Big Books of 2026

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Life of Pi by Yann MartelThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleThe Odyssey by HomerTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Boat Books
771 books — 500 voters
Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonMoby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman MelvilleTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules VerneMaster & Commander by Patrick O'BrianTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Maritime Classics
277 books — 98 voters

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee ShetterlyKillers of the Flower Moon by David GrannBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahMarch by John LewisEinstein by Walter Isaacson
Non-Fiction read in 2017
476 books — 83 voters
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel DefoeLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David WyssPandora by Joshua GrantThe Assiduous Quest of Tobias Hopkins by James Faro
Fictitious Shipwrecks
147 books — 71 voters

The Sorrows of Young Mike by John ZelaznyThe Salty Dog by Debbie WhiteOceans of Trouble by Travis CaseyPhantom of the Shroppie by Dawn HammillHard Aground . . . Again by Eddie Jones
What to read on a boat?
51 books — 51 voters
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. SeussMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn KeeneBlueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskeyNew Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.
319 books — 44 voters

A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonGrandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben MontgomeryWild by Cheryl StrayedWalking the Nile by Levison WoodThe Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck
Travel without a Motor
158 books — 37 voters
The Orb and the Airship by Jenelle Leanne SchmidtThe Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim ButcherThe Orb and the Airship by Jenelle Leanne SchmidtStardust by Neil GaimanMagonia by Maria Dahvana Headley
Flying Ships and Air Pirates
169 books — 30 voters

Dead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie JonesLife of Pi by Yann MartelThe Breath Between Waves by Charlotte Anne Hamilton
Up on the deck
46 books — 24 voters
Hard Aground . . . Again by Eddie JonesThe End of Calico Jack by Eddie JonesHard Aground with Eddie Jones by Eddie JonesDead Calm, Bone Dry by Eddie JonesCurse of the Black Avenger by Eddie Jones
Best Books for Sailors
54 books — 10 voters

Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.An Embarrassment of Mangoes by Ann VanderhoofEnchanted Vagabonds by Dana LambGipsy Moth by Francis ChichesterMaurice and Maralyn by Sophie Elmhirst
Sailing Memoirs
24 books — 5 voters
Disney's Treasure Planet by Walt Disney CompanyTreasure Planet by Walt Disney CompanyTreasure Planet by Walt Disney CompanyDisney's Treasure Planet Read Along by Ron KiddDisney's Treasure Planet by Steve Williams
Disney Treasure Planet books
13 books — 1 voter

Atlantis by Walt Disney CompanyAtlantis by Catherine HapkaAtlantis The Lost Empire by David JohnDisney's Atlantis by Walt Disney CompanyAtlantis by Greg Ehrbar
Disney Atlantis: The Lost Empire books
24 books — 1 voter

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