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Historical Fiction Bestsellers: Week of Sept. 29

The following titles are shown in order of appearance from

The Help 

The Help continues to hold onto the number one spot and has been on the list for 123 weeks.



The Night Circus  Sarah’s Key  Fall of Giants

Water for Elephants  The Paris Wife: A Novel  Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue

Goliath  To Kill a Mockingbird  Chelynne

Love Come to Me  Wildflower Hill  Shanghai Girls: A Novel

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet  In Bed With a Highlander  Only Time Will Tell

These are the books I consider to fall under the umbrella of the historical fiction genre. Sixteen books out of 150. Notice any patterns here? Surprised by anything you see?

As always, write for yourself, but it never hurts to keep an eye on what's selling in today's market!