Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ching Windauer (15 Lists)



The Muse by Jessie BurtonThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstablePoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Literary Historical Fiction
1,235 books — 1,562 voters
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Books With Multiple Perspectives
785 books — 476 voters

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
I Should Probably Read This Sometime...
12,257 books — 11,552 voters
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Best Books Ever
79,460 books — 296,300 voters

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandThe Muse by Jessie BurtonThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Favorite Friendships in Fiction
315 books — 150 voters
The Muse by Jessie BurtonThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,660 books — 70,197 voters

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstableThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Muse by Jessie Burton
Art & Artists in Fiction
1,013 books — 1,219 voters
The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealIn the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan
Best Woman-Authored Books
9,053 books — 6,853 voters

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic SmithThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandThe Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstablePoinsettia Girl by Jennifer Wizbowski
Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
15,688 books — 18,105 voters
Poinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Muse by Jessie Burton
MUST READS!!!
15,525 books — 11,601 voters

The Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer Wizbowski
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
32,960 books — 125,111 voters
In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah DunantThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
Great Coming-Of-Age Books
904 books — 786 voters

The Instrumentalist by Harriet ConstablePoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Doll Factory by Elizabeth MacnealThe Painted Girls by Cathy Marie BuchananThe Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
Juvenile Narrators in Books for Grown-Ups
231 books — 157 voters
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta RichThe Muse by Jessie BurtonPoinsettia Girl by Jennifer WizbowskiThe Passion of Artemisia by Susan VreelandThe Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable
Best Book Club Books
1,113 books — 1,086 voters

Sins of the Maker by Daniel CuervonegroSouth of Broad by Pat ConroyKushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyThe 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
Top 10 for the Reading Challengers
6,273 books — 4,897 voters