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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienBrave New World by Aldous HuxleyGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Best Books of the Decade: 1930s
904 books — 1,256 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeRules of Civility by Amor TowlesMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenAtonement by Ian McEwanThe Color Purple by Alice Walker
Best 1930s Historical Fiction
124 books — 217 voters

1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinBattle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPhersonJohn Adams by David McCulloughA People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
U.S. History Reading List
443 books — 140 voters
Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayThe Battle for Spain by Antony BeevorThe Assassin's Mark by David EbsworthWinter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
The Spanish Civil War (fiction and nonfiction)
165 books — 114 voters

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Must Read World War II Military History - European Theater of Operations (nonfiction)
310 books — 114 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckCannery Row by John SteinbeckWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Great Depression
202 books — 79 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckRebecca by Daphne du MaurierFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Fiction Set in 1930s
174 books — 77 voters
A Year Down Yonder by Richard PeckMoon Over Manifest by Clare VanderpoolEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanA Long Way from Chicago by Richard PeckBlue Willow by Doris Gates
The Great Depression in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
135 books — 51 voters

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieThe Little Engine That Could by Watty PiperAs I Lay Dying by William FaulknerThe Maltese Falcon by Dashiell HammettThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
Best Books 1930
112 books — 38 voters
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterMake Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskeyThe Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper
Picture Books of the 1940s and Before
291 books — 38 voters

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. TaylorEsperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz RyanMeet Kit by Valerie TrippOut of the Dust by Karen HesseMoon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Middle Grade Fiction set in the 1930s
147 books — 36 voters
FDR by Jean Edward SmithFranklin and Winston by Jon MeachamNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns GoodwinEleanor and Franklin by Joseph P. LashTraitor to His Class by H.W. Brands
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A Reading List (nonfiction)
136 books — 30 voters

Rainwater by Sandra BrownMorning Glory by LaVyrle SpencerThe Dress Thief by Natalie Meg EvansThe Midwife of Hope River by Patricia HarmanA Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
Romance Novels Set in the 1930's
64 books — 29 voters
War Horse by Michael MorpurgoIsabel by Carolyn MeyerThe Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow by Ann RinaldiNumber the Stars by Lois LowryThe Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Historical Fiction for Children
123 books — 26 voters

The Let Them Theory by Mel RobbinsThe Wedding People by Alison EspachHere One Moment by Liane MoriartyEverything Is Tuberculosis by John GreenAll the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby
2025: What PEOPLE born BEFORE 1970 Have Read So Far
325 books — 23 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienMary Poppins by P.L. TraversThe Sword in the Stone by T.H. WhiteMary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. TraversMr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Children's Fantasy of the 1930s
26 books — 21 voters

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha ChristieThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldRebecca by Daphne du MaurierLost Horizon by James HiltonGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Between-the-Wars
258 books — 16 voters
Delivery Man by Rory LavertyWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeIf You Survive by George WilsonThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerHelmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie
World War II Combat Memoirs (nonfiction)
54 books — 16 voters

A Spy Among Friends by Ben MacintyreThe Ghost by Jefferson MorleyA Spy Named Orphan by Roland PhilippsStalin's Englishman by Andrew LownieTreason in the Blood by Anthony Cave Brown
Cambridge Spy Ring (nonfiction)
30 books — 11 voters
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieDeath on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMurder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieGaudy Night by Dorothy L. SayersHave His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers
Best 30s Crime Fiction
42 books — 11 voters

Twopence to Cross the Mersey by Helen ForresterGrowing Up by Russell BakerA Girl from Yamhill by Beverly ClearyThe Dream by Harry BernsteinLittle Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish
Great Depression Memoirs
44 books — 11 voters
Brave New World by Aldous HuxleyTender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckThe Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
A Century of Reading: 1930s
53 books — 8 voters

One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping by Barry DenenbergEarly Sunday Morning by Barry DenenbergMy Secret War by Mary Pope OsbornePieces of the Past by Carol MatasThe Fences Between Us by Kirby Larson
Scholastic Diaries: WWII
25 books — 7 voters
Sue Barton, Student Nurse by Helen Dore BoylstonSue Barton, Senior Nurse by Helen Dore BoylstonCherry Ames, Visiting Nurse by Helen WellsCherry Ames, Student Nurse by Helen WellsCherry Ames, Senior Nurse by Helen Wells
Classic Nurse Fiction
80 books — 7 voters

A Traveller in Time by Alison UttleyThe Ship That Flew by Hilda LewisThe Highway by Hugh Chesterman
Children's Time Travel Fiction of the 1930s
3 books — 6 voters
Rebecca by Daphne du MaurierJamaica Inn by Daphne du MaurierMary Poppins by P.L. TraversMary Poppins Comes Back by P.L. TraversGone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Books Written by Women: 1930s
37 books — 6 voters

Britain and the Dictators by Robert William Seton-WatsonL'esploratore del Duce. Le avventure di Giuseppe Tucci e la p... by Enrica GarzilliThe Genoa Conference by Carole FinkL'esploratore del Duce. Le avventure di Giuseppe Tucci e la p... by Enrica GarzilliFallen Bastions by G.E.R. Gedye
Best Books on the Inter War period
5 books — 3 voters
The Ugly Swans by Arkady StrugatskyFraud, Famine and Fascism by Douglas TottleThis is Moscow Speaking and Other Stories by Yuli DanielThe Purges of the CPSU in the 1930s by Mario SousaA Voice from the Chorus by Andrei Sinyavsky
Samizdat
20 books — 2 voters

Wheels, 1918 by Edith SitwellThe Burning Glass by Marjorie BowenWilliam by Cicely Mary HamiltonThe Sword of Deborah, first-hand impressions of the British w... by F. Tennyson JesseA Lost Love, by Ashford Owen by Ashford Owen
Interwar British Vogue Recommends...
100 books — 1 voter
Fugitives; The Story of Clyde Barrow & Bonnie Parker by Emma ParkerGo Down Together by Jeff GuinnMy Life with Bonnie and Clyde by Blanche Caldwell BarrowBonnie and Clyde by Karen BlumenthalBonnie and Clyde by Paul Schneider
Books About Bonnie & Clyde
10 books — 1 voter

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