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• The Girls From Corona Del Mar

  A Novel

  Thorpe, Rufi

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  Fans of Elena Ferrante’s books will love this story of two friends, different in every way.

• Fiona and Jane

  Ho, Jean Chen,

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  A witty, warm, and irreverent book that traces the lives of two young Taiwanese American women as they navigate friendship, sexuality, identity, and heartbreak over two decades.

• Best of Friends

  Shamsie, Kamila, 1973-

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  The moving and surprising story of a lifelong friendship and the forces that bring it to the breaking point Zahra and Maryam have been best friends since childhood in Karachi, even though--or maybe because--they are unlike in nearly every way.

• Tiny Beautiful Things

  Advice From Dear Sugar

  Strayed, Cheryl, 1968-

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  Hailed as the self-help book that women love to give to one another, this slim volume allows you to call on Cheryl Strayed for advice about any of your woes.

• Swing Time

  Smith, Zadie,

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  Two brown girls dream of being dancers – but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about Black bodies and Black music, what constitutes a tribe, or what makes a person truly free. It’s a close but complicated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girls in White Dresses

  Close, Jennifer

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  With a wry sense of humor, Jennifer Close brings us through those thrilling, bewildering years of early adulthood as she pulls us inside the circle of three friends, perfectly capturing the wild frustrations and soaring joys of modern life.

• Let's Take the Long Way Home

  a Memoir of Friendship

  Caldwell, Gail, 1951-

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  One of the hardest things in life is losing your friend to illness. In this powerful memoir that examines those friendships that are more akin to family, Gail Caldwell recounts a relationship that shared everything and defined what were two ordinary…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cantoras

  De Robertis, Carolina,

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  From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of The Gods of Tango, a revolutionary new novel about five wildly different women who, in the midst of the Uruguayan dictatorship, find one another as lovers, friends, and ultimately, family.

• The Expatriates

  Lee, Janice Y. K.

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  Janice Y. K. Lee explores with devastating poignancy the emotions, identities, and relationships of three very different American women living in the same small expat community in Hong Kong.

• Summer Sisters

  a Novel

  Blume, Judy

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  When Caitlin Somers chooses Victoria Leonard to be her friend, Vix’s world opens. As someone who has spent her life blending in, becoming friends with Caitlin – the most envied girl in school – means summers on Martha’s Vineyard and a lifelong…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Conversations With Friends

  Rooney, Sally,

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  Written with gemlike precision and marked by a sly sense of humor, Conversations with Friends is wonderfully alive to the pleasures and dangers of youth, and the messy edges of female friendship.

• The Interestings

  Wolitzer, Meg,

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  Wide in scope, ambitious, and populated by complex characters who come together and apart in a changing New York City, The Interestings explores the meaning of talent; the nature of envy; the roles of class, art, money, and power; and how all of it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sabrina & Corina

  Stories

  Fajardo-Anstine, Kali,

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  Latinas of Indigenous descent living in the American West take center stage in this haunting debut story collection – a powerful meditation on friendship, mothers and daughters, and the deep-rooted truths of our homelands.

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  Zevin, Gabrielle,

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  Sam and Sadie – two college friends, often in love, but never lovers – become creative partners in a dazzling and intricately imagined world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Little Life

  Yanagihara, Hanya,

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  Prepare yourself for a challenging, heart-wrenching read that delves into the darker aspects of life and love. This emotionally intense novel is about the deep bonds of friendship and the lasting impact of trauma on four men as they navigate life,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light

  Essays

  Ellis, Helen,

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  The bestselling author returns with a collection of 12 gloriously comic and moving essays on friendship among middle-aged women where they tackle everything from double chins to menopause.

• Cemetery Boys

  Thomas, Aiden,

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  Described as “groundbreaking” by Entertainment Weekly, don’t miss this paranormal tale of friendship, love, and self-discovery, where a trans boy, with the help of his best friend and a stubborn ghost, proves his true identity to his traditional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Brilliant Friend

  Ferrante, Elena,

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  Book one in the Neapolitan quartet follows Lila and Elena in post-war Italy from their first fateful meeting as ten-year-olds through their school years and adolescence. Through the lives of these two women, Ferrante tells the story of a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Someone Else's Shoes

  a Novel

  Moyes, Jojo, 1969-

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  "Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Girl, Woman, Other

  Evaristo, Bernardine, 1959-

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  This multi-voiced novel weaves together the lives of 12 Black British women—from a nonbinary social media influencer to a 93-year-old woman living on a farm—exploring identity, race, and womanhood in contemporary Britain.