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.
#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
#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
#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
#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.
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