Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by John Benson (7 Lists)



Hiroshima by John HerseyInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon KrakauerInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,467 books — 5,186 voters
Things Fall Apart by Chinua AchebeHeart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Wretched of the Earth by Frantz FanonKing Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
Books About Colonialism
691 books — 242 voters

Wild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerTravels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Wanderlust
1,109 books — 1,225 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
Have Passport Will Travel
716 books — 640 voters

Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradA Bend in the River by V.S. NaipaulThe White Nile by Alan MooreheadThe African Queen by C.S. ForesterThe Secret River by Kate Grenville
Rivers
918 books — 198 voters
The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Poisonwood Bible by Barbara KingsolverNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonAngela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
Foreign Lands
2,381 books — 2,255 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerNotes from a Small Island by Bill BrysonTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckWild by Cheryl Strayed
Favorite Travel Books
2,053 books — 3,998 voters