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A Look Back at Five Years of Historical Fiction Hits

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A young duchess navigates treacherous palace intrigue in Renaissance Italy. A black cake recipe passes through history to unite a fracturing Caribbean family. Five courageous women in Depression-era Appalachia spread hope and literature in the amazing true story of the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky.
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Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
1
Bonnie Garmus
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
2
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
3
Brit Bennett
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
4
Kristin Hannah
The Giver of Stars: A Novel (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars: A Novel
5
Jojo Moyes
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
6
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Women (Kristin Hannah)
The Women
7
Kristin Hannah
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
8
Ann Patchett
The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
9
Sarah Penner
Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)
Cloud Cuckoo Land
10
Anthony Doerr
The Rose Code (Kate Quinn)
The Rose Code
11
Kate Quinn
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
12
Maggie O'farrell
Weyward (Emilia Hart)
Weyward
13
Emilia Hart
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
14
Amor Towles
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
15
Abraham Verghese
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
16
Colson Whitehead
Looking for Jane (Heather Marshall)
Looking for Jane
17
Heather Marshall
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
18
Charmaine Wilkerson
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
19
James McBride
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
20
Kristin Harmel
The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer)
The Things We Cannot Say
21
Kelly Rimmer
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
22
Kim Michele Richardson
The Personal Librarian (Marie Benedict)
The Personal Librarian
23
Marie Benedict
The Dictionary of Lost Words (Pip Williams)
The Dictionary of Lost Words
24
Pip Williams
The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O'farrell)
The Marriage Portrait
25
Maggie O'farrell
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
26
Alka Joshi
The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
The Paris Library
27
Janet Skeslien Charles
The Huntress (Kate Quinn)
The Huntress
28
Kate Quinn
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
29
William Kent Krueger
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
30
Douglas Stuart
The Water Dancer (Ta-Nehisi Coates)
The Water Dancer
31
Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Book of Longings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Book of Longings
32
Sue Monk Kidd
The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
The Diamond Eye
33
Kate Quinn
Horse (Geraldine Brooks)
Horse
34
Geraldine Brooks
The Island of Sea Women (Lisa See)
The Island of Sea Women
35
Lisa See
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
36
Herman Diaz
West With Giraffes (Lynda Rutledge)
West With Giraffes
37
Lynda Rutledge
Homecoming (Kate Morton)
Homecoming
38
Kate Morton
Violeta (Isabel Allende)
Violeta
39
Isabel Allende
The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)
The House of Eve
40
Sadeqa Johnson
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