Brave New Ballet
Robyn McGrath
Published 2026
32 pages
The most popular masculinity books of 2026
Books about masculinity look at what it means to be a man. Strength, silence, fatherhood, friendship and the pressure to perform are explored in novels, memoirs and essays. They are honest about the harm some ideas of manhood do, and curious about better ones. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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The Reel Life of Andrew Wilden
Mike Bernard
Published 2026
250 pages
Be a Man Mentally Tough, Physically Strong, Morally Straight, and Financially Independent
Carl Higbie, Kay Smythe Hill
Published 2026
256 pages
Clydeo Makes a Friend
Jennifer Aniston
Published 2026
32 pages
Cranky Versus the Cat
Phuc Tran
Published 2026
32 pages
Perfectly Wrong The Art of New Kitsch Design
Victionary
Published 2026
256 pages
Masculinity, Violence and Power in Modern Russia Men, Guns and Identity
David Gillespie
Published 2026
256 pages
Stick Dog Meets Poo-Poo
Tom Watson
Published 2026
32 pages
The Big Sandy
R.F. McEwen
Published 2026
140 pages
I Can't Believe We Signed Up for This And Other Observations from the Front Lines of Suburbia
Simon Holland
Published 2026
224 pages
Beautiful Black Boy
Sophia Robinson
Published 2026
40 pages
Calm the F*ck Down!
Sam Delaney
Published 2026
288 pages
How to Raise a Gentle Man A guide for parents and carers who want to raise kind, emotionally intelligent and respectful boys
Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Published 2026
272 pages
Racing Legends
Maurice Hamilton
Published 2026
176 pages
Call Your Father A Tender Picture Book for Dads
Tracy C. Gold
Published 2026
32 pages
Untitled Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Sarah Ockwell-Smith
Published 2026
272 pages
The Shadow That Finds Us
Andy Darcy Theo
Published 2026
432 pages
Racing Legends
Maurice Hamilton
Published 2026
176 pages
Economies of the Male Body Productivity, Pathology, and Pleasure in Urban Egypt
Carl Rommel, Karin Ahlberg
Published 2026
208 pages
Every Day Is Special with Dad
Sarah Ayoub
Published 2026
24 pages
Tom Burne Has Left the Chat
Seán Farrelly
Published 2026
336 pages
Zac Power
H. I. Larry
Published 2026
192 pages
Zac Power
H. I. Larry
Published 2026
192 pages
Zac Power
H. I. Larry
Published 2026
192 pages