Love The Greatest Showman and want more great circus stories, or are you looking for a great “big top” themed read to get you excited for the film? Try one of these amazing circus-themed books!
The Life of P.T. Barnum Written by Himself by P.T. (Phineas Taylor) Barnum
*This book is only available in our History Discovery Center and can only be viewed there during its hours of operation. Or read through Google Books
Topsy: the startling story of the crooked-tailed elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American wizard, Thomas Edison by Michael Daly
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
The Circus in Winter by Cathy Day
The Ringmaster’s Wife by Kristy Cambron
The Gracekeepers by Kristy Logan
The Life She was Given by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Death of Anton by Alan Melville
The Blue Moon Circus by Michael Raleigh
Untamed by Nora Roberts
Night After Night by Diana Starr Cooper
The Circus, Lure and Legend edited by Mildred Sandison Fenner
I Love You Honey, But the Season’s Over by Connie Clausen
The Ways of the Circus by George Conklin
Through the Back Door of the Circus with George Brinton Beal by George Brinton Beal
Pegasus by Danielle Steel
Church of Marvels by Leslie Parry
The Swan Gondola by Timothy Schaffert
The Untold by Courtney Collins
All the Land to Hold Us by Rick Bass
Embrace Me by Lisa Samson
The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
A History of the Circus in America by George Leonard Chindahl
Very Special People; the struggles, loves, and triumphs of human oddities by Frederick Drimmer
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
Circus Fire by Stewart O’Nan
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
Menagerie by Rachel Vincent
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
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