A twist:

Any "most anticipated" books for 2026?

I'll start:

Fiction: (not everything is doom and gloom, a hagiography, or practical knowledge useful in day to day)

"The Timerman", by Theodore Judson.

Sequel to "Fitzpatrick's War" (2004) which was a fun read about a fictional steampunk future where cyclical history was mastered by (of all people) the Canadians.

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Religion:

The KJV store reader edition bible. Bit of a snob factor here. But they put some real thought into making the book readable as an actual book. (Then packaged it in goat leather and charged the be-jezzus out of it)

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US History:

Vol. 3 of Rick Atkinson's trilogy about the American Revolution.

Didn't read 1 or 2 until I watched the PBS Ken Burns series. The PBS series was, well, underwhelming, but this particular author was excellent. His "Liberation Trilogy (WWII)" was incredible.

Excellent author. May be the successor of the reigning king of American oriented history after the death of David McCullough.

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I'd love to read books about what the actual heck is going on vis-a-vi Iran. "King of Kings" by Scott Anderson is a good contextual background story. As is a certain book by JM (If you know you know)

The real book has yet to be written. I've some professional exposure to Iranian pilot refugees. They are not, the "Arab street", and would probably punch you in the nose if you called them "Arab".