Big Books of 2026

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Hatchet by Gary PaulsenThis Side of a Wilderness by Daniel J. RiceLines, Tines & Southern Pines by Corey W. JenkinsWild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Books For The Outdoorsman
66 books — 27 voters
Braving Strange Waters by Sarah HanksThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Odyssey by HomerThe Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. LewisLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Summer Book Display: Books set on a BOAT!
70 books — 27 voters

Catamaran Crossing by Douglas Carl FrickeThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesHard Aground . . . Again by Eddie JonesHard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie JonesDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie Jones
Island and Boating Non-Fiction
23 books — 19 voters
The End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesDove by Robin Lee GrahamMy Old Man and the Sea by David HaysSailing Alone around the World by Joshua SlocumHard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie Jones
Great Sailing Books
110 books — 14 voters

Mythic Adventures by Ayn Cates SullivanAn Aquarium by Jeffrey YangZong! by Marlene NourbeSe PhilipSpell by Dan Beachy-QuickManatee/Humanity by Anne Waldman
Ocean Poetry
10 books — 13 voters
Diver's Heart by K.A. KnightDeep End by Ali HazelwoodSettling the Score by R.S. GreyAttraction by Penny ReidWhere We Belong by Eve Connell
Sports in the Water Romance Style
108 books — 12 voters

McElligot's Pool by Dr. SeussCaptains Courageous by Rudyard KiplingHenry and Ribsy by Beverly ClearyGoing for Oysters by Jeanie AdamsCrabbing by Tilda Balsley
Fishers, Fishermen, Fisheries in Juvenile Fiction
125 books — 10 voters
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskeyMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyScuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude CramptonOne Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskeyThe Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown
Picture Books with Boats
107 books — 8 voters

Hard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie JonesHard Aground . . . Again by Eddie JonesRedemption's Run by Jane FredericksenRondom Afrika - Een zeilreis met een jong gezin by Edo AnkumMissives from Maravida by Sandy L. Davis
Best Family Boating Books
16 books — 7 voters
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghyIn the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Natural Navigator by Tristan GooleyTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Boat Club Book Club
93 books — 6 voters

Squib by Nina BowdenSchizo by Nic SheffHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraThe Curse of Camp Cold Lake by R.L. StineBridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Drownings in Juvenile Fiction
107 books — 6 voters
Mango's aan boord, Een culinaire zeiltocht door het Caribisch... by Ann VanderhoofMissives from Maravida by Sandy L. DavisCaribbean Cruising by Rachel HawthorneQuest and Crew by David BeaupreAn Embarassment of Mangoes by Ann Vanderhoof
Caribbean Cruising Books
10 books — 5 voters

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Knots & Ropework by Geoffrey BudworthComplete Book of Decorative Knots by Geoffrey BudworthThe Book of Camping Knots by Peter OwenThe Bluejacket's Manual by U.S. Department of the NavyThe Ashley Book of Knots by Clifford W. Ashley
Practical Knots & Knotting
17 books — 4 voters
Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica PenningtonComing Up for Air by Miranda KenneallyThe Commodore's Cup by Stephen W. MeaderPuberty Blues by Kathy LetteInto the Wind by William Loizeaux
YA Swimming, Surfing, and Sailing
30 books — 4 voters

The Love Haters by Katherine CenterStorm Warriors by Elisa CarboneCoast Guard Courtship by Lisa CarterDaughter of the Coast Guard by Betty BaxterCoast Guard Rescue One by Natalie Debrabandere
Coast Guard, Lifeguard, Coastal Search & Rescue in Fiction
26 books — 4 voters

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