Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Marshall (14 Lists)



The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Favorite Friendships in Fiction
315 books — 150 voters
The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Best Woman-Authored Books
9,048 books — 6,852 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Best Historical Fiction Books that Are Actually Historical Fiction
2,731 books — 3,296 voters
The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananSacred Hearts by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Best Feminist Books
3,019 books — 4,366 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,686 books — 18,098 voters
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Books With Multiple Perspectives
785 books — 476 voters

The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant
Books that make you think.
1,183 books — 1,232 voters
The Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
11,692 books — 8,941 voters

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier
Musical Fiction
390 books — 245 voters
Sacred Hearts by Sarah DunantThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Fiction/Novels with Female Protagonists That Aren't About Love or Romance
704 books — 507 voters

The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Best historical fiction novels
1,296 books — 1,376 voters
The Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys BowenThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Unmistakably Strong Female Characters!!
445 books — 421 voters

In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen
Best Women's Fiction Novels
2,171 books — 1,820 voters
The Wolf Den by Elodie HarperThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Mercies by Kiran Millwood HargraveThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,251 books — 11,542 voters