20 must-read historical fiction books like The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

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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…

"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

If you liked the historical fiction plot in The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's The Women book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

Cover of The Paris Agent by Kelly Rimmer

2. The Paris Agent

By: Kelly Rimmer

4.13

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

1970—In the aftermath of his war-ravaged past, Noah Ainsworth is still haunted by memories of his t… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Rimmer's The Paris Agent book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To truly love someone, we must accept the real version of them, scars and all."

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

"And whatever we do with the freedom we have been gifted, whether our achievements and our struggles are big or small, we will do it in honor of those who gave so much so that we could live in a bette…"

-Kelly Rimmer, The Paris Agent

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3. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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5. The Paris Daughter

By: Kristin Harmel

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names comes a gripping historical novel about two m… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Harmel's The Paris Daughter book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"This isn't a decision I make lightly, but being a parent is not about doing what is right for ourselves, is it? It's about sacrificing all we can, big and small, to give our children their best chanc…"

-Kristin Harmel, The Paris Daughter

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6. The Frozen River

By: Ariel Lawhon

4.43

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-cen… read more

Similar categories in Ariel Lawhon's The Frozen River book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The First Ladies

By: Marie Benedict

4.04

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights a… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The First Ladies book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

11. The Secret Book of Flora Lea

By: Patti Callahan Henry

4.07

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

When a woman discovers a rare book that has connections to her past, long-held secrets about her mi… read more

Similar categories in Patti Callahan Henry's The Secret Book of Flora Lea book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"The heart can hold much joy and great sorrow at the same time. It's a mystery. And it's also true."

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"What a fairy tale is meant to do," she said, "if it's meant to do anything at all, Tolkien says, is give us new perspective on our world, the consolation of a happy ending. A recovery of sorts. Like …"

-Patti Callahan Henry, The Secret Book of Flora Lea

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12. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • 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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13. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • 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

Cover of Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

14. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray

16. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Porcelain Moon by Janie Chang

17. The Porcelain Moon

By: Janie Chang

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs a… read more

Similar categories in Janie Chang's The Porcelain Moon book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • war
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline  Martin

18. 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 Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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19. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Phoenix Crown book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Colheita de Ossos by Pablo Zorzi

20. Colheita de Ossos

By: Pablo Zorzi

3.32

Format: 368 pages, None

Hugo Martins é policial há menos de um mês quando dois corpos que tiveram os corações arrancados sã… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Zorzi's Colheita de Ossos book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • fiction
Cover of The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

21. The Briar Club

By: Kate Quinn

4.35

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, D.C. boardinghouse… read more

Similar categories in Kate Quinn's The Briar Club book and Brianna Labuskes's The Librarian of Burned Books

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can't call yourself a proper home without the regular smell of good food..."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"And guilt roiled in his stomach because he wanted to love his mother, and sometimes what pulsed through him came horribly close to hate."

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Be selfish, stick to the plan Claire had clung to since she was 16. Look out for herself and no one else, because love was for suckers and happiness meant a well-stocked bank account and a house you …"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

"Happiness is a choice as much as anything. Or you could choose to be angry, and if you stay angry long enough, it will become comfortable, like an old robe. But eventually you’ll realize that old rob…"

-Kate Quinn, The Briar Club

21 best-selling fiction books like The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

Transform Your Habits

The Women

Kristin Hannah

4.64

Transform Your Habits

The Paris Agent

Kelly Rimmer

4.13

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The Golden Doves

Martha Hall Kelly

4.18

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Kate Thompson

4.25

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Pays sans chapeau

Dany Laferrière

4.50

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How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Mohsin Hamid

4.54

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Le Mystère Henri Pick

David Foenkinos

3.64

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The Mountains Sing

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

4.32

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