Big Books of 2026

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The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding FathersThe Declaration of Independence / The Constitution of the Uni... by Founding FathersThe Federalist Papers by Alexander HamiltonA People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnCollected Writings by Thomas Paine
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
935 books — 1,099 voters
I Am Malala by Malala YousafzaiIs Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy KalingLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Reason I Jump by Naoki HigashidaDrift by Rachel Maddow
Books Rec'd By The Daily Show
339 books — 277 voters

A People’s History of the United States by Howard ZinnAmerica (The Book) by Jon StewartMe Talk Pretty One Day by David SedarisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling1776 by David McCullough
The Daily Show Reading Club
343 books — 235 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe House Divided by J.B. ManheimFahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best Political Novels
146 books — 185 voters

The War on Normal People by Andrew YangShortest Way Home by Pete ButtigiegJourneys with Jimmy Carter and other Adventures in Media by Barry JagodaOur Revolution by Bernie SandersThe Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris
2020 Election Candidates - U.S.A
65 books — 109 voters
Pro Truth by Gleb TsipurskyCollective Vengeance by Joseph StanleyAdapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavir... by Gleb TsipurskyNever Go With Your Gut by Gleb TsipurskyThe Blindspots Between Us by Gleb Tsipursky
"Best" Political Reads
152 books — 72 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinJohn Adams by David McCulloughTruman by David McCulloughWashington by Ron ChernowTheodore Rex by Edmund Morris
Positively Presidential (nonfiction)
368 books — 69 voters
The Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. WhiteGame Change by John HeilemannThe Making of the President 1968 by Theodore H. WhiteWhat It Takes by Richard Ben CramerTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Books about U.S. Presidential Elections (nonfiction)
115 books — 65 voters

The Unwinding by George PackerDark Money by Jane MayerListen, Liberal by Thomas FrankBullies by Ben ShapiroStrangers in Their Own Land by Arlie Russell Hochschild
Why Trump Won: Understanding the 2016 Electorate
231 books — 55 voters
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchioLillian's Right to Vote by Jonah WinterDuck for President by Doreen CroninAmelia Bedelia's First Vote by Herman ParishVoice of Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Children's Books About Voting
182 books — 43 voters

The House Divided by J.B. ManheimThe Voting Booth by Brandy ColbertThe [Un]popular Vote by Jasper SanchezThe State of Us by Shaun David HutchinsonRunning by Natalia Sylvester
Political YA Books
65 books — 33 voters
Fear by Bob WoodwardEverything Trump Touches Dies by Rick WilsonIt's Even Worse Than You Think by David Cay JohnstonDevil's Bargain by Joshua GreenThe Apprentice by Greg Miller
Trump: His Political Rise and Presidency (nonfiction)
194 books — 21 voters

Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinThe Final Days by Bob WoodwardNixon and Kissinger by Robert DallekAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinBag Man by Rachel Maddow
Richard Nixon (fiction and nonfiction)
135 books — 18 voters
The Heiress Effect by Courtney MilanFool Me Twice by Meredith DuranCaught by Christina J. MichaelsThe Emperor's New Clothes by Victoria AlexanderThe Black Angel by Barbara Samuel
Franchised: Politician Heroines and Heroes in Historical Romance
45 books — 10 voters

They Also Ran by Irving StoneAlmost President by Scott FarrisHenry Clay by Harlow Giles UngerThe Rise of a Prairie Statesman by Thomas J. KnockA Godly Hero by Michael Kazin
"They Also Ran": Presidential candidates who didn't make it
135 books — 10 voters
Voice of Freedom by Carole Boston WeatherfordLillian's Right to Vote by Jonah WinterMarch by John LewisGranddaddy's Turn by Michael S. BandyBecause They Marched by Russell Freedman
People of Color and Elections
33 books — 10 voters

