardAlexander Hamilton by Ron ChernowWashington by Ron Chernow
Best American History Books
2,124 books — 2,495 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinDestiny of the Republic by Candice MillardAmerican Lion by Jon Meacham
Best Books About Nineteenth Century History
644 books — 279 voters
It's Nothing Personal by Kate O'Reilly
Indie Authors to Watch
7,605 books — 7,185 voters