Do you ever wonder what to read?
I know I have the hardest time finding a book.
But when I think about a book in terms of my favorite movies and tv shows it gets a little easier! So for your summer reading, why not try something like your favorite on screen stories? We’ve put together a list of the newest hits of the summer and the books you might enjoy based on your Netflix algorithm lists.
If you like Dirty Dancing or The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, try Last Summer at The Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland.
Set in the Catskills, two families come together for a reunion at their beloved getaway.
If you like The Martian (book by the same author as this suggestion), Star Trek, or The Expanse try Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
When a strange phenomenon causes the sun to slowly grow dimmer, scientists all over the world have to find a way to fix the sun, and one astronaut is the man with the plan. I tore through this novel in three days, I couldn’t put it down!
If you like Chef, Iron Chef, or America’s Test Kitchen, try The Chicken Sisters by KJ Dell’Antonia.
Two restaurants in town serve fried chicken and everyone has their favorite. The two restaurants have been competing for years, and when a reality show comes to find out which place is better, they have to face off in the biggest cooking challenge yet.
If you like You’ve Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, or Just Friends, try People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry.
This is the tale of two best friends who’ve gone on ten summer trips, and this is their one last chance to fall in love. A perfect beach read for all those rom coms you’ve been missing this year!
If you like Knives Out or Murder She Wrote try The Guest List by Lucy Foley.
A murder mystery set on an island off the coast of Ireland, told from multiple perspectives. Set during the wedding of a magazine editor and reality TV star, this book will have you scratching your head and gasping out loud.
If you like Jane the Virgin & Riverdale, try Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.
This fun romantic comedy with a hint of cooking and murder will have you smiling the whole way through. When a crime is committed at the local Filipino restaurant, our heroine will have to solve the crime before she’s put behind bars.
If you liked Hercules, Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, or Xena Warrior Princess, try Ariadne by Jennifer Saint.
This is a retelling of the Princess of Crete and how she used her ball of thread to find her way around Daedalus’ Labyrinth. This is an awesomely feminist retelling perfect for fans of Madeline Miller’s Circe.
If you like The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, or Outlander, try Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez.
Called one of the top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time by Time Magazine, it’s not to be missed. A story of magic, romance, revolution that draws inspiration from Bolivian politics and history, grab this book for your summer reading!
If you like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Girls Trip, The Jane Austen Book Club, try The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax.
This book follows four friends who navigate heartbreak and relationships during their book club meetings in an old carriage house turned bookstore. For everyone who’s been in love and loves to read!
If you liked A Quiet Place or Ready or Not, try We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz.
This thriller about a backpacker forced into murder confronts obsession, power, and the grip of the past. If you like a thriller, this is for you!
If you like The Americans or Homeland, try Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang.
A Russian spy enters America and starts to work in Silicon Valley; what will happen next? If you like spy shows or novels, this is the one for you.
If you like Keeping Up with the Kardashians or Fight Club, try The Atmospherians by Alex McElroy.
The book is about two best friends – a disgraced influencer and a struggling actor – who form The Atmosphere, a cult designed to reform problematic men. This satire will have you thinking about it long after you’ve finished.
