2026 Bookshelf Rereads [voting is OPEN]

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Voting is OPEN.
Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

For the past few years we've gone through a process of voting for and scheduling past reads from the group bookshelf and reading them as a side group. This is intended to work in conjunction with the group Read All the Books! challenge. It is not necessary to join the challenge to participate in this process.

We'll be voting and scheduling for three months at a time. We'll be scheduling two reads per month based on member votes.

1. Voting will take place in
-> November for January-March
-> February for April-June
-> May for July-September
-> August for October-December

2. Schedule will be posted after a consensus has been reached.

3. Books that have been read by the group (main or reread) in the 24 months prior to the scheduled period will not be eligible, and will not be listed on the form.

The only thing you'll need is a gmail login. You'll be able to change and update your votes at any point during the voting process. Books will be listed as title, author, page count.

For all books on the group shelf, see the links at the bottom of Current Events.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

2026 Reread Schedule

TBD

[Melanie, the neutral party]

We are voting on 2026 rereads now. Choose wisely!

Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: August 25th

Top 6 will become our January - March 2026 rereads.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

We have some early results. What do you most want to make the cut?

Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: August 25th

Top 6 will become our January - March 2026 rereads:
6 Nettle & Bone (245 pgs, F)
5 A Game of Thrones (835 pgs, F)
5 Gideon the Ninth (448 pgs, F)

4 Foundation (256 pgs, SF)
4 The Night Circus (400 pgs, F)
4 Old Man's War (362 pgs, SF)
4 Ready Player One (374 pgs, SF)
4 The War of the Worlds (192 pgs, SF)

3 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs, F)
3 The Black Company (319 pgs, F)
3 The Bone Shard Daughter (448 pgs, F)
3 The Book of Koli (416 pgs, SF)
3 A Darker Shade of Magic (398 pgs, F)
3 The Fellowship of the Ring (398 pgs, F)
3 The Fifth Season (468 pgs, F)
3 The Golem and the Jinni (486 pgs, F)
3 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (216 pgs, SF)
3 The Hobbit (366 pgs, F)
3 Leviathan Wakes (561 pgs, SF)
3 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (512 pgs, SF)
3 The Master and Margarita (407 pgs, F)
3 The Memory Police (274 pgs, SF)
3 Mexican Gothic (320 pgs, F)
3 The Name of the Wind (662 pgs, F)
3 Six of Crows (462 pgs, F)
3 Snow Crash (470 pgs, SF)
3 The Song of Achilles (352 pgs, F)
3 The Stand (1153 pgs, F)
3 The Way of Shadows (645 pgs, F)
3 Wizard's First Rule (836 pgs, F)

[CBRetriever]

there are only two in the list in message 4 that I haven't : War of the Worlds and The Memory Police. And for War of the Worlds I have this version: The Complete War of the Worlds which means three books for me

[Kaia]

CBRetriever wrote: "there are only two in the list in message 4 that I haven't : War of the Worlds and The Memory Police. And for War of the Worlds I have this version: The Complete War of the Worlds w..."

I'm happy to add those to my vote, CBRetriever. I haven't read either of them.

[CBRetriever]

Kaia wrote: "CBRetriever wrote: "there are only two in the list in message 4 that I haven't : War of the Worlds and The Memory Police. And for War of the Worlds I have this version: [book:The Complete War of th..."

no, don't bother voting for The Memory Police - I'm not going to buy it just to read it, but I'll be glad of the vote for War of the Worlds

[DivaDiane]

I forgot I have The Memory Police on my Kindle, so I added that and War of the Worlds to my vote. Ready Player One is also at the top, which is the only other book I’m interested in/already own.

[HeyT]

I didn't think it could be possible but i think I've actually read everything on the list above. It makes me feel like my goal of reading all the books on the shelf might actually be possible lol. (Currently at 310 read.)

[Melanie, the neutral party]

What book not on the list do you want us to up-vote?

[Cleo]

I am in an Asimov re-read frenzy, so that is what I will vote. :D

The Complete Robot is missing from the offer, as well as any in the robots and foundation series following Caves of Steel and Foundation. I would not mind to read them with other people who would choose them.

Last year it was Ursula and she was great on so many levels.

[CBRetriever]

Oryx & Crake
and
Lock In

are both on my TBR pile

[Mai]

Six of Crows
Old Man's War

[Kaia]

Lock In is on my TBR list, too. I also voted for Caves of Steel, since I have not read much Asimov, and I would love to re-read The Master and Margarita, which I first read a very long time ago.

[SFFBC, Ancillary Mod]

Vote here: https://goo.gl/forms/joASo8yDfm9oGvDm2
Live results and book links: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Voting ends: August 25th

Top 6 will become our January - March 2026 rereads.
9 The Memory Police (274 pgs, SF)
9 The War of the Worlds (192 pgs, SF)

7 Nettle & Bone (245 pgs, F)
6 The Bear and the Nightingale (322 pgs, F)
6 The Fifth Season (468 pgs, F)
6 Foundation (256 pgs, SF)
6 Gideon the Ninth (448 pgs, F)
6 The Night Circus (400 pgs, F)

5 The Bone Shard Daughter (448 pgs, F)
5 A Game of Thrones (835 pgs, F)
5 The Golem and the Jinni (486 pgs, F)
5 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (216 pgs, SF)
5 Leviathan Wakes (561 pgs, SF)
5 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (512 pgs, SF)
5 Ready Player One (374 pgs, SF)
5 Snow Crash (470 pgs, SF)

4 Ancillary Justice (386 pgs, SF)
4 Annihilation (195 pgs, SF)
4 Black Sun (454 pgs, F)
4 The Bone Witch (432 pgs, F)
4 Brave New World (268 pgs, SF)
4 The Calculating Stars (431 pgs, SF)
4 A Canticle for Leibowitz (335 pgs, SF)
4 The Farthest Shore (259 pgs, F)
4 The Fellowship of the Ring (398 pgs, F)
4 The Master and Margarita (407 pgs, F)
4 Old Man's War (362 pgs, SF)
4 Oryx and Crake (400 pgs, SF)
4 Redshirts (320 pgs, SF)
4 Semiosis (336 pgs, SF)
4 Severance (291 pgs, SF)
4 Six of Crows (462 pgs, F)
4 The Yiddish Policeman's Union (414 pgs, SF)