Biblio File

New York Times Read Alikes: March 4, 2016

From sweet, heartfelt romance to steamy tales of rommates in a summer home, the top five really runs the romance gamut this week. Plus, some historical fiction and twisty suspense. 

cometh the hour

#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Cometh the Hour by Jeffrey Archer, more high drama historical fiction:

The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

Transatlantic by Colum McCann

 

 

 

me before you

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, more British love stories:

Other People's Children by Joanna Trollope

One Day by David Nicholls

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

 

 

 

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Roomhate by Penelope Ward, more steamy roommate stories:

My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron

On Dublin Street by Samantha Young

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

 

Find her

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Find Her by Lisa Gardner, more twisty unpredictable suspense series:

Shadow Man by Cody McFadyen

Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman

Cut Short by Leigh Russell

 

 

 

the nightingale

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, more books starring women and set during WWII:

The Sea Garden by Deborah Lawrenson

Citadel by Kate Mosse

The Last Time I Saw Paris by Lynn Sheene

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.