Most Popular Mainstream Books of the 1970s
Discover popular Mainstream books from the 1970s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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Bridge to Terabithia
Young Adult · Mainstream
1977
Disco Hustle
Mainstream
1976
Tales of the Unexpected
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
1979
Long After Midnight
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
1976
Soul Catcher
Mainstream
1971
The Great Train Robbery
Crime Fiction · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1975
Switch Bitch
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
1974
Orsinia
Orsinian Tales
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
1976
Gravity's Rainbow
Science Fiction · Mainstream
1973
High Hunt
Mainstream
1973
Mother Was A Lovely Beast
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Mainstream
1974
Canopus in Argos: Archives #1
Re: Colonised Planet 5: Shikasta
Science Fiction · Mainstream
1979
Orsinia
Malafrena
Fantasy · Mainstream
1979
The Memoirs of a Survivor
Science Fiction · Mainstream
1974
Kindergarten
Fantasy · Mainstream
1979
The Flute Player
Fantasy · Mainstream
1979
Ghost Dance
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1979
A Certain Slant of Light
Mainstream
1979
Night Outside
Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream
1979
The Legions of the Mist
Mainstream
1979
Wingborn
Mainstream
1979
Jericho 52
Mainstream
1979
Monster Maker
Young Adult · Mainstream
1979
The Feast of All Saints
Mainstream
1979
The Exchange
Mainstream
1979
Jailbird
Mainstream
1979
The Catch Trap
Mainstream
1979
The Mountain King
Horror · Mainstream
1978
The Best of Roald Dahl
Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories · Mainstream
1978
The Eagle and the Raven
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1978
Song for a Dark Queen
Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream
1978
Stone Book #4
The Aimer Gate
Childrens · Mainstream
1978
Corvette Summer
Mainstream
1978
The Truckers #2
Hi-Jack!
Mainstream
1977
The Truckers #1
The Black Knights
Mainstream
1977
Bamboo Guerillas
Mainstream
1977