2026 in Books
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Last updated on May 11, 2026
A running list of books that I read in 2026. My 2025 list was first included in my piece The Year I Stopped Reading Alone, and I thought it would be helpful to have the standalone list available.
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- Notes On Being A Man, by Scott Galloway
- The Alienest, by Caleb Carr - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️ (May 31)
- Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
January
- The Dead Zone, by Stephen King - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️
- There Is No Antimemetics Division, by qntm (aka Sam Hughes)
- Twisted Lives, by Tim Tigner
February
- The Incandescent, by Emily Tesh
- King of Ashes, by S.A. Crosby - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️
- Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
March
- If Wishes Were Retail, by Auston Habershaw
- Brother, by Ania Ahlborn
- Cherrywood, by Jock Serong - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan - Tahoe Book Club 🏔️
- Never Flinch, by Stephen King
April
- The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers - Tough Guy Book Club 💪
- Impossible People: A Completely Average Recovery Story, by Julia Wertz
- Stoner, by John Williams
May
- Going Zero, by Anthony McCarten