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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This Ravaged Heart
Horror · Mainstream · Romance
1977
Child of the Morning
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
1977
Stone Book #3
Granny Reardun
Childrens · Mainstream
1977
Stone Book #2
Tom Fobble's Day
Childrens · Mainstream
1977
The Night People
Mainstream
1977
Tattercoats and Other Folk Tales
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
1976
October Light
Mainstream
1976
Whip
Mainstream
1976
Stone Book #1
The Stone Book
Childrens · Mainstream
1976
Bagombo Snuff Box
Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream
1976
Turtle Diary
Mainstream
1975
Passing Through the Flame
Mainstream
1975
The Breadhorse
Childrens · Mainstream
1975
El Borak
The Lost Valley of Iskander
Short Stories · Mainstream
1974
A Long Communion
Mainstream
1974
Kleinzeit
Mainstream
1974
Poor Jenny, Bright As a Penny
Young Adult · Mainstream
1974
The Director
Mainstream
June 22, 1973
Exterminator!
Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream
1973
Nickel Mountain
Mainstream
1973
Sturgeon's West
Short Stories · Mainstream
1973
The Wabeno Feast
Mainstream
1973
Hanging On
Mainstream
1973
The Sunlight Dialogues
Mainstream
1972
War Year
Mainstream
1972
The Four Donkeys
Childrens · Mainstream
1972
The Burning and Other Stories
Short Stories · Mainstream
1972
Every Night's a Bullfight
Mainstream
January 1, 1971
The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
Science Fiction · Mainstream
1971
The Spun Sugar Hole
Mainstream
1971
The King's Fountain
Childrens · Mainstream
1971
The Boat of Fate
Mainstream
1971
Briefing for a Descent into Hell
Fantasy · Mainstream
1971
The Wreckage of Agathon
Mainstream
1970
The Devil's Work
Mainstream
1970