2026 Book Anniversaries
Break out the book birthday cake! These beloved books have big anniversaries in 2026. From Game of Thrones to Bridget Jones, there is something for everyone in this collection.
Which of these have you read and loved? Which have you missed? Catch up with classics, cultural icons, and memorable characters in this collection of Big Anniversary Reads for 2026.
Celebrating 10 Years in 2026
BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah
EVICTED by Matthew Desmond
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD by Colson Whitehead
WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi
LAB GIRL by Hope Jahren
HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi
THE GIRLS by Emma Cline
DARK MATTER by Blake Crouch
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW by Amor Towles
SMALL GREAT THINGS by Jodi Picoult
LILAC GIRLS by Martha Hall Kelly
THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR by Shari Lapena
Celebrating 20 Years in 2026
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE by Barack Obama
EAT PRAY LOVE by Elizabeth Gilbert
MINDSET by Carol S. Dweck
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS by John Boyne
THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK by Nora Ephron
THE INNOCENT MAN by John Grisham
WORLD WAR Z by Max Brooks
THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS (Agua para elefantes) by Sara Gruen (Spanish edition)
SARAH’S KEY (La llave de Sarah) by Tatiana De Rosnay (Spanish edition)
THE THIRTEENTH TALE (El cuento número trece) by Diane Setterfield (Spanish edition)
Celebrating 25 Years in 2026
ARTEMIS FOWL by Eoin Colfer
ATONEMENT by Ian McEwan
WHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith
EMPIRE FALLS by Richard Russo
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS by Ann Brashares
AMERICAN GODS by Neil Gaiman (Spanish edition)
Celebrating 30 Years in 2026
A GAME OF THRONES By George R. R. Martin
BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY by Helen Fielding
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN by Frances Mayes
THE RUNAWAY JURY by John Grisham
WHEN THINGS FALL APART by Pema Chodron
THE COLOR OF WATER by James McBride
ALIAS GRACE by Margaret Atwood
FIGHT CLUB (El club de la lucha) by Chuck Palahniuk (Spanish edition)
INFINITE JEST (La broma infinita) by David Foster Wallace (Spanish edition)
Celebrating 35 Years in 2026
HOW THE GARCÍA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENTS by Julia Alvarez
OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
AMERICAN PSYCHO by Bret Easton Ellis
THE FIRM by John Grisham
A THOUSAND ACRES by Jane Smiley
MAUS: A SURVIVOR’S TALE by Art Spiegelman
Celebrating 50 Years in 2026
ORDINARY PEOPLE by Judith Guest
BUSIEST PEOPLE EVER! by Richard Scarry
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE by Anne Rice
Celebrating 100 Years in 2026
WINNIE-THE-POOH by A. A. Milne