Big Books of 2026

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The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Inspiring Books
4,684 books — 3,357 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklUnlock Your Deliverance by Kathryn KrickThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Life Transformation Books
3,570 books — 2,220 voters

The Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathGirl, Interrupted by Susanna KaysenAn Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield JamisonThe Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins GilmanDarkness Visible by William Styron
Memoirs of Madness
294 books — 375 voters
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoJonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard BachThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi Najjar
Mysticism books
211 books — 223 voters

The Stranger by Albert CamusMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklThe Metamorphosis by Franz KafkaSiddhartha by Hermann HesseCandide by Voltaire
Myth, Meaning, and Experience
269 books — 92 voters
The Land by Aleron KongThe Land by Aleron KongThe Land by Aleron KongLife in the North by Tao WongThe Land by Aleron Kong
LitRPG Books and Books with LitRPG Elements Worth Reading
235 books — 35 voters

Tesla by Margaret CheneyGrit by Karl WigginsAlive by Piers Paul ReadNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieNever Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat
The Readers' Choice; 100 Biographies, Autobiographies and Memoirs to Read in a Lifetime
43 books — 19 voters
Swerve by Jim LindsaySchool Spirit 1989 by Stephen MichaelThe Little Bastards by Jim LindsayDAVID BLAIZE by E.F. BensonComing up for Air by George Orwell
Fiction Coming-of-Age Nostalgia Books
17 books — 18 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanUnderstanding Comics by Scott McCloudThe Ecological Approach to Visual Perception by James J. GibsonA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderVisualizing Data by Ben Fry
Information Experience Design Reading List
42 books — 7 voters
Never Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Weirdness by Jeremy P. BushnellDictionary of the Strange, Curious & Lovely by Robin DevoeEarthly Powers by Anthony BurgessJerusalem by Alan Moore
Books With Big Words
6 books — 6 voters

Design Is a Job by Mike MonteiroEmotional Design by Donald A. NormanGraphic Icons by John CliffordWork for Money, Design for Love by David AireyThe Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Books for Designers
8 books — 4 voters
Cloudstreet by Tim WintonSky Lake Lost by Leigh A. ChandlerThe Girl Next Door by Jack KetchumI'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain ReidDead Letters by Conrad Williams
Books That Made Me Forget I Was Reading A Book.
24 books — 4 voters

I'm out of My Body...Please Leave a Message by Dan GreenburgThe Cosmic Caretaker by Ange AndersonNightflyer by Christopher FahyThe Dragon and the George by Gordon R. DicksonMy Body Fell Off! by B.J. Rowley
Astral projection in fiction
104 books — 4 voters
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanArt Chantry Speaks by Art ChantryDesigning for Emotion by Aaron WalterA Pattern Language by Christopher W. AlexanderDesigning Interfaces by Jenifer Tidwell
Design Books for Study
7 books — 2 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleJacks Fork by Chris OrletGrendel by John GardnerHeartless by Marissa MeyerThe Just City by Jo Walton
Loss of Innocence
17 books — 2 voters
Moments of Impact by Chris Ertel
Design Inspiring Experiences
1 book — 1 voter

Invisible Women by Caroline Criado PérezUser Friendly by Cliff KuangRuined by Design by Mike MonteiroThe Culture Code by Daniel CoyleHow to Speak Machine by John Maeda
Entrepreneurial Design
7 books — 1 voter

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