17 best-selling adult books like The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong

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The War Librarian

By: Addison Armstrong

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice a…

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1. The Golden Doves

By: Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Two former female spies, bound together by their past, risk everything to hunt down an infamous Naz… read more

Similar categories in Martha Hall Kelly's The Golden Doves book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. The Little Wartime Library

By: Kate Thompson

4.25

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

An uplifting and inspiring novel based on the true story of a librarian who created an underground … read more

Similar categories in Kate Thompson's The Little Wartime Library book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

4. 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 Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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5. The Lost English Girl

By: Julia Kelly

4.08

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The acclaimed author of The Light Over London weaves an epic saga of love, motherhood, and betrayal… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kelly's The Lost English Girl book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. Switchboard Soldiers

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Switchboard Soldiers book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Librarian of Burned Books

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWI… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"p. 364 Do you want to be the ones handing out the gasoline cans? Or the ones trying to put out the fire?"

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sough violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

"The men who sought violence didn't understand that while swords could destroy bodies, a pen could destroy a nation."

-Brianna Labuskes, The Librarian of Burned Books

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8. The Air Raid Book Club

By: Annie Lyons

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

London, 1938: The bookstore just doesn’t feel the same to Gertie Bingham ever since the death of he… read more

Similar categories in Annie Lyons's The Air Raid Book Club book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Quite. But Hedy has inherited her mother's skills as a seamstress. Very good. Tell her to come and see me. If you can't sew, can you knit? A little. Although I made my father a pair of socks once and…"

-Annie Lyons, The Air Raid Book Club

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9. Code Name Sapphire

By: Pam Jenoff

3.87

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz in this riveting tale of b… read more

Similar categories in Pam Jenoff's Code Name Sapphire book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. The Librarian Spy

By: Madeline Martin

4.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A moving novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Ava thought … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Librarian Spy book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"I don't think I take compliments very well, Ava admitted sheepishly. "Most women don't. We always think we're not good enough." She lifted her shoulder, and the resignation behind it told Ava that ev…"

-Madeline Martin, The Librarian Spy

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11. Canary Girls

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Paperback

Rosie the Riveter meets A League of Their Own in New York Times bestselling novelist Jennifer Chiav… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Canary Girls book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Angels of the Resistance

By: Noelle Salazar

4.32

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

“ Angels of the Resistance brings to life a deadly-effective and deeply moving sisterhood.” —Kate Q… read more

Similar categories in Noelle Salazar's Angels of the Resistance book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline  Martin

13. The Keeper of Hidden Books

By: Madeline Martin

4.13

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together, inspired by the true story of t… read more

Similar categories in Madeline Martin's The Keeper of Hidden Books book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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14. The Call of the Wrens

By: Jenni L. Walsh

4.08

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Introducing the little-known story of the daring women who rode through war-torn Europe, carrying s… read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's The Call of the Wrens book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Girls in Navy Blue

By: Alix Rickloff

4.05

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A gripping and compelling dual timeline novel about three women who joined the Navy during WWI to b… read more

Similar categories in Alix Rickloff's The Girls in Navy Blue book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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16. The Codebreaker's Secret

By: Sara Ackerman

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A brilliant female codebreaker. An “unbreakable” Japanese naval code. A pilot on a top-secret missi… read more

Similar categories in Sara Ackerman's The Codebreaker's Secret book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The British Booksellers

By: Kristy Cambron

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the c… read more

Similar categories in Kristy Cambron's The British Booksellers book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Perhaps days like this are exactly why we have books in the world. To remember that not all is lost, even if we find ourselves in the unknown. I like to think we provide a haven for the wanderer. And…"

-Kristy Cambron, The British Booksellers

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18. The Lipstick Bureau

By: Michelle Gable

3.60

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a real-life female spy, a novel about a woman challenging convention and boundaries to … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gable's The Lipstick Bureau book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong

19. The War Librarian

By: Addison Armstrong

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice a… read more

Similar categories in Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • world war i
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Winter Orphans by Kristin   Beck

20. The Winter Orphans

By: Kristin Beck

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who brave… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Beck's The Winter Orphans book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Orphans of Mersea House by Marty Wingate

21. The Orphans of Mersea House

By: Marty Wingate

3.92

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In the tradition of Kristin Harmel and Elise Hooper, USA Today bestseller Marty Wingate transports … read more

Similar categories in Marty Wingate's The Orphans of Mersea House book and Addison Armstrong's The War Librarian

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

21 must-read fiction books like The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong

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The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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The Little Wartime Library

Kate Thompson

4.25

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The Underground Library

Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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

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Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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

Jennifer Chiaverini

4.11

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Miss Morgan's Book Brigade

Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Finding Margaret Fuller

Allison Pataki

4.11

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