1984 by George OrwellThe Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythA Very British Coup by Chris MullinWolf Hall by Hilary MantelThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Novels About Politics
75 books — 10 voters
Nixonland by Rick PerlsteinThe Nixon Defense by John W. DeanAll the President’s Men by Carl BernsteinOne Man Against the World by Tim WeinerBeing Nixon by Evan Thomas
US Presidents: Richard Nixon (nonfiction)
182 books — 9 voters

#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawFracking by Kathryn Hulick#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe War on Poverty by Carolee LaineThe Syrian Conflict by Michael Capek
Special Reports series
44 books — 8 voters
How to Win an Indian Election by Shivam Shankar SinghThe Verdict by Prannoy RoyGreat March of Democracy by S.Y. Quraishi'A Constituency Suitable for Ladies' by Wendy SingerHow the BJP Wins by Prashant Jha
Indian Elections
25 books — 6 voters

The Voting Wars by Richard L. HasenDeliver the Vote by Tracy CampbellThe Victory Lab by Sasha IssenbergAn Introduction to the Presidential Trend by Tony FairfaxBillionaires & Ballot Bandits by Greg Palast
Election Technology & Administration
29 books — 5 voters
Fear and Loathing by Hunter S. ThompsonThe Making of the President 1960 by Theodore H. WhiteThe Making of the President 1968 by Theodore H. WhiteThe Last Campaign by Thurston ClarkeA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House by Charles Osgood
US Presidential Campaigns and Elections (nonfiction)
95 books — 5 voters

Eisenhower vs. Warren by James F. SimonIke and McCarthy by David A. NicholsEisenhower in War and Peace by Jean Edward SmithEisenhower's Guerillas by Benjamin F. JonesBlood and Sand by Alex von Tunzelmann
US Presidents: Dwight Eisenhower (nonfiction)
122 books — 4 voters
The President and the Assassin by Scott MillerPresident McKinley by Robert W. MerryThe Triumph of William McKinley by Karl RoveMurdering McKinley by Eric RauchwayPresident McKinley's Killer and the America He Left Behind by Jessica S. Gunderson
US Presidents: William McKinley (nonfiction)
10 books — 4 voters

Kamala Harris by Nikki GrimesA Woman for President by Kathleen KrullA Lady Has the Floor by Kate HanniganBallots for Belva by Sudipta Bardhan-QuallenWho Is Kamala Harris? by Kirsten Anderson
NONFICTION Picture Books of Inspiring Women Running for US President (VOTE GIRL POWER 2028)
38 books — 3 voters
The Antimasonic Party by Charles McCarthyThe Liberal Record by Marcelo BrazziPartisan Prophets - A History of the Prohibition Party, 1854 ... by Roger C. StormsThe Whig Party in the South by Arthur Charles ColeThe Readjuster Movement In Virginia by Charles Chilton Pearson
Histories of American political parties.
7 books — 2 voters

Vote for Effie by Laura WoodI, Claudia by Mary McCoySusie B. Won't Back Down by Margaret FinneganCallie For President by Robin WassermanDon't Vote for Me by Krista Van Dolzer
Student Council
29 books — 2 voters
Enough by Cassidy HutchinsonHold the Line by Michael FanoneOath and Honor by Liz CheneyRenegade by Adam KinzingerCourage Under Fire by Steven A. Sund
Witness Testimonies on January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection in Washington DC
30 books — 2 voters

Madam President by Catherine ThimmeshHope Was Here by Joan BauerA Candidate for Murder by Joan Lowery NixonWhite House Rules by Mitali PerkinsAll-American Girl by Meg Cabot
Youth Services Recommendations: Civics Books
38 books — 1 voter
Bold & Brave by Kirsten GillibrandThe Voice That Won the Vote by Elisa BoxerMarching with Aunt Susan by Claire Rudolf MurphySuffragette by David RobertsAround America to Win the Vote by Mara Rockliff
VOTES FOR WOMEN! (Children's Books about Women's Suffrage USA)
16 books — 1 voter

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