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The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara GruenSomething Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyGeek Love by Katherine DunnCaraval by Stephanie Garber
Circus/Carnival Books
700 books — 1,081 voters
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray BradburyTiger's Voyage by Colleen HouckTiger's Quest by Colleen HouckWhen The Circus Came To Town by Deborah McClatcheyCircus of the Dead by Kimberly Loth
Best Horror or Creepy Carnival or Circus Books
73 books — 177 voters

Geek Love by Katherine DunnWater for Elephants by Sara GruenWe Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley JacksonThe Secret History by Donna TarttThe Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Best Quirky Dark Novels
131 books — 174 voters
Amour Amour by Krista RitchieKiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Traveling Man by Jane Harvey-BerrickHarley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Love is a Circus: Romances with Circuses
105 books — 158 voters

The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara GruenJurassic Park by Michael CrichtonHarley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanCircus of the Dead by Kimberly Loth
Parks, Zoos and Circuses
184 books — 134 voters
Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanCircus Mirandus by Cassie BeasleyCaraval by Stephanie GarberGirl on a Wire by Gwenda BondThe Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket
YA & Middle Grade Circus/Carnivals/Amusement Parks
215 books — 127 voters

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternCircus of the Dead by Kimberly LothWater for Elephants by Sara GruenCircus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
Circus Titles
153 books — 70 voters
It by Stephen KingDown A Dark Road by Taryn WomackWhen The Circus Came To Town by Deborah McClatcheyFloppy Shoes Apocalypse by John LedgerHeathen's Barrow by Nash Nelson
Clown Horror
51 books — 46 voters

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDisney Dumbo by Walt Disney CompanyA Circus Wish by Sue BentleyMr Galliano's Circus by Enid Blyton
Any Books About the Circus
116 books — 39 voters
Circus of the Dead by Kimberly LothHarley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn BowmanThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternWater for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Life She Was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Circus Fiction
64 books — 36 voters

I Love You Honey, But the Season's Over by Connie ClausenQueen of the Air by Dean JensenThe Circus by Noel DanielRinglingville USA by Jerry AppsCircus Queen and Tinker Bell by Tiny Kline
Best Non-Fiction Circus Books
22 books — 14 voters
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian FalconerCircus by Lois EhlertThe Circus Ship by Chris Van DusenSidewalk Circus by Paul FleischmanPeter Spier's Circus by Peter Spier
Picture Books about the Circus
132 books — 11 voters

Amour Amour by Krista RitchieJo's Journey by S.E. SmithInfini by Krista RitchieTouch the Stars by Pamela BrowningThe Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
High Flying: Acrobats in Romance Novels
25 books — 11 voters
Water for Elephants by Sara GruenThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Mermaid by Christina HenryGeek Love by Katherine DunnThe Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
Circus Historical Fiction
42 books — 11 voters

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le CarréKim by Rudyard KiplingThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréConflict of Intrigues by ML YostThe Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour
Espionage and Spies and Double Agents
88 books — 11 voters
Stardust by Neil GaimanA Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. SchwabThe Starless Sea by Erin MorgensternThe Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine ArdenDivine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
the night circus vibes
37 books — 11 voters

Caraval by Stephanie GarberLegendary by Stephanie GarberFinale by Stephanie GarberThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternDaughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
YA Magical Circus Stories
13 books — 9 voters
Freak Show by Crystal AshThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternMenagerie by Rachel VincentAbra Cadabra by Crystal AshNights at the Circus by Angela Carter
Sideshow Attraction-Romances With Hero Or Heroine Part Of A Circus, Carnival Or Traveling Show
123 books — 9 voters

"We Were Five by James BroughBlood Brothers by Deanne StillmanThe Name of War by Jill LeporeThe Sparkling Story of Coca-Cola by Gyvel Young-WitzelHighbrows, Hillbillies, and Hellfire by Steve Goodson
Old Entertainments And Novel Pastimes And Stunt Carousels
213 books — 8 voters
A Turn of Pandemonium by Miranda BrockThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternEscaping from Houdini by Kerri ManiscalcoNights at the Circus by Angela CarterFive Go Off in a Caravan by Enid Blyton
Night at the Circus
11 books — 8 voters

Mirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCullyThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai GersteinLouise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamilloWalking on Air by Kelly EastonLet the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Walking the Tightrope
41 books — 8 voters
A Demon Sandwich by Day S. GrantIf He's Wicked by Hannah HowellThe Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe Fortune Teller's Daughter by Jordan BellThe Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
Fortune Teller/ Tarot Reader Romance
45 books — 7 voters

Mage Slave by R.K. ThorneThe Red Scarf by Anne VilleneuveA Promise of Fire by Amanda BouchetSea Gypsy by Fern MichaelsThe Tangle Box by Terry Brooks
Jazzy Creature Feature Challenge - Gypsies / Vagabonds / Circus Folk
94 books — 6 voters
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie LeongThe Adventurous Summer by Mabel Esther AllanMortimer's Portrait on Glass by Joan AikenThe Diddakoi by Rumer GoddenCharley by Joan G. Robinson
Gypsy Caravan - Vardo - Romani Wagon
63 books — 5 voters

Beau Clown by Berthe GrimaultHaxby's Circus by Katharine Susannah PrichardHellebore the Clown by Maurice RowdonMemoirs of a Sword Swallower by Daniel P. MannixCheapjack by Philip Allingham
Fried Spiral On A Stick
109 books — 4 voters
The Night Circus by Erin MorgensternThe First Bright Thing by J.R. DawsonGirl on a Wire by Gwenda BondCruel Illusions by Margie FustonThe Mermaid's Sister by Carrie Anne Noble
Magical Circuses & Carnivals
16 books — 4 voters

Gretchen by Arthur de PinsCirco de Monstruos by Hideshi HinoFreak Show by Bruce JonesMr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show by Suehiro MaruoCircus by Ana Juan
Best Freakshow Comics
41 books — 2 voters
Juggling by Karl-Heinz ZiethenJuggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages by Thom WallVirtuosos of Juggling by Karl-Heinz ZiethenDie Kunst der Jonglerie by Karl-Heinz ZiethenHere's to You, The Jugglers by Paul Adrian
Quality Juggling Books
24 books — 2 voters

The Marvelwood Magicians by Diane ZahlerCircus Pony by Jeanne BetancourtThe Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei SavarynThe Circus of Adventure by Enid BlytonAlmost Flying by Jake Maia Arlow
#MGCarousel - Books Set at the Circus
30 books — 2 voters
Madball by Fredric BrownNightmare Alley by William Lindsay GreshamCarny Kill by Robert Edmond AlterJoyland by Stephen KingInnocent Bystander by Craig Rice
Carny Noir
5 books — 2 voters

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