Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: August 16, 2015

Romances are selling big this week—second chance romance, paranormal romance, dominance and submission.  If any of these leave you longing for more, here are some read alikes to keep you satisfied. 

Go Set a Watchman Cover

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, more Southern gothic:

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash

The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O’Connor

 

 

 

Grey Cover

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Grey by E.L. James, more novels about sexual dominance and submission:

The Lover by Marguerite Duras

Henry and June by Anais Nin

The Key by Junʼichirō Tanizaki

 

 

 

The Girl On the Train

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, more suspense novels told from multiple perspectives:

And Then There Was One by Patricia Gussin

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

The Son by Jo Nesbø

 

 

 

Thrill Me

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Thrill Me by Susan Mallery, more second chance at romance:

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

Persuasion by Jane Austen

One Day by David Nicholls


 

 

 

Siren's Call Cover

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Siren’s Call by Jayne Castle, more paranormal romance:

Lothaire by Kresley Cole

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward

 
 
 
 
 
 
Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your picks! Tell us what you'd recommend: Leave a comment or email us.