2026 Reading Challenge

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Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickAlbion's Seed by David Hackett FischerAmerica at 1750 by Richard HofstadterAmerican Jezebel by Eve LaPlanteThe Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto
Nonfiction about Early America
185 books — 42 voters
Everyone Burns by John DolanBurmese Days by George OrwellThe Quiet American by Graham GreeneMystic Fool by Andy HillCollected Short Stories by W. Somerset Maugham
dead white guys (and others) on southeast asia
13 books — 34 voters

The Fatal Shore by Robert HughesThe Secret River by Kate GrenvilleFor the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus ClarkeThe Lieutenant by Kate GrenvilleSearching for the Secret River by Kate Grenville
Australian Colonial History
139 books — 34 voters
The Raj Quartet by Paul ScottThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeA Passage to India by E.M. ForsterThe River Turned Red by Nirmala MoorthyShadow of the Moon by M.M. Kaye
Tales of the Raj
109 books — 31 voters

BREAKING THE BIAS OF ENGLISH by Vivian ProbstTrafficked to Hell by R.J. FloHow the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia AlvarezGirl in Translation by Jean KwokWith Love, The Argentina Family by Mirta Ines Trupp
Language and Identity
37 books — 30 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainDubliners by joyce-james
Best Books in English, Non-British Author
93 books — 28 voters

Witch Child by Celia ReesA Break with Charity by Ann RinaldiThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareI Walk in Dread by Lisa Rowe FraustinoSorceress by Celia Rees
Salem Witch Trials in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
59 books — 25 voters
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi NovikEmpire of Ivory by Naomi NovikThe Peshawar Lancers by S.M. StirlingCrucible of Gold by Naomi NovikTongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Re-Imagined British Empire
108 books — 18 voters

It Happened One Autumn by Lisa KleypasThe Lion's Lady by Julie GarwoodSplendid by Julia QuinnRebellious Desire by Julie GarwoodScandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
"Yankee In King Arthur's Court" Romances
27 books — 10 voters
Dawn's Early Light by Elswyth ThaneKnight of the Purple Ribbon by Jennifer Leigh WellsWilderness Trail of Love by Dorothy WileyScattered Seeds by Julie DohertyLord of the Wilderness by Elizabeth St. Michel
Colonial Historic/Romance
13 books — 8 voters

The Heart of Touqar - THT - Epic - Vol 1 by Dr.Eng.Sara AhmadThe Poppy War by R.F. KuangThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsDune by Frank HerbertShaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb
Colonial Fantasy
62 books — 8 voters
The Ride by Kostya KennedyPaul Revere's Ride by David Hackett FischerJohn Adams by David McCulloughWe'll Stand by the Union by Peter D. BurchardThe Name of War by Jill Lepore
Early Boston History (nonfiction
17 books — 8 voters

Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarWho were the Shudras? by B.R. AmbedkarThe Buddha and his Dhamma by Aakash Singh RathoreCastes in India by B.R. AmbedkarThe Untouchables by B.R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar
95 books — 6 voters
Hamilton and Peggy! by L.M. ElliottAlex and Eliza by Melissa de la CruzLove & War by Melissa de la CruzAll For One by Melissa de la CruzAlexander Hamilton by Helen Boyd Higgins
Hamilton in YA
9 books — 6 voters

Jamestown by Joyce CrawfordThe Declaration of Independence and the United States Constit... by Founding FathersWritings by Alexander HamiltonWritings by James MadisonJohn Marshall by John Marshall
American Founding Texts (nonfiction)
53 books — 5 voters
Frankie by Graham NortonGirl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierDowneyoshun by A. YoungThe Frozen River by Ariel LawhonDelusional Madness by Kimberly K Taylor
Historical Fiction Not Set in WW1 or WW2
66 books — 5 voters

Caucasian Prayer Rugs by Ralph KaffelThreads of Empire by Dorothy ArmstrongOld Navajo rugs by Marian E. RodeeRugs and Carpets from the Caucasus by Lyatif KerimovWoven Spirit of the Southwest by Don McQuiston
Best Antique Rug and Textile Books
47 books — 4 voters
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. AmbedkarBhimayana by Srividya NatarajanWomen, Race, and Class by Angela Y. DavisTurning the Pot, Tilling the Land by Kancha IlaiahBlindness of Insight by Dilip M. Menon
Social Justice Books: Navayana Publishing
99 books — 4 voters

V Is for Vittles by Greg PaprockiJ Is for Jazz by Greg PaprockiM Is for Monocle by Greg PaprockiC Is for Castle by Greg PaprockiThe Great Stink by Colleen Paeff
Historical Themed Picture Books
119 books — 4 voters
A Modest Independence by Mimi MatthewsSingapore Sapphire by A.M. StuartThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeThe Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia YuThe Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham
Colonial Asia (fiction)
9 books — 4 voters

Islanders in the Stream by Michael CratonIslanders in the Stream by Michael CratonStory of the Bahamas by Paul AlburyPindling by Michael CratonThe Bahamas in slavery and freedom by Howard Johnson
Required Reading: Bahamian History
21 books — 3 voters
Ambedkar by Salim YusufjiAmbedkar by Gail OmvedtIconoclast by Anand TeltumbdeAmbedkar's Preamble by Aakash Singh RathoreThe Social Context of an Ideology by M S Gore
Ambedkar — Books About Babasaheb
26 books — 3 voters

The Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderRed Settlement by Henry TreeceTidewater by Libbie HawkerJersey Blue by Rebecca SingletonThe Land Breakers by John Ehle
European Settlement of North America (fiction)
7 books — 3 voters
Mayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Deerfield Massacre by James L. SwansonCaleb's Crossing by Geraldine BrooksThe Unredeemed Captive by John Putnam DemosPaul Revere and the World He Lived In by Esther Forbes
Massachusetts - Colonial
27 books — 2 voters

Freire de Andrade by Eduardo de NoronhaÁfrica desconhecida by António LebreIlhas Crioulas by Augusto CasimiroOiro do Rand by Julião QuintanilhaA Guiné portuguesa através da História... by Leite de Magalhães, Coronel
Cadernos Coloniais
59 books — 1 voter
Memoirs of a Dalit Communist by R.B. MoreCaste Matters by Suraj YengdeThe Social Context of an Ideology by M S GoreMahad by Bojja TharakamAmbedkar by Narendra Jadhav
Ambedkarite
23 books — 1 voter

The Overflowing of Friendship by Richard GodbeerAmerican Hunks by David L. ChapmanThe Grand Affair by Paul FisherQueering the Color Line by Siobhan B. SomervilleVicious and Immoral by John Gilbert McCurdy
Queering America Before 1920
59 books — 1 voter
Capricornia by Xavier HerbertThe Fortunes of Richard Mahony by Henry Handel RichardsonAn Australian Girl by Catherine MartinThe Silent Sea by Catherine MartinMaterfamilias by Ada Cambridge
Colonial and British Australia novels
6 books — 1 voter

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