Mark's votes on the list Best books of 2026

Listopia > Mark's votes on the list Best books of 2026 (37 Books)

1	London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe 4.39 avg rating — 29,667 ratings Mark rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 45,885 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire by Julian Sancton (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 934 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Vigil by George Saunders 3.46 avg rating — 19,642 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The News from Dublin: Stories by Colm Tóibín 3.80 avg rating — 1,494 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton 3.38 avg rating — 866 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Last One Out by Jane Harper (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 17,152 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Land by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 2,359 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 244 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Keeper (Cal Hooper #3) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 21,344 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Last Night in Brooklyn by Xóchitl González (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 3,147 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness by Michael Pollan (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 5,150 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Brawler by Lauren Groff (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 6,868 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Game On (Into Darkness, #3) by Navessa Allen 3.97 avg rating — 88,415 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age by Ibram X. Kendi (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 763 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2) by Abby Jimenez (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 218,643 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me (Maggie the Undying, #1) by Ilona Andrews (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 22,699 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden 4.21 avg rating — 176,624 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 5,570 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love by Alice Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 3,662 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World by Suzanne Simard (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 432 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 1,571 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 328,146 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Saoirse by Charleen Hurtubise (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 4,629 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Astral Library by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 58,212 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Whistler by Ann Patchett 4.56 avg rating — 12,235 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Departure[s] by Julian Barnes 3.97 avg rating — 6,113 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy 3.27 avg rating — 146,921 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 43,567 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life by Alex Mayyasi 4.05 avg rating — 791 ratings Mark added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Divorce by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 107,627 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Final Target by Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 8,433 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2) by Matt Haig (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 12,387 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Ballad of Falling Dragons (Moonfall, #2) by Sarah A. Parker 4.53 avg rating — 22,319 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Land and Its People by David Sedaris 4.41 avg rating — 3,623 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,161 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.78 avg rating — 49 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars