Big Books of 2026

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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienWild by Cheryl StrayedA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Wanderlust
1,058 books — 1,150 voters
Early One Morning by Aubree LaneForeigner in My Own Backyard by Travis CaseyAccidental Leigh by Melanie JamesOceans of Trouble by Travis CaseyForbidden Trouble by Travis Casey
Best Books for Reading on Holiday or Travel
268 books — 236 voters

Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented By The Actin... by Sybrina DurantInside the Human Body by Joanna ColeOn the Ocean Floor by Joanna ColeThe Magic School Bus at the Waterworks by Joanna ColeLost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole
Science for Kids
477 books — 133 voters
The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
52 Book Club 2025: #43 - Explores Social Class
219 books — 122 voters

Winging It by Lia RussAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsThe Travelers Within by Daniel ModeA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInstructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson
Vacation Reads
354 books — 119 voters
Into the Wild by Jon KrakauerA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainBorn to Run by Christopher McDougallOn the Road by Jack Kerouac
#GetOutside
239 books — 66 voters

The Brave Art of Motherhood by Rachel Marie MartinConscious Parenting by Nataša PantovićJust Think by Nancy J. NordensonBringing Up Bébé by Pamela DruckermanMama, PhD by Elrena Evans
Beyond Motherhood: How mothers maintain their intelligent, creative, complex selves while simultaneuously parenting
27 books — 43 voters
In Search of the Return by Joshua RaymondThe Naming by Alison CroggonTouch of Power by Maria V. SnyderGraceling by Kristin CashoreArrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
On a Journey of the Heart
93 books — 38 voters

Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta LynnMiss Wonderful by Loretta ChaseDolores Claiborne by Stephen KingThe Vanishing People by Katharine M. BriggsLore by Alexandra Bracken
"Lore" Galore
457 books — 19 voters
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. AmbroseBlue Latitudes by Tony HorwitzIn the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton SidesThe Oregon Trail by Rinker BuckDreams of El Dorado by H.W. Brands
Nonfiction Geographical Exploration and Discovery
65 books — 13 voters

How to Be an Explorer of the World by Keri SmithA Dog's History of America by Mark DerrIreland's Hidden Medicine by Rosarie KingstonExploring Calvin and Hobbes by Bill WattersonUndaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
"Explore"
326 books — 10 voters
Walk Two Moons by Sharon CreechThe Saucepan Journey by Edith UnnerstadThe Solitaire Mystery by Jostein GaarderAn Occasionally Happy Family by Cliff BurkeThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Family Road Trips in Fiction
30 books — 3 voters

Desert Solitaire by Edward AbbeyWind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-GarrardWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamThe Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen
The 25 Essential Books for the Well-Read Explorer
26 books — 2 voters

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