Adult Braces Driving Myself Sane
Lindy West
Published 2026
336 pages
The most popular essays books of 2026
Essays are short works of nonfiction in which a writer thinks something through. The subject can be anything: politics, a walk, a film, a grief. What matters is the mind at work and the voice. Collections here range from the classic to the sharply contemporary. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Frog And Other Essays
Anne Fadiman
Published 2026
192 pages
Lifelines Searching for Home in the Mountains of Greece
Julian Hoffman
Published 2026
300 pages
The Penguin Book of Existentialist Philosophy
Jonathan Webber
Published 2026
400 pages
Gardens That Can Save the World
Lottie Delamain
Published 2026
256 pages
Everyday Extraordinary A Scientist Ponders a Lifetime of Magical, Bizarre, and Paranormal Experiences
Barry Markovsky
Published 2026
288 pages
Donas, Archipenko & La Section d'Or Enchanting Modernism
Peter J. H. Pauwels
Published 2026
352 pages
The Powerful Norm for Climate Change Action How International Organizations Legitimate Themselves Amid Contestation
Laura von Allwörden
Published 2026
256 pages
Challenging Cases Judges Tell the Stories of High-Profile and Other Tough Cases
Gregory E. Mize, Russell F. Canan, Frederick H. Weisberg
Published 2026
Emerging Selves
Nillin Lore
Published 2026
Turn Where A Geography of Home
Chet'la Sebree
Published 2026
256 pages
Lucky Devils How Three Tech Mad Gamblers Beat the Odds and Made Millions
Kit Chellel
Published 2026
320 pages
Hunting the Whole Way Home Essays and Poems
Sydney Lea
Published 2026
216 pages
Israel
Omer Bartov
Published 2026
304 pages
Are They Dead Yet? The Art of the Obit
Sam Roberts
Published 2026
304 pages
Herlands Lessons from Societies Where Women Make the Rules
Megha Mohan
Published 2026
320 pages
The Journal of Beatles Studies (Volume 4, Issue 2)
Holly Tessler, Paul Long
Published 2026
184 pages
Hey Yang, Where's My Thousand Bucks? And Other True Stories of Staggering Depth
Andrew Yang
Published 2026
256 pages
Black Architect
Sekou Cooke
Published 2026
144 pages
Mega Milk Essays on Family, Fluidity, Whiteness, and Cows
Megan Milks
Published 2026
336 pages
There Is No Meant to Be A Family Story
Jarred McGinnis
Published 2026
288 pages
Jan Bontjes van Beek Body | Scale | Color
Nele Wieringen
Published 2026
80 pages
The Light That Endures Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Resilience at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Todd Weissman
Published 2026
216 pages
No Contact Writers on Estrangement
Jenny Bartoy
Published 2026
304 pages