12 best-selling historical fiction books like The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert

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The Titanic Survivors Book Club

By: Timothy Schaffert

3.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books, following the Titanic librarian whose sur…

"I would happily spend every minute of my future hearing about every minute of his past."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors Book Club

"I would happily spend every minute of my future hearing about every minute of his past."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors Book Club

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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2. How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

By: Kristen Perrin

3.80

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

Frances Adams always said she'd be murdered. She was right. It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams … read more

Similar categories in Kristen Perrin's How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"My favourite chess saying is very simple: You can play without a plan, but you’ll probably lose.’ - Rutherford Gravesdown"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You stupid b*tch, you think you're so worthy? You deserve nothing but a hole in the ground. You're a wh*re and a liar, and I swear if you don't stop this I'll snap your scrawny neck like a twig."

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"Don’t worry, Annie, I’m not going to murder you.’ ‘I appreciate that, Saxon,’ I reply. ‘I’m not going to murder you either.’ And then we both smile, because this is such a strange thing to say ten mi…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

"You little b*tch, you think you can stand in my way? You're so used to getting what you want, with your perfect pretty face. If you don't stop I swear I'll ruin that face. I'll put your bones in a bo…"

-Kristen Perrin, How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

Cover of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

3. Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

By: Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Format: 318 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the “captivating, richly drawn” (Woman… read more

Similar categories in Janet Skeslien Charles's Miss Morgan's Book Brigade book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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4. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

By: James Patterson

3.92

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Different books speak to us at different times."

-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading

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5. The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

By: Ellen Baker

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Orphan Train meets Before We Were Yours meets Water for Elephants in this compelling multigeneratio… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Baker's The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. The Evolution of Annabel Craig

By: Lisa Grunwald

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial te… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Grunwald's The Evolution of Annabel Craig book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of A Short Walk Through a Wide World by Douglas Westerbeke

7. A Short Walk Through a Wide World

By: Douglas Westerbeke

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the in… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Westerbeke's A Short Walk Through a Wide World book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. The Cemetery of Untold Stories

By: Julia Alvarez

3.68

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Literary icon Julia Alvarez returns with an inventive and emotional novel about storytelling itself… read more

Similar categories in Julia Alvarez's The Cemetery of Untold Stories book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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9. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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10. How to Read a Book

By: Monica Wood

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A charming, deeply moving novel about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the life-changing p… read more

Similar categories in Monica Wood's How to Read a Book book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Perhaps it's an oddity of human nature to judge women more harshly, or maybe we expect so little of men their transgressions don't register the same."

-Monica Wood, How to Read a Book

Cover of The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert

11. The Titanic Survivors Book Club

By: Timothy Schaffert

3.19

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

A remarkable tale about the life-changing power of books, following the Titanic librarian whose sur… read more

Similar categories in Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • queer
"I would happily spend every minute of my future hearing about every minute of his past."

-Timothy Schaffert, The Titanic Survivors Book Club

Cover of The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

12. The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club

By: Helen Simonson

3.96

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A timeless comedy of manners—refreshing as a summer breeze and bracing as the British seaside—about… read more

Similar categories in Helen Simonson's The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Wharton Plot by Mariah Fredericks

13. The Wharton Plot

By: Mariah Fredericks

3.38

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Mariah Fredericks' mesmerizing novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in … read more

Similar categories in Mariah Fredericks's The Wharton Plot book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

14. The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

By: Samuel Burr

3.86

Format: 362 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties th… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Burr's The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"As far as she was concerned, it was something people didn't do enough of: to take a few moments to yourself, when your mind was at its clearest. To reflect on the endless possibilities of the day str…"

-Samuel Burr, The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers

Cover of Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

15. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books

By: Kirsten Miller

4.19

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The provocative and hilarious summer read that will have book lovers cheering and everyone talking!… read more

Similar categories in Kirsten Miller's Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier

16. The Glassmaker

By: Tracy Chevalier

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling historical novelist, a rich, transporting story that follows a family of glass… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Chevalier's The Glassmaker book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"...you never recover from losing someone; you just learn to accommodate the hole it makes in you."

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

"People who make things also have an ambiguous relationship with time. Painters, writers, wood-carvers, knitters, weavers and, yes, glassmakers: creators often enter an absorbed state that psychologis…"

-Tracy Chevalier, The Glassmaker

Cover of Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1) by Cary J. Griffith

17. Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1)

By: Cary J. Griffith

3.92

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In this outdoors thriller, the investigation of a bizarre wolf attack leads to evidence of murder, … read more

Similar categories in Cary J. Griffith's Wolf Kill (Sam Rivers #1) book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • fiction
Cover of Four Squares by Bobby Finger

18. Four Squares

By: Bobby Finger

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of The Old Place comes a tender, funny, and fresh novel spanning the 1990s … read more

Similar categories in Bobby Finger's Four Squares book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer by Joseph Earl Thomas

19. God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer

By: Joseph Earl Thomas

3.69

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, unsparing debut novel about black life in Philadelphia and the struggle to build intima… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Earl Thomas's God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Secret Life of Hidden Places: Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them by Stefan Bachmann

20. The Secret Life of Hidden Places: Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them

By: Stefan Bachmann

3.68

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world’s most fascinating a… read more

Similar categories in Stefan Bachmann's The Secret Life of Hidden Places: Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • historical
  • audiobook
Cover of Bright Objects by Ruby Todd

21. Bright Objects

By: Ruby Todd

3.56

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A young widow grapples with the arrival of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and its tumultuous consequenc… read more

Similar categories in Ruby Todd's Bright Objects book and Timothy Schaffert's The Titanic Survivors Book Club

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook

19 best-selling fiction books like The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert

Transform Your Habits

The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Transform Your Habits

How to Solve Your Own Murder (Castle Knoll Files, #1)

Kristen Perrin

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Transform Your Habits

The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

Ellen Baker

3.89

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21 must-read fiction books like The Underground Library by Jennifer Ryan

Transform Your Habits

The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Transform Your Habits

The Museum of Lost Quilts (Elm Creek Quilts, #22)

Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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