The most popular education & reference books of 2026

Education and reference books are for learning and looking things up. Guides for teachers, study aids for exams, encyclopedias and dictionaries are all here. Whether you are studying for a test, teaching a class or settling a question, this is where to find the facts. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Cover of Changing Men and Masculinities

Changing Men and Masculinities

Margunn Bjørnholt

Published 2026

208 pages

Cover of Making a Qualitative Difference

Making a Qualitative Difference

Michelle Bryan, Susi Long

Published 2026

208 pages

Cover of THE VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHER'S DATA OTHER

THE VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHER'S DATA OTHER

Vivien Jiaqian Zhu 朱嘉倩

Published 2026

179 pages

Cover of PARWARISH

PARWARISH

Published 2026

219 pages

Cover of The Loop Lab

The Loop Lab

Published 2026

156 pages

Cover of ¡Gol! Cuentos Y Datos Geniales de Fútbol Para Niños

¡Gol! Cuentos Y Datos Geniales de Fútbol Para Niños

Carlos D. Mojica

Published 2026

160 pages

Cover of The Queer Face of War Portraits and Stories from Ukraine

The Queer Face of War Portraits and Stories from Ukraine

J. Lester Feder

Published 2026

144 pages

Cover of Voices of Ukraine A Practical Course in Ukrainian Phonetics

Voices of Ukraine A Practical Course in Ukrainian Phonetics

Yuri I. Shevchuk

Published 2026

320 pages

Cover of The Real Wallis Simpson

The Real Wallis Simpson

Rachel Louise Foster

Published 2026

224 pages

Trusted Advertising How to Harness the Value of Trust in Your Brand

Matt Bourn, James Best

Published 2026

296 pages

Cover of Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

Rita Lorena Link

Published 2026

218 pages

Cover of Math Fun Educational Activity Pad with Carry Handle

Math Fun Educational Activity Pad with Carry Handle

Published 2026

96 pages

Cover of Jade Mosinski

Jade Mosinski

Flame Tree Studio

Published 2026

176 pages

Cover of Cool Buds

Cool Buds

Barbara Lehman

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams

This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams

Man Martin

Published 2026

128 pages

Cover of Gender Bound Prisons, Trans Lives, and the Abolitionist Horizon

Gender Bound Prisons, Trans Lives, and the Abolitionist Horizon

Joss T. Greene

Published 2026

202 pages

Cover of Fair Game Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports

Fair Game Trans Athletes and the Future of Sports

Ellie Roscher, Anna Baeth

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of Rutgers Meets Japan A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century

Rutgers Meets Japan A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century

Fernanda Perrone, Haruko Wakabayashi

Published 2026

368 pages

Cover of Genderqueer Menopause Navigating Menopause for Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, Genderfluid, and Other Queer-Bodied Folx

Genderqueer Menopause Navigating Menopause for Trans, Gender-Nonconforming, Genderfluid, and Other Queer-Bodied Folx

Lasara Firefox Allen, Marie Benkley

Published 2026

256 pages

Cover of The Money Savvy Teen Building Smart Financial Habits That Will Last a Lifetime

The Money Savvy Teen Building Smart Financial Habits That Will Last a Lifetime

Robbie Hyman

Published 2026

226 pages

Cover of What to Make of a Life Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative

What to Make of a Life Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative

Jim Collins

Published 2026

416 pages

Cover of Statistics and Faith A Christian Guide to Telling the Truth with Data

Statistics and Faith A Christian Guide to Telling the Truth with Data

Jason Wilson

Published 2026

272 pages

Cover of The Coastal Forager A Guide to the Edible Opportunities of Our Amazing Coastlines

The Coastal Forager A Guide to the Edible Opportunities of Our Amazing Coastlines

Mark L. Williams

Published 2026

272 pages

Cover of Holy Land Five Palestinian Charity in the War on Terror

Holy Land Five Palestinian Charity in the War on Terror

David A. McDonald

Published 2026

336 pages

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