Most Popular Mainstream Books of the 2010s
Discover popular Mainstream books from the 2010s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.
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God Help the Child
Magical Realism · Mainstream
2015
Jottings from a Far Away Place
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
November 2015
Under the Poppy trilogy #3
The Bastards' Paradise
Alternate History · Mainstream
November 2015
The Metanatural Adventures of Dr. Black
Fantasy · Short Stories · Mainstream
August 2014
The Swan Book
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Dystopia · Mainstream
2013
Rocamora #2
House of Rocamora
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
November 19, 2012
Requiems & Nightmares: Selected Short Fiction of Guido Gozzano
Fantasy · Horror · Short Stories · Translation · Mainstream
May 2012
The Dandelion Trilogy #1
The Ascent of Isaac Steward
Fantasy · Magical Realism · Mainstream
2011
Under the Poppy trilogy #1
Under the Poppy
Alternate History · Mainstream
October 2010
The Heel
Fantasy · Crime Fiction · Mainstream
October 2017
Austenland #2
Midnight in Austenland
Mainstream · Romance
January 31, 2012
Warriors
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Locus Award · Mainstream
March 14, 2010
Killer Instinct #3
The Fire Witness
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
July 9, 2013
The Last Kingdom #12
Sword of Kings
Medieval · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
October 2019
The Last Kingdom #10
The Flame Bearer
Medieval · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
October 4, 2016
Cicero trilogy #3
Dictator
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
October 8, 2015
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Historical Fiction · Mainstream
May 13, 2010
The Last Kingdom #11
War of the Wolf
Medieval · War & Military · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
October 2, 2018
Slade House
Science Fiction · Mainstream
October 22, 2015
The Body
Adventure · Mainstream
June 2018
Curlew Chronicles #1
The Magician in the Attic
Fantasy · Young Adult · Mainstream
June 2014
The Fall of Arthur
Mainstream
May 22, 2013
Jamrach's Menagerie
Fantasy · Historical Fiction · Mainstream
February 2011
Killer Instinct #1
The Hypnotist
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
June 21, 2011
Killer Instinct #5
Stalker
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
February 5, 2019
The Overstory
Science Fiction · Mainstream
April 3, 2018
Tenth of December
Science Fiction · Short Stories · Mainstream
January 2013
Things We Lost in the Fire
Horror · Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation · Mainstream
February 2017
Killer Instinct #4
The Sandman
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
August 28, 2014
Goon Squad #1
A Visit from the Goon Squad
Science Fiction · Mainstream
2010
Our Share of Night
Horror · Gothic Horror · Translation · Mainstream
November 27, 2019
A Wild Swan and Other Tales
Fantasy · Fairy Tale · Fairy Tale Retellings · Short Stories · Retellings
November 10, 2015
Todd Family #2
A God in Ruins
Fantasy · Mainstream
May 2015
Killer Instinct #6
The Rabbit Hunter
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
May 3, 2018
Killer Instinct #2
The Nightmare
Crime Fiction · Nordic Noir · Translation · Mainstream · Thriller
January 29, 2013
Q
Science Fiction · Mainstream
2011