2026 Reading Challenge

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The Five Love Languages by Gary ChapmanThe Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. GottmanMating in Captivity by Esther PerelThe Jamange Line by The ConductorOpening Up by Tristan Taormino
Sex, Love & Intimacy
311 books — 256 voters
The Will to Change by bell hooksRemaking Manhood by Mark GreeneAngry White Men by Michael S. KimmelThe Macho Paradox by Jackson KatzGetting Off by Robert Jensen
Men and Masculinity
361 books — 104 voters

Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergFun Home by Alison BechdelGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallThe Essential Dykes To Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel
Butch Women and Female Masculinity
238 books — 81 voters
Stone Butch Blues by Leslie FeinbergGirl Mans Up by M.E. GirardFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggThe Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe HallBeebo Brinker by Ann Bannon
Butch lesbian characters
123 books — 47 voters

King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreThe Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph CampbellIron John by Robert BlyHe by Robert A. JohnsonThe Way of the Superior Man by David Deida
A Circle of Men
119 books — 31 voters
The Rational Male by Rollo TomassiThe Small Penis Bible by Ant SmithThe Way of Men by Jack DonovanBecoming a Barbarian by Jack DonovanHow to Go from a Small Penis to Being a Big Dick by Ray Benevoit
Best of the Manosphere
204 books — 30 voters

Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckKing Lear by William ShakespeareDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayThe Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
Masculine Titles
1,100 books — 29 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyHeartstopper by Alice OsemanJasper Jones by Craig SilveyThe Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Let Boys Be Soft
32 books — 20 voters

A Blessed Olive Tree by Zain HashmiA-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša PantovićKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreAdam's Return by Richard RohrTo the Survivors by Robert Uttaro
Masculine Spirituality
15 books — 10 voters
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Little Life by Hanya YanagiharaThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
The Male Malaise: He's Not Feeling Good At All
44 books — 10 voters

Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica LoveHow to Be a Lion by Ed VereTough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith NegleyFranny's Father Is a Feminist by Rhonda LeetReal Cowboys by Kate Hoefler
Feminism for Boys
73 books — 8 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëHouse of Rejoicing by Libbie HawkerFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
women who write well about men
38 books — 6 voters

Bravo Anjali! by Sheetal ShethHair Love by Matthew A. CherryTough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith NegleyPerfectly Norman by Tom PercivalMy Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis
Picture Books to Fight Toxic Masculinity
16 books — 5 voters
Milk Fed by Melissa BroderUnbearable Lightness by Portia de RossiPageboy by Elliot PageQueer Body Power by Essie DennisMasculinity Repair Kit in 4 Weeks, Testosterone and more by N. Sakr
Gender, Sexuality, Eating Disorders & The Body
10 books — 5 voters

Manhood for Amateurs by Michael ChabonThe Future of Men by Jack MyersAir Traffic by Gregory PardloThe Will to Change by bell hooksRoy Orbison by Peter Lehman
Books on Masculinity
44 books — 4 voters
There's a Good Girl by Marianne GrabruckerMy Body Is Me! by Rachel RooneySurviving Gender by Chad Felix GreeneThe Gender Agenda by James MillarTransgender Children and Young People by Heather Brunskell-Evans
Non-Fiction About Children and Gender
53 books — 3 voters

Jason and the Argonauts by Robert ByrdBruno the Brave by Samuel ClarkD'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths by Ingri d'AulaireWay of the Warrior Kid by Jocko WillinkThe Making of a Knight by Patrick O'Brien
Heroic Books for Young Boys
11 books — 2 voters
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDead Poets Society by N.H. KleinbaumTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Sensible Masculinity
24 books — 2 voters

Islamic Masculinities by Lahoucine OuzganeThe Crisis of Islamic Masculinities by Amanullah De SondyThe New Arab Man by Marcia C. InhornAmerican Men on Being Muslim by Wajahat AliSalaam, Love by Ayesha Mattu
Masculinity and Islam
9 books — 1 voter
Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola EstésIron John by Robert BlyEastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea JudithIn an Unspoken Voice by Peter A. LevineFamily Healing by Salvador Minuchin
Top Inner Work Books
15 books — 1 voter

Iron John by Robert BlyFire in the Belly by Sam Keen
Masculinity
2 books — 1 voter
Hard Rain Falling by Don CarpenterJayber Crow by Wendell BerryLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtryThe Iliad by HomerThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Books of Men
6 books — 1 voter

This Book Will Make You Dangerous by Tripp LanierThe Mask of Masculinity by Lewis HowesKing, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert L. MooreIron John by Robert BlyMan Uncivilized by Traver Boehm
Must-Read Books on Modern Masculinity and Purpose
14 books — 1 voter

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