Go Set a Watchman returns to the No. 1 spot this week, but two newcomers appear lower on the list. Read on!
#1 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee, more Southern Gothic:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evilby John Berendt
Nothing Gold Can Stayby Ron Rash
The Violent Bear It Awayby Flannery O’Connor
#2 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 Sonby Jo Nesbø
#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber, more romances set in small towns:
On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah
The Next Always by Nora Roberts
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Who Do You Loveby Jennifer Weiner, more stories of love and families:
Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos
Days of Awe by Lauren Fox
Everything Changes by Jonathan Tropper
#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Grey by E.L. James, more novels about sexual dominance and submission:
The Submissive by Tara Sue Me
Bared to You by Sylvia Day
Beautiful Oblivion by Jamie McGuire
Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your picks, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend.
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