Pop Culture Mashups

Sometimes publishers and reviewers use comparisons to other books, movies, or TV shows to describe a new book. Here are some recent favorites!

Updated November 20, 2024
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The eyes are the best part
Kim, Monika
Paper Book
"Violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original, this novel pulls readers into a horrific world of murder and cannibalism while also critiquing misogyny, exploring Asian fetishization and stereotypes, sharing what it's like to navigate two cultures and telling a touching story of a family in...

Crying in H-Mart meets My Sister, the Serial Killer

Becoming Ted
Cain, Matt (Writer)
Paper Book

A Man Called Ove meets “Ru Paul’s Drag Race”

We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Paper Book
From an author "destined to become a titan of the macabre and unsettling" (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), a haunting debut--soon to be a Netflix original movie--about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house's previous residents...

Get Out meets Parasite

Wives like us : a novel
Sykes, Plum
Paper Book
"Wives Like Us made me laugh so hard I actually knocked over my lamp. Can a book be so wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious that you would stumble through the night to find a new lightbulb just so you can keep reading way past your bedtime? In a word, yes." --Kevin Kwan ...

The Real Housewives meets Downton Abbey

Teddy : a novel
Dunlay, Emily
Paper Book
Good Morning America Buzz Pick "Effervescent and cool, Teddy is the perfect read if your trip to Capri gets canceled and your La Dolce Vita itch needs scratching."--Washington Post Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men in this wildly entertaining debut novel set in glamorous Rome,...

Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men


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