Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner
Historical Fiction 2016
351 books — 895 voters
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Historical Fiction 2013
413 books — 2,141 voters

One Thousand White Women by Jim FergusThe Spirit Keeper by K.B. Laugheed
Native American Historical Fiction
281 books — 279 voters
Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin
The Unknown, Hidden Gems of Historical Fiction
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Love You Forever by Robert MunschStill Alice by Lisa GenovaWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Great Books for Mom or Any Woman
492 books — 295 voters
A Monster Calls by Patrick NessThe Barbarian Nurseries by Héctor Tobar
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2,667 books — 6,695 voters

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Best Books of 2010
1,577 books — 2,471 voters
Hannah's Dream by Diane  HammondThe 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
Best Books of 2008
1,645 books — 6,772 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Historian by Elizabeth KostovaThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónSarah's Key by Tatiana de RosnayOne Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
Best Historical Fiction
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
What Dystopian Readers Should Know
130 books — 60 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HoweThe Island by Victoria HislopHotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
Dual Time Romances
270 books — 691 voters

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Books about American slavery
416 books — 416 voters
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana FranklinGrave Goods by Ariana FranklinThe Serpent's Tale by Ariana FranklinA Murderous Procession by Ariana FranklinHistorikeren by Elizabeth Kostova
Favorite Historical Mystery Series
1,016 books — 1,242 voters