Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ray (14 Lists)



The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist by Radley BalkoJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonThe New Jim Crow by Michelle AlexanderDevil in the Grove by Gilbert King
Inside the Criminal Justice System
159 books — 49 voters
Damn Yankees by Rob Fleder
Best Baseball Books
749 books — 656 voters

Back to Work by Bill ClintonThe Price of Civilization by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Best Books to Become an Informed Voter
935 books — 1,099 voters
Banker to the Poor by Muhammad YunusThe Endurance by Caroline Alexander
Inspiring True Stories
278 books — 333 voters

Defending Jacob by William Landay
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,220 books — 68,279 voters
Inside the Revolution by Joel C. RosenbergThe Ezekiel Option by Joel C. Rosenberg
Best of Joel C. Rosenberg
31 books — 34 voters

Defending Jacob by William Landay
Best Books of 2012
3,523 books — 9,203 voters
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonHubris by Michael IsikoffImperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Must Read Non-Fiction
5,245 books — 4,417 voters

The Lemon Tree by Sandy Tolan
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,546 books — 120,080 voters
Matterhorn by Karl MarlantesA Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
Best Literature About the Vietnam War
329 books — 636 voters

Guilty by Ann Coulter
The Worst Books of All Time
8,104 books — 19,874 voters
Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomUnder the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
14,772 books — 16,464 voters

Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinMayflower by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans
Best History Books
3,702 books — 3,736 voters
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel PhilbrickThe Endurance by Caroline AlexanderThe Lemon Tree by Sandy TolanImperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Best Non-Fiction (no biographies)
6,227 books — 8,061 voters