9 best-selling adult fiction books like The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

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The Paris Bookseller

By: Kerri Maher

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the mo…

"Censorship is not commensurate with democracy. Or art."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Anyone who read that much, had to be given to empathy."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Cu cât experiențele sunt mai interesante, cu atât atragi oameni mai interesanți."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Not every star is like the étoile polar, chérie. Some are more elusive, more subtle. But they are no less brilliant, no less important."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

If you liked the adult fiction plot in The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of Shakespeare and Company by James Laughlin, Sylvia Beach

1. Shakespeare and Company

By: James Laughlin , Sylvia Beach

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sylvia Beach was intimately acquainted with the expatriate and visiting writers of the Lost Generat… read more

Similar categories in James Laughlin's Shakespeare and Company book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • france
  • books about books
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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 Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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3. 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

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Tom Lake

By: Ann Patchett

3.99

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again prov… read more

Similar categories in Ann Patchett's Tom Lake book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"You can’t pretend this [Covid] isn’t happening,"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"In the summer the pear trees were fine. In the summer, all that is hideous about a pear tree is hidden by leaves and pears. But once those disguises were removed they were nothing but acres of murder…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"Hazel, listen to me. I'm going to tell you something important, you need to be brave.' I then explained to the dog how I have told myself for so many years that my career fell apart because I wasn't …"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

"It's as if someone bought all the diamonds at Tiffany's, and crushed them into dust, then spread that dust across the water so that it sifts down evenly, filtering through the shards of light that cu…"

-Ann Patchett, Tom Lake

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5. The Bookbinder

By: Pip Williams

4.07

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when Wor… read more

Similar categories in Pip Williams's The Bookbinder book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Your stitching is what will hold the story together."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"Love Eternal, in Baskerville typeface. He'd chosen it for its clarity and beauty."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

"The myriad ways our words had failed to be bound, and here they were, finally, and there was only one bloody copy."

-Pip Williams, The Bookbinder

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

6. 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 Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
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7. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's Finding Margaret Fuller book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of Table for Two by Amor Towles

8. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

Similar categories in Amor Towles's Table for Two book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

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9. The Paris Novel

By: Ruth Reichl

3.84

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Ruth Reichl takes readers on an adventure of food, art, and fashion in 1980s Par… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Reichl's The Paris Novel book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"That is the most expensive spice in the world. It comes from the Valley of Flowers, where everyone's hands are red from separating the saffron from the blossoms. Each flower has just three strands, s…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The fat was bubbling in a pot on the stove. The potatoes went in, were snatched out, then plunged back in. They emerged crisp and golden; Richard sprinkled them with salt and piled them on a platter,…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"The oysters arrived on a deep bed of ice. She had never eaten an oyster, and she stared down at the platter. A ruffle of black encircled each opalescent heart; she thought of orchids. Triangles of le…"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

"A waiter set a small tart of caramelized pears before each of them and added a dab of licorice ice cream. Next came bananas topped with passion fruit and black pepper, little pirouettes of pleasure. …"

-Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel

Cover of The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes

10. 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 Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • 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

Cover of The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

11. The Paris Bookseller

By: Kerri Maher

3.73

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the mo… read more

Similar categories in Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Anyone who read that much, had to be given to empathy."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Censorship is not commensurate with democracy. Or art."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Cu cât experiențele sunt mai interesante, cu atât atragi oameni mai interesanți."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

"Not every star is like the étoile polar, chérie. Some are more elusive, more subtle. But they are no less brilliant, no less important."

-Kerri Maher, The Paris Bookseller

Cover of The Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline  Martin

12. 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 Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
Cover of The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn

13. 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 Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Tăcerea vine prima by Ioana Maria Stăncescu

14. Tăcerea vine prima

By: Ioana Maria Stăncescu

4.38

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Tăcerea vine prima vorbește despre trauma unei familii contemporane şi despre blocajele de comunica… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

15. Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea… read more

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  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • womens
  • adult
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the corner…"

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

Cover of How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage (Morgan Harper Nichols Poetry Collection) by Morgan Harper Nichols

16. How Far You Have Come: Musings on Beauty and Courage (Morgan Harper Nichols Poetry Collection)

By: Morgan Harper Nichols

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

How Far You Have Come is an exquisitely illustrated collection of poetry and essays from bestsellin… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of Fuego que no muere by Claudia Marcucetti Pascoli

17. Fuego que no muere

By: Claudia Marcucetti Pascoli

3.64

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

Cuando el cadáver de Tina Modotti llega a la morgue del doctor Zárate para que le practique la auto… read more

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18. Chiajna din Casa Mușatinilor

By: Simona Antonescu

4.73

Format: 749 pages, Paperback

„Cărțile Simonei Antonescu împrospătează, printr-o scriitură modernă, bestsellerul cu tematică isto… read more

Similar categories in Simona Antonescu's Chiajna din Casa Mușatinilor book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem by Rick Held

19. Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem

By: Rick Held

3.61

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The hero of this book was not a saint, nor even a tzadik - the nearest Jewish equivalent - but he w… read more

Similar categories in Rick Held's Night Lessons in Little Jerusalem book and Kerri Maher's The Paris Bookseller

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Cronica barbară by Ana-Maria Negrilă

20. Cronica barbară

By: Ana-Maria Negrilă

4.33

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Hamid a fost răpit dintr-o țară creștină pe care nu și-o amintește și a fost crescut ca sclav în lu… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Eläinten turvakoti Tuulispää by Selma Lähteenmäki

21. Eläinten turvakoti Tuulispää

By: Selma Lähteenmäki

4.53

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Sykähdyttävä teos paikasta, joka tarjoaa loppuelämän kodin kaikenkarvaisille eläinystäville. Ana… read more

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16 best-selling fiction books like The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher

Transform Your Habits

The Little Wartime Library

Kate Thompson

4.25

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The First Ladies

Marie Benedict

4.04

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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

3.99

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The Bookbinder

Pip Williams

4.07

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15 Best fiction books like Tăcerea vine prima by Ioana Maria Stăncescu

Transform Your Habits

Madame Hayat

Ahmet Altan

4.07

Transform Your Habits

Der Brand

Daniela Krien

3.91

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Mă găsești când vrei

Lavinia Braniște

3.80

Transform Your Habits

How to Love Your Daughter

Hila Blum

3.58

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