A World Appears
Michael Pollan
Published 2026
320 pages
The most popular history books of 2026
History books explain how the world came to be the way it is. Empires, revolutions, wars, inventions and everyday lives are all here, from the ancient world to recent decades. Whether you want a sweeping overview or one remarkable year in detail, you will find narrative history that reads like a story. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Judy Blume
Mark Oppenheimer
Published 2026
480 pages
Stay Alive
Ian Buruma
Published 2026
400 pages
Chain of Ideas
Ibram X. Kendi
Published 2026
832 pages
Reproductive Wrongs
Sarah Ruden
Published 2026
240 pages
The Culting of America
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Amy Reed
Published 2026
352 pages
Queens of Society
Siân Evans
Published 2026
368 pages
This Dark Night
Deborah Lutz
Published 2026
352 pages
Sceptred Isle
Helen Carr
Published 2026
464 pages
Duty, Honor, Country & Life
William H. McRaven
Published 2026
224 pages
Base Notes
Adelle Stripe
Published 2026
288 pages
Selling Opportunity
Mary Lisa Gavenas
Published 2026
448 pages
William Blake and The Sea Monsters of Love
Philip Hoare
Published 2026
453 pages
Twilight of Camelot
Steven Levingston
Published 2026
400 pages
The Butter Book
Anna Stockwell
Published 2026
112 pages
Young King
Lerone A. Martin
Published 2026
432 pages
Louisa Learns to Write Louisa May Alcott Creates Little Women
Kate Hannigan
Published 2026
40 pages
End Jew Hatred A Manual for Mobilization
Brooke Goldstein
Published 2026
200 pages
Chasing Eruptions
Curtis Manley
Published 2026
160 pages
Against the State
James Stout
Published 2026
296 pages
In All Things Thee to See
George Herbert
Published 2026
152 pages
Jan Morris
Sara Wheeler
Published 2026
432 pages
How Black Music Took Over the World
Melvin Gibbs
Published 2026
304 pages
Notes of Deception
Merryl Goldberg, Vince Houghton
Published 2026
304 pages