Big Books of 2026

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Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules VerneNeverwhere by Neil GaimanThe City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrauThe Time Machine by H.G. WellsWool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
Best Books with Underground Setting
234 books — 87 voters
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsCirce by Madeline MillerThe Girl Who Reads on the Métro by Christine Féret-FleuryHow to Be a Woman by Caitlin MoranDown Town by Viido Polikarpus
Books to read on the Subway
35 books — 9 voters

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Railway Children by E. NesbitA Dog So Small by Philippa PearceRaising Steam by Terry PratchettLocomotive by Brian Floca
Trains in Juvenile Fiction & Non-Fiction
197 books — 8 voters
Tight Quarters by Samantha HunterBack on Track by Donna CummingsBig Boy by Ruthie KnoxThank You for Riding by Meg MaguireTicket Home by Serena Bell
Choo: Trains in Romance Novels
26 books — 5 voters

King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara VineUnderground Tales For London by Ann BissellAmazing & Extraordinary London Underground Facts by Stephen HallidayA Good Parcel of English Soil by Richard MabeyThe London Underground by Vicki Pipe
books about the tube
90 books — 5 voters
The Paris Express by Emma DonoghueFaces in the Crowd by Valeria LuiselliOrdinary Time by Cathy RentzenbrinkIn einem Zug by Daniel GlattauerThe Woman in Carriage 3 by Alison James
Inside Trains
16 books — 5 voters

Down Town by Viido PolikarpusJust Kids by Patti SmithM Train by Patti SmithOpen City by Teju ColeMy Government Means to Kill Me by Rasheed Newson
Best Books to Read on the NYC Subway
6 books — 2 voters

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