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At the Top!

5-Star Children's Books

The books listed are those that I enjoyed for this calendar year. Book Titles are added consecutively. 


Top 5 Star Children's Books of 2026

  • Amy Laundrie - Snip and Bittersweet
  • Dr. Dale Atkins - The Turquoise Butterfly
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5 Star TRUE CRIME TITLES

New List for 2026. Top 5 Star True Crime Books



5 Star TRUE CRIME TITLES

  • Burl Barer & Frank C. Girardot Jr.- Where Murder Lies
  • John Hinckley Jr. and Jason Norman- Who I Really Am
  • Mark Gray- The Las Vegas Massacre Connections: Finding Strength Through Tragedy After America's Deadliest Mass Shooting
  • Dennis Carson- Every Killer Leaves a Trace
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5+ Star Book Titles

This is the first year I am giving out 5+ stars. It doesn't affect your ratings on sites that only go up to 5 stars, but it matters here. You'll get a badge (seen to the left), and your title will be put on this list.



[2026] 5+ Star Book Titles

  • John Hinckley Jr. and Jason Norman- Who I Really Am
  • R Weir - Mayhem In Music City
  • James Byron Huggins - Last Hunt
  • Kevin G. Chapman - Treacherous Hack
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Top 10 Books

The books listed are those that I enjoyed for this calendar year. Book Titles are added consecutively. 

At the end of the year, all book titles that have been or are on this list will be randomly selected for the top 10 books of the year.

Top 10 Books of 2026

  1. Burl Barer & Frank C. Girardot Jr.- Where Murder Lies
  2. A LeRoy- Know your Spiritual Rights
  3. R Weir - Mayhem In Music City
  4. Lena Gibson - The Right Time: Back to the 80s
  5. James Byron Huggins - Last Hunt
  6. Dr. Dale Atkins - The Turquoise Butterfly
  7. Dennis Carson- Every Killer Leaves a Trace
  8. Kevin G. Chapman - Treacherous Hack
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Top 10 Audiobooks

The audiobooks listed are those that I enjoyed for this calendar year. Book Titles are added consecutively. 

At the end of the year, all book titles that have been or are on this list will be randomly selected for the top 10 audiobooks of the year.

Top 10 Audiobooks of 2025

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Top 20 Authors

 At the end of the year, all authors that have been or are on this list will be randomly selected for the Top 20 Authors of the year. 

Top 20 Authors of 2026

  1. Burl Barer & Frank C. Girardot Jr.
  2. A LeRoy
  3. R Weir
  4. Lena Gibson
  5. James Byron Huggins
  6. Dr. Dale Atkins
  7. Kevin G. Chapman
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