Literal Summer Reads

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Erin (305 Lists)



The Flowers of War by Geling YanNight in Shanghai by Nicole MonesChina Dolls by Lisa See
Great Chinese Historical Fiction
224 books — 281 voters
The Sun King Conspiracy by Yves JégoThe Flowers of War by Geling YanSilk by Alessandro BariccoThe First Mrs. Rothschild by Sara AharoniRed Dog by Willem Anker
Historical Fiction In Translation
316 books — 27 voters

The Flowers of War by Geling Yan
China Report Recommends
108 books — 14 voters
The Poison Palace by Shreya Ila AnasuyaWitches Three by Kristin JuddWilton House by Kay Peterson Daly
Historical Fiction 2027
46 books — 10 voters

A Founding Mother by Stephanie DrayPatriot Hearts by Barbara HamblyMount Vernon Love Story by Mary Higgins ClarkThe Emancipator's Wife by Barbara Hambly
First Ladies of the United States (Fiction)
5 books — 2 voters
Still Kickin' by Billie Hanson-Dupree
Military, War, and Espionage Fiction Published by African-Americans in Decade: 2020s
10 books — 12 voters

Still Kickin' by Billie Hanson-Dupree
Books Set in Central California
136 books — 24 voters
Still Kickin' by Billie Hanson-Dupree
Novels Set in California
967 books — 383 voters

Nemesis by Louise Cooper
Best Forgotten Fantasy of the 20th Century
246 books — 44 voters
Nemesis by Louise Cooper
Best Fantasy of the 80s
355 books — 699 voters

Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. RendonSing for the Red Dress by Joseph M MarshallMask of the Deer Woman by Laurie L. DoveBetty by David Alexander RobertsonPerma Red by Debra Magpie Earling
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)
14 books — 3 voters
A Road We Do Not Know by Frederick J. ChiaventoneLittle Bighorn by John Hough Jr.Greasy Grass by Johnny D. BoggsLast Prisoner of the Little Bighorn by Joseph M MarshallBride of Glory by Margaret Leighton
Battle of the Little Bighorn Fiction
32 books — 1 voter

Cheaper, Faster, Better by Tom Steyer
Science Published in Year: 2024
248 books — 55 voters
They Can't Burn Us All by Cathryn KempWhere the False Gods Dwell by Denny S. BryceThe Jilted Countess by Loretta EllsworthElizabeth and Marilyn by Julie Owen MoylanThe Crownless Queen by Elizabeth Chadwick
Historical Fiction 2026
285 books — 105 voters

Nothing Proved by Janet Ambrosi Wertman
Fiction: Queen Elizabeth I of England
85 books — 37 voters
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire Heywood
Greek Mythology Retellings!
304 books — 525 voters

The Garden on Sunset by Martin TurnbullDreamland Burning by Jennifer LathamThe Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi VoThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeThe Second Life of Mirielle West by Amanda Skenandore
Best 1920s Historical Fiction
218 books — 330 voters
The Paying Guests by Sarah WatersIn Memoriam by Alice WinnThe Teahouse Fire by Ellis AveryHild by Nicola Griffith
Best Gay Historical Fiction
405 books — 600 voters

Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith
Signing and Sign Language (Fiction)
49 books — 19 voters
Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith
Fiction Based on 19th Century Crimes
39 books — 14 voters

The Trial of Mrs. Rhinelander by Denny S. BryceNo Perfect Mothers by Karen Spears ZachariasTake My Hand by Dolen Perkins-ValdezAlias Grace by Margaret AtwoodBurial Rites by Hannah Kent
Real Court Cases in Historical Fiction
34 books — 12 voters
Stories from Suffragette City by M.J. Rose
Women's Suffrage
442 books — 147 voters

The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn
Bookish people (literary fiction)
45 books — 14 voters
The Lotus Shoes by Jane YangDangerous by Essie FoxThe Sirens by Emilia HartNephthys by Rachel Louise Driscoll
Historical Fiction 2025
346 books — 222 voters

The Boy from Reactor 4 by Orest StelmachRadiant Girl by Andrea WhiteThe Dogs of Chernobyl by Justin MorganHeart of the Monster by Richard OpperThe Chernobyl Privileges by Alex Lockwood
Fictional books about Chernobyl
20 books — 13 voters
His Majesty’s Envoy by Richard PattonThe Reluctant Commander by Richard Patton
Fiction Involving George Washington
14 books — 5 voters

Murder on the Pneumatic Railway by Lisa M. Lane
North East England
56 books — 41 voters
Murder on the Pneumatic Railway by Lisa M. Lane
Cozy Mysteries 2023 New Releases
137 books — 129 voters

Murder at an Exhibition by Lisa M. Lane
London
224 books — 64 voters
Murder at an Exhibition by Lisa M. Lane
Books Based in London
361 books — 109 voters


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