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New York Times Read Alikes: July 24, 2016

If you are among the many readers who read one of The New York Times top five fiction titles and want more of the same adventure or romance or thrills, we have some suggestions for you.

Me Before You

#1 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

 

 

 

The Trial

#2 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Trial by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, more impossible to put down books you can read in a few hours:

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Hound of Baskervilles by Conan Doyle

 

 

 

Magic

#3 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed Magic by Danielle Steel, more romantic suspense novels with international settings:

Possession by A.S. Byatt

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Ex-Libris by Ross King

 

 

 

First Comes Love

#4 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed First Comes Love by Emily Giffin, more novels about women’s lives and relationships:

What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

Night Blindness by Susan Strecker

The Summer Wind by Mary Alice Monroe

 

 

 

The Games

#5 Recommendations for readers who enjoyed The Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan, more suspense with a sports theme:

The Ascent: A Novel of Survival by Ronald Malfi

Hangman’s Game by Bill Syken

Bleachers by John Grisham

 

 

 

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Staff picks are chosen by NYPL staff members and are not intended to be comprehensive lists. We'd love to hear your ideas too, so leave a comment and tell us what you’d recommend. And check out our Staff Picks browse tool for more recommendations!