Historical Fiction Best Sellers, June 2022 | The Most In-Demand Titles in Libraries & Bookstores

The historical fiction novels most in-demand with readers are by Amor Towles, Isabel Allende, Nina de Gramont, Marie Benedict, and Bernard Cornwell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLERS JUNE 2022

Rank

 

1

The Lincoln Highway. [HC] Amor Towles. Viking. 2021. ISBN 9780735222359. $30. [LP] ISBN 9780593459874. $32.  

2

Violeta. [HC] Isabel Allende. Ballantine Books. 2022. ISBN 9780593496206. $28.

3

The Magnolia Palace. [HC] Fiona Davis. Dutton. 2022. ISBN 9780593184011. $27.

4

The Christie Affair. [HC] Nina de Gramont. St. Martin’s Press. 2022. ISBN 9781250274618. $27.99.

5

Her Hidden Genius. [HC] Marie Benedict. Sourcebooks Landmark. 2022. ISBN 9781728229393. $26.99.

6

Sharpe's Assassin. [HC] Bernard Cornwell. Harper. 2021. ISBN 9780062563262. $27.99.

7

The Last Dance of the Debutante. [HC] Julia Kelly. Gallery Books. 2022. ISBN 9781982171636. $27.

8

The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post. [HC] Allison Pataki. Ballantine Books. 2022. ISBN 9780593355688. $28.

9

The Tobacco Wives. [HC] Adele Myers. William Morrow. 2022. ISBN 9780063082939. $27.99.

10

Small World. [HC] Jonathan Evison. Dutton 2022. ISBN 9780593184127. $28.

11

Empty Vows. [HC] Mary Monroe. Dafina. 2022. ISBN 9781496732613. $26.

12

The Sisters Sweet. [HC] Elizabeth Weiss. The Dial Press. 2021. ISBN 9781984801548. $27.

13

Circus of Wonders. [HC] Elizabeth Macneal. Atria Books. 2022. ISBN 9781982106799. $27.99.

14

A Ballad of Love and Glory. [HC] Reyna Grande. Atria Books. 2022. ISBN 9781982165260. $28.

15

Yonder. [HC] Jabari Asim. Simon & Schuster. 2022. ISBN 9781982163167. $27.

16

Atomic Anna. [HC] Rachel Barenbaum. Grand Central. 2022. ISBN 9781538734865. $28.

17

Beautiful Little Fools. [HC] Jillian Cantor. HarperCollins. 2022. ISBN 9780063051256. $26.99.

18

Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love. [HC] Kim Fay. Penguin Publishing Group. 2022. ISBN 9780593419335. $24.

19

Last Dance on the Starlight Pier. [HC] Sarah Bird. St. Martin’s. 2022. ISBN 9781250265548. $28.99.

20

A Net for Small Fishes. [HC] Lucy Jago. Flatiron Books. 2021. ISBN 9781250261953. $26.99.

 

 

 

Data from Baker & Taylor based on the most popular historical fiction sold to U.S. public libraries in the six months prior to the week ending April 29, 2022.

 

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