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100 Books to Read in 2026

These are 100 books that I would like to prioritize reading from in 2026. They are a combination of books I own and library reads, with some emphasis on Canadian authors and translated fiction.
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Pick a Colour (Souvankham Thammavongsa)
Pick a Colour
1
Souvankham Thammavongsa
The Book of Records (Madeleine Thien)
The Book of Records
2
Madeleine Thien
Satantango (László Krasznahorkai)
Satantango
3
László Krasznahorkai
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
4
Henry James
Small Boat (Vincent Delecroix)
Small Boat
5
Vincent Delecroix
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut (Tan)
The Tiger and the Cosmonaut
6
Tan
Orlanda (Jacqueline Harpman)
Orlanda
7
Jacqueline Harpman
Madonna in a Fur Coat (Sabahattin Ali)
Madonna in a Fur Coat
8
Sabahattin Ali
Horror Movie (Paul Tremblay)
Horror Movie
9
Paul Tremblay
White Teeth (Zadie Smith)
White Teeth
10
Zadie Smith
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood)
Alias Grace
11
Margaret Atwood
Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life
12
Ted Chiang
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
13
John Williams
Forgottenness (Tanja Maljartschuk)
Forgottenness
14
Tanja Maljartschuk
Independent People (Halldór Laxness)
Independent People
15
Halldór Laxness
White Oleander (Janet Fitch)
White Oleander
16
Janet Fitch
Nightcrawling (Leila Mottley)
Nightcrawling
17
Leila Mottley
Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar)
Martyr!
18
Kaveh Akbar
Crow Lake (Mary Lawson)
Crow Lake
19
Mary Lawson
Washington Black (Esi Edugyan)
Washington Black
20
Esi Edugyan
Infinite Country (Patricia Engel)
Infinite Country
21
Patricia Engel
Will There Ever Be Another You (Patricia Lockwood)
Will There Ever Be Another You
22
Patricia Lockwood
Always Coming Home (Ursula K Le Guin)
Always Coming Home
23
Ursula K Le Guin
The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
24
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
25
J.G. Ballard
Strange Houses (Uketsu)
Strange Houses
26
Uketsu
Strange Pictures (Uketsu)
Strange Pictures
27
Uketsu
Our Evenings (Alan Hollinghurst)
Our Evenings
28
Alan Hollinghurst
The Dovekeepers (Alice Hoffman)
The Dovekeepers
29
Alice Hoffman
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian (Marina Lewycka)
A Short History of Tractors in UKrainian
30
Marina Lewycka
The Glass Palace (Amitav Ghosh)
The Glass Palace
31
Amitav Ghosh
The Berry Pickers (Amanda Peters)
The Berry Pickers
32
Amanda Peters
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
33
James Baldwin
Late Nights on Air (Elizabeth Hay)
Late Nights on Air
34
Elizabeth Hay
Snow Road Station (Elizabeth Hay)
Snow Road Station
35
Elizabeth Hay
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
36
Jennifer Egan
The Idiot (Elif Batuman)
The Idiot
37
Elif Batuman
Either/Or (Elif Batuman)
Either/Or
38
Elif Batuman
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
39
Min Jin Lee
2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
2666
40
Roberto Bolaño
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