The most popular gender books of 2026

Books about gender ask what it means to be a woman or a man, and who decided. Expectations at home, at work and in love are examined in novels, memoirs and essays. Some are angry, some are funny, and all of them make the familiar look newly strange. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Results

Event Horizon
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Event Horizon

Balsam Karam

Published 2026

250 pages

My Bare Face
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My Bare Face

Simona Cantelmi

Published 2026

200 pages

Honey Hb
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Honey Hb

Imani Thompson

Published 2026

352 pages

Color Me Country
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Color Me Country

Newport Festivals Foundation

Published 2026

56 pages

Gone
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Gone

Sharon A. Mitchell

Published 2026

300 pages