Most Popular Mainstream Books of the 20th century

Discover popular Mainstream books from the 20th century, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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This Is All I Ask

Lynn Kurland

Mainstream

1997

Black Glass

Karen Joy Fowler

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Short Stories · World Fantasy Award · Mainstream

1997

Yesterday's Tomorrow: Recovery Meditations For Hard Cases

Barry B. Longyear

Mainstream

1997

Eagle Feathers

Owl Goingback

Childrens · Mainstream

1997

The Gift

Owl Goingback

Childrens · Mainstream

1997

The Best Thing

Margo Lanagan

Young Adult · Mainstream

1997

The Music of Dolphins

Karen Hesse

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

Fairy Tale

Alice Thomas Ellis

Fantasy · Mainstream

1996

The Memoirs of Wild Bill Hickock

Richard Matheson

Mainstream

1996

Walter de la Mare Short Stories 1895-1926

Walter de la Mare

Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream

1996

Cybersurfers #4

Cybercops and Flame Wars

Mel Gilden, Ted Pedersen

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

Cybersurfers #3

Ghost on the Net

Mel Gilden, Ted Pedersen

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

Kink

Kathe Koja

Mainstream

1996

Derby Dugan #2

Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies

Tom de Haven

Mainstream

1996

House of Illusions

Pauline Gedge

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1996

Blood of My Blood

Geo. W. Proctor

Mainstream

1996

My Blue Country

O. R. Melling

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

Strandloper

Alan Garner

Mainstream

1996

The Gospel of Corax

Paul Park

Mainstream

1996

Touching Earth Lightly

Margo Lanagan

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

A Girl Named Disaster

Nancy Farmer

Young Adult · Mainstream

1996

Byzantium

Stephen R. Lawhead

Mainstream

1996

Lady of the Glen

Jennifer Roberson

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1996

The Gods Are Thirsty

Tanith Lee

Mainstream

1996

The Other Door

Karen Heuler

Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream

1995

The White Garden

Carmel Bird

Horror · Mainstream

1995

Goldsmith's Return

Terry Richard Bazes

Magical Realism · Mainstream

1995

Icefields

Thomas Wharton

Mainstream

1995

The Mapmaker

James Jauncey

Historical Fiction · Mainstream

1995

Astonishing the Gods

Ben Okri

Fantasy · Mainstream

1995

The Scarlet Plague and Other Stories

Jack London

Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream

1995

Cybersurfers #2

Pirates on the Internet

Mel Gilden, Ted Pedersen

Young Adult · Mainstream

1995

Cybersurfers #1

Cyberspace Cowboy

Mel Gilden, Ted Pedersen

Young Adult · Mainstream

1995

Out of the Dark

Welwyn Wilton Katz

Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream

1995

Hogg

Samuel R. Delany

Mainstream

1995

The Brontë Girls

Garry Kilworth

Mainstream

1995