r/HistoryBooks↗
A subreddit for the discussion of history books.
35k subscribers242 posts / mo in Sep 2026205 authors / mosince 2021
r/HistoryBooks has 35k members (+628% over the last 12 months). It gets about 242 posts a month from 205 people. Top topics: Nonfiction Books & History, Book Collections and Book Hauls.
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Topics and brands on r/HistoryBooks
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Nonfiction Books & History5.7%
- Book Collections1.5%
- Book Hauls1.2%
- Reading Recommendations1.1%
- Reading Updates0.9%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Goodreads
- Substack
- AbeBooks
- Medium
- Amazon
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