Can you recommend books (fiction) that are based around the lives of Circus entertainers?

The Circus in Winter.

The Circus of Dr. Lao Charles Finney

MirrorMask (The Book, there’s also a movie about it.)

Also Darren Shan’s Book series “Cirque Du Freak” has some characters that work at a circus and even the main character joins the circus, but its mostly based about Vampires. You should look it up tho, its a really good series.

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Thank you, thank you! I was trying to remember the name of that book…

nevermind

Tom Robbins’ “Another Roadside Attraction”.

theres a creepy one calld twilight eyes by dean koontz. its a carnival tho not circus

Right now I’m reading A Son of the Circus by John Irving. It isn’t so much about circus performers, but there is a side plot involving them. It’s a good book nonetheless.

Also, the HBO series Carnivale is super awesome – it follows a travelling carnival in the 1930s.

also there’s nights at the circus by angela carter but dont look for any realistic depictions there.

Water for Elephants was rather good. It’s also coming out in theaters some time this year…