Big Books of 2026

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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly JacksonA Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu MandannaThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsA Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. KingfisherThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
The 52 Book Club 2026: #41 - A Guide To...
254 books — 53 voters
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) by Carol TavrisThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellMade to Stick by Chip HeathThe Struggle for the People’s King by Hajar YazdihaIn Defense of Animals by Peter Singer
Rhetoric and strategy of social change
133 books — 51 voters

The Art of Startup Fundraising by Alejandro CremadesThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsWrong Planet - Searching for your Tribe by Karl WigginsYou're a Vampire - That Sucks! by Domenick DicceThe New Homeowner's Guide to House Spirits by Alexei Maxim Russell
Unusual Manuals and Guides
244 books — 47 voters
The Blindspots Between Us by Gleb TsipurskyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyPro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyLeading Hybrid and Remote Teams by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb Tsipursky
Live the good life
29 books — 43 voters

The Baby Name Wizard by Laura WattenbergBeyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana by Linda RosenkrantzCool Names for Babies by Pamela Redmond Satran100,000 + Baby Names by Bruce LanskyBig Book of Unique Names for Characters by Aimard R.Makneda
Baby Name Books
135 books — 33 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonLongstreet Highroad Guide to the Vermont Mountains by Rick StrimbeckAMC White Mountain Guide by Gene DaniellExploring Grand Teton National Park by Jeffrey J. DoranExploring Glacier National Park by Jeffrey J. Doran
Best Hiking Guides
146 books — 22 voters

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsStay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered by Karen KilgariffAn Amateur Witch's Guide to Murder by K. ValentinA Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manda CollinsDave Barry's Gift Guide To End All Gift Guides by Dave Barry
Them "Guide" Books Is Wrong
498 books — 17 voters
How to Run with a Naked Werewolf by Molly HarperHow Not to Die Alone by Richard RoperHow to Date Your Dragon by Molly HarperHow to Walk Away by Katherine CenterHow to Tame a Beast in Seven Days by Kerrelyn Sparks
Title contains "How to ____" OR "How NOT to ____" in Fiction
120 books — 16 voters

Mostly Dead Things by Kristen ArnettStill Life by Melissa MilgromThe Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate MosseFuriously Happy by Jenny LawsonThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal
Get Stuffed!
30 books — 11 voters
The Patience Stone by Atiq RahimiThe Year of the Hare by Arto PaasilinnaThe Exception by Christian JungersenThe Decapitated Chicken and Other Stories by Horacio QuirogaHouse of the Fortunate Buddhas by João Ubaldo Ribeiro
A tour of the world in 196 books
134 books — 10 voters

Deep Listening by Emily KasrielMillionaire Janitor by Lorn BergstresserA Smart Girl's Guide to Money by Nancy HolyokeThe 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean CoveyShe Is Without Limits by Haley Hoffman Smith
Self Help for Teens
25 books — 10 voters
The Care & Keeping of You by Valorie SchaeferA Smart Girl's Guide to Money by Nancy HolyokeSchool RULES! Math by Emma MacLaren HenkeIs This Normal? by Norm BendellClutter Control by American Girl
American Girl Guides
99 books — 8 voters

Storytelling with Data by Cole Nussbaumer KnaflicData Visualisation by Andy KirkThe Functional Art by Alberto CairoInformation Dashboard Design by Stephen FewEnvisioning Information by Edward R. Tufte
Visualization Part 1
102 books — 8 voters
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodTo Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José FarmerThe Forever War by Joe HaldemanRingworld by Larry Niven
Science Fiction - New Guide Part 2
70 books — 6 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyDune by Frank HerbertThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley1984 by George Orwell
Science Fiction - New Guide Part 1
60 books — 5 voters
The Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeDoomsday Book by Connie WillisRed Mars by Kim Stanley RobinsonRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsCosm by Gregory Benford
Science Fiction - New Guide Part 3
41 books — 5 voters

The Haunted Mansion by Jason SurrellPirates of the Caribbean by Jason SurrellThe Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World by Susan VenessThe Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Dis... by Alex WrightThe Thinking Fan's Guide to Walt Disney World by Aaron Wallace
Books About Magic Kingdom
56 books — 5 voters
The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le GuinHospital Station by James WhiteMidnight at the Well of Souls by Jack L. ChalkerStrange Relations by Philip José FarmerAt the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials
50 books — 4 voters

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. BeagleBarlowe's Guide to Fantasy by Wayne BarloweAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrollFloating Dragon by Peter StraubBeowulf by Unknown
Barlowe's Guide to Fantasy
50 books — 3 voters
Tokyo Night Parade by J.P. TakahashiBlack Ghosts by Noo Saro-WiwaPalaver by Bryan WashingtonPrincess Momo by Tara KamiyaThe Eternal Outsider by Trevor David Houchen
Being Black in Asia (Black Ink Asia)
76 books — 3 voters

Lonely Planet Pocket Kyoto & Osaka by Kate MorganLonely Planet Pocket Seoul by Simon RichmondLonely Planet Pocket Montreal & Quebec City by Regis St. LouisLonely Planet Pocket Vancouver by Bianca BujanLonely Planet Pocket Los Angeles by Cristian Bonetto
Lonely Planet Pocket
100 books — 3 voters
Buttonwood Cottage by Rue MatthiessenNature's Paradise by Douglas GoodellCaribbean by D.K. Eyewitness TravelJourney to the Ragged Islands by Paul TrammellDriftwood by Anthony Lee Head
Best Caribbean Travel & Nonfiction Books
6 books — 2 voters

Lonely Planet India by Lonely PlanetTravel Fearlessly in India by J.D. VihariniIndia Travel Survival Guide For Women by Shalu SharmaCulture Shock! India by Gitanjali Kolanad
Best India Travel Safety Guides
4 books — 1 voter
Cool Infographics by Randy KrumDear Data by Giorgia LupiDesigning Data Visualizations by Noah IliinskyExcel 2007 Dashboards and Reports For Dummies by Michael Alexanderggplot2 by Hadley Wickham
Visualization Part 2
12 books — 1 voter

Forensics by D.P. LyleDragonology by Ernest DrakeA Dictionary of Costume and Fashion by Mary Brooks PickenNeuroTribes by Steve SilbermanMade Men by Antonio Nicaso
Writer's References
23 books — 1 voter
Motel 666 by Norman ConquestThe Ultimate Guide to Crocodilians in Captivity by Christopher T. DieterHobo Nickel Guidebook by Stephen P. AlpertAMORC Demystified via Seventh Degree by Pierre S. FreemanThe Cell by Brook Andrew
Beguidled
84 books — 1 voter

e by Eli MaorThe Joy of X by Steven H. StrogatzFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghThe Man Who Loved Only Numbers by Paul HoffmanThe Man Who Knew Infinity by Robert Kanigel
So You Want to Study Mathematics… by Susan Rigetti
45 books — 1 voter
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 by Charles PlattEncyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 2 by Charles PlattEncyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 3 by Charles PlattThe Knowledge Book by National Geographic SocietyGuide to Medicinal Herbs by Rebecca L. Johnson
Best Encyclopedias, Reference Books and Guides
7 books — 1 voter

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