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Historical Fiction Bestsellers: Week of August 9


The following titles are shown in order of appearance from

The Light Between Oceans  11/22/63  Shadow of Night

The Night Circus  The Great Gatsby  To Kill a Mockingbird

The Bride Wore Pearls  Cloud Atlas  Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

An Unsuitable Bride  The Help  The Secret Mistress

The Book Thief  The Catcher in the Rye

Fourteen titles in the top 150--two less than last week. New release The Light Between Oceans is the top-selling histfic title, landing on the list in its debut week at 22. Stephen King and Deborah Harkness help round out the top 30. Know how long The Help has been on this list? 168 weeks and counting!