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Time Travel With These Recent Historical Fiction Hits From Goodreads

Hey, historical fiction fans! Are you in the market for new time and place?

We've gathered here 48 of the most popular historical fiction novels on Goodreads in the last year-and-a-half or so–from June 2023 back to the beginning of 2022. As always, the selections are based on overall star ratings, reader reviews, and which books are landing on Goodreads members' Read and Want to Read shelves.

The collection below starts with the newest books first, but otherwise cuts across all manner of historical fiction, featuring stories with a wide range of time and place. You'll find plenty of genre blurring and crossover expeditions, too.
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Lady Tan's Circle of Women (Lisa See)
Lady Tan's Circle of Women
Lisa See
2
The Wind Knows My Name (Isabel Allende)
The Wind Knows My Name
Isabel Allende
3
The Paris Daughter (Kristin Harmel)
The Paris Daughter
kristin harmel
4
Banyan Moon (Thao Thai)
Banyan Moon
thao thai
5
The Beach at Summerly (Beatriz Williams)
The Beach at Summerly
beatriz williams
6
Maddalena and the Dark (Julia Fine)
Maddalena and the Dark
julia fine
7
The Covenant of Water (Abraham Verghese)
The Covenant of Water
abraham verghese
8
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr? (Crystal Smith Paul)
Did You Hear About Kitty Karr?
crystal smith paul
9
A History of Burning (Janika Oza)
A History of Burning
Janika Oza
10
Good Night, Irene (Luis Alberto Urrea)
Good Night, Irene
luis alberto urrea
11
Homecoming (Kate Morton)
Homecoming
kate morton
12
The House Is on Fire (Rachel Beanland)
The House Is on Fire
Rachel Beanland
13
The Trackers (Charles Frazier)
The Trackers
Charles Frazier
14
Only the Beautiful (Susan Meissner)
Only the Beautiful
susan meissner
15
Weyward (Emilia Hart)
Weyward
Emilia Hart
16
Hang the Moon (Jeanette Walls)
Hang the Moon
Jeanette Walls
17
Beyond That, the Sea (Laura Spence-Ash)
Beyond That, the Sea
Laura Spence-Ash
18
Wandering Souls (Cecile Pin)
Wandering Souls
Cecile Pin
19
The House of Eve (Sadeqa Johnson)
The House of Eve
Sadeqa Johnson
20
Looking for Jane (Heather Marshall)
Looking for Jane
Heather Marshall
21
The Librarian of Burned Books (Brianna Labuskes)
The Librarian of Burned Books
Brianna Labuskes
22
River Sing Me Home (Eleanor Shearer)
River Sing Me Home
Eleanor Shearer
23
The Mitford Affair (Marie Benedict)
The Mitford Affair
Marie Benedict
24
Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion (Bushra Rehman)
Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion
bushra rehman
25
Hester (Laurie Lico Albanese)
Hester
Laurie Lico Albanese
26
Signal Fires (Dani Shapiro)
Signal Fires
Dani Shapiro
27
The Whalebone Theatre (Joanna Quinn)
The Whalebone Theatre
joanna quinn
28
The Marriage Portrait (Maggie O'farrell)
The Marriage Portrait
maggie o'farrell
29
The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II (Madeline Martin)
The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War II
Madeline Martin
30
Horse (Geraldine Brooks)
Horse
Geraldine Brooks
31
Trust (Herman Diaz)
Trust
herman diaz
32
The Book Woman's Daughter (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman's Daughter
Kim Michele Richardson
33
Lessons in Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus)
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
34
Take My Hand (Dolen Perkins-Valdez)
Take My Hand
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
35
Young Mungo (Douglas Stuart)
Young Mungo
douglas stuart
36
Memphis (Tara M. Stringfellow)
Memphis
Tara M. Stringfellow
37
The Diamond Eye (Kate Quinn)
The Diamond Eye
Kate Quinn
38
Woman on Fire (Lisa Barr)
Woman on Fire
Lisa Barr
39
A Train to Moscow (Elena Gorokhova)
A Train to Moscow
Elena Gorokhova
40
The Tobacco Wives (Adele Myers)
The Tobacco Wives
adele myers
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