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The 45 Most Read Historical Fiction Novels of the Past Decade

A collection of the most popular historical fiction novels of the past 10 years, according to Goodreads regulars. The books here are ranked in order of overall popularity, as determined by which titles Goodreads members have marked as Read, Currently Reading, or Want to Read.
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Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens)
Where the Crawdads Sing
1
Delia Owens
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
2
Taylor Jenkins Reid
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
3
Anthony Doerr
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six
4
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
5
Kristin Hannah
Malibu Rising (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Malibu Rising
6
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
7
Bonnie Garmus
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
8
Heather Morris
The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)
The Vanishing Half
9
Brit Bennett
The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah)
The Great Alone
10
Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds (Kristin Hannah)
The Four Winds
11
Kristin Hannah
Before We Were Yours (Lisa Wingate)
Before We Were Yours
12
Lisa Wingate
A Gentleman in Moscow (Amor Towles)
A Gentleman in Moscow
13
Amor Towles
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
14
Kate Quinn
Pachinko (Min Jin Lee)
Pachinko
15
Min Jin Lee
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
16
Ann Patchett
The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes)
The Giver of Stars
17
Jojo Moyes
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
18
Colson Whitehead
The Lost Apothecary (Sarah Penner)
The Lost Apothecary
19
Sarah Penner
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
20
Yaa Gyasi
The Invention of Wings (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Invention of Wings
21
Sue Monk Kidd
City of Girls (Elizabeth Gilbert)
City of Girls
22
Elizabeth Gilbert
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
23
Amor Towles
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
24
Colson Whitehead
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
25
Maggie O'farrell
The Rose Code (Kate Quinn)
The Rose Code
26
Kate Quinn
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
27
Kim Michele Richardson
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
28
Kristin Harmel
The Henna Artist (Alka Joshi)
The Henna Artist
29
Alka Joshi
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
30
Heather Morris
This Tender Land (William Kent Krueger)
This Tender Land
31
William Kent Krueger
The Huntress (Kate Quinn)
The Huntress
32
Kate Quinn
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell (Robert Dugoni)
The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
33
Robert Dugoni
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
34
George Saunders
Black Cake (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Black Cake
35
Charmaine Wilkerson
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
36
Georgia Hunter
The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer)
The Things We Cannot Say
37
Kelly Rimmer
The Heart's Invisible Furies (John Boyne)
The Heart's Invisible Furies
38
John Boyne
Summer of '69 (Elin Hilderbrand)
Summer of '69
39
Elin Hilderbrand
Shuggie Bain (Douglas Stuart)
Shuggie Bain
40
Douglas Stuart
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