Book 20 for 2026: A Sicilian Romance A Sicilian Romance , by Ann Radcliffe. This is a novel written in 1790, with all the Gothic trimmings: a creepy castle with dungeons, intrigues, narrow escapes, swordfights, and a spirited young...

Book 20 for 2026: "A Sicilian Romance," an 18th-century Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.

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Book 19 for 2026: Game Changer Game Changer , by Rachel Reid . This is the first book in the series that became the HBO phenomenon Heated Rivalry . Scott and Kip's story was mostly compressed into a single episode of the TV...

Book 19 for 2026: "Game Changer," by Rachel Reid.

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Book 18 for 2026:How to Kill a Witch How to Kill a Witch: The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women , by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell. This is mostly a history of the Scottish witch hunts in the 16th and 17th centuries, by two...

Book 18 for 2026: "How to Kill a Witch," by Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell.

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Book 17 for 2026: Marathon Man Marathon Man , by William Goldman. This is a thriller that screams "1970s," starting with an archaic racial slur on the first page. Each time one is used, it's to show that the speaker is a jerk, but....

Book 17 for 2026: "Marathon Man" by William Goldman.

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Book 16 for 2026: Unseen Academicals Unseen Academicals , by Terry Pratchett. Terry Pratchett was extremely prolific, and thank goodness. His Discworld fantasy novels are always hilarious, with an underlying seriousness because he's...

Book 16 for 2026: "Unseen Academicals," a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.

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Book 15 for 2026: Presidential Agent Presidential Agent , by Upton Sinclair. This is the fifth book in Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series, following Wide Is the Gate . It's 1937, and fascism is on the rise in Europe. Art dealer Lanny...

Book 15 for 2026: "Presidential Agent," from Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd spy series.

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Book 14 for 2026: Six Feet Over Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife , by Mary Roach. Apparently there was some trouble deciding on a title for this one. The hardcover is called Spook , and in some versions the subtitle is.....

Book 14 for 2026: "Six Feet Over: Science Tackles the Afterlife," by Mary Roach.

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Book 13 for 2026: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism , by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar. Sisters Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar co-wrote this book about Lacey, a Black woman living in....

Book 13 for 2026: "You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories About Racism," by Amber Ruffin and Lacey Lamar.

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Book 11 for 2026: Spent Spent , by Alison Bechdel. For many years, Alison Bechdel had a niche sort of fame in the LGBTQ+ community for her comic strip, Dykes to Watch Out For .  Some people heard of her via the Bechdel...

Book 11 for 2026: "Spent," a graphic novel by Alison Bechdel.

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