Is that a book title or a Taylor Swift song?

Literary recommendations that share titles with your favourite Taylor Swift songs and lyrics. Recommendations are largely geared towards teen and adult readers.

Updated June 27, 2026
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Begin again : James Baldwin's America and its urgent lessons for our own
Glaude, Eddie S., Jr.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "A powerful study of how to bear witness in a moment when America is being called to do the same."--Time James Baldwin grew disillusioned by the failure of the civil rights movement to force America to confront its lies about race....
This is why we can't have nice things
Wood, Naomi
Audiobook
Call it what you want : a novel
DeRogatis, Alissa
Ebook
The viral TikTok sensation about situationships, heartbreak, mistakes. You can call it what you want--but was it love? It's 2016, and Sloane Hart's senior year of college is bound to be the best one yet. Her nights consist of drinking cheap vodka and singing along to The Chainsmokers with...
No body no crime : a novel
Sharpe, Tess
Paper Book
From the bestselling author Tess Sharpe comes a new action packed thriller about two women whose lives--and hearts--are destined for each other. Murder either bonds you or breaks you. Rural PI Mel Tillman knows this well. She's seen her fair share of bloody cases...
Fearless
Roberts, Lauren
Ebook
White horse
Wurth, Erika T.
Paper Book
"This ghost story is a perfect example of new wave horror that will also satisfy fans of classic Stephen King." --Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant novel about an...
You belong with me : a novel
McFarlane, Mhairi
Audiobook
Love story
Kelk, Lindsey
Ebook
Dear John
Sparks, Nicholas.
Paper Book
When Savannah Lynn Curtis comes into his life, John Tyree knows he is ready to turn over a new leaf. An angry rebel, he had enlisted in the army after high school, not knowing what else to do. Then, during a furlough, he meets the girl of his dreams. Savannah Lynn Curtis is attending college in...
Enchanted to meet you
Cabot, Meg
Paper Book
A witchy rom-com from New York Times bestseller Meg Cabot about a plus size witch who must team up with a handsome stranger to help protect her village from an otherworldly force--but will she be able to protect her heart? It's Magic When You Meet Your Match In her teenage...
Better Than Revenge
West, Kasie.
Paper Book
A swoony new romance from the author of Sunkissed! When her football-player boyfriend and now ex lands the podcast job she's been dreaming of, a girl takes matters into her own hands by enlisting the help of his nemesis to get revenge. Seventeen-year-old Finley has...
Never grow up
Kingsbury, Karen
Audiobook
Ours
Williams, Phillip B.
Paper Book
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, People, Los Angeles Times, NPR, and more "An inventive ode to self-determination and also a surrealistic vision of Black life as forged within the crucible of American history . . . [written in] lush, ornamental...
Never ever getting back together
Gonzales, Sophie
Paper Book
When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen year old girls--one bent on revenge, the other open to rekindling romance--get tangled up in an unexpected twist when they fall for each other instead in Never Ever Getting Back Together by...
The lucky ones : a memoir
Chowdhary, Zara
Ebook
A moving memoir by a survivor of anti-Muslim violence in contemporary India that delicately weaves political and family histories in a tribute to her country's unique Islamic heritage--"a must-read in our warring world today" (NPR) "A harrowing survivor's tale, an important history...
Blank space : a cultural history of the twenty-first century
Marx, W. David
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice · A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2025 · A People Best Book of November 2025 · An NPR Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025 A revealing exploration of a quarter century of cultural...
Bad blood
Barnes, Jennifer
Paper Book
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling series with over 3 million copies sold! New victims. New betrayals. New secrets. The Naturals are faced with their most chilling mysteries yet, in this can't-miss crime thriller from Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1...
Don't want you like a best friend : a novel
Alban, Emma R.
Paper Book
A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian historical romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other--the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed!<...
The archer
Coelho, Paulo
Ebook
From the #1 best-selling author of The Alchemist comes an inspiring story about a young man seeking wisdom from an elder, and the practical lessons imparted along the way. Includes stunning illustrations by Christoph Niemann. "A novelist who writes in a...
Afterglow
Stamper, Phil
Paper Book
Bestselling author Phil Stamper takes the Golden Boys from summer fun to senior year in the next installment of his charming duology. After a life-changing summer, these four friends are finally ready for senior year. Gabriel is thrilled to create his...
Invisible strings : 113 poets respond to the songs of Taylor Swift
Frederick Daugherty, Kristie
Paper Book
113 profound poems inspired by Taylor Swift's music to deconstruct and decipher--each secretly corresponds to a different song! Are you ready for it?! Let the decoding begin! With a record-breaking four Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Taylor Swift stands...
Betty
McDaniel, Tiffany
Paper Book
A stunning, lyrical novel set in the rolling foothills of the Appalachians about a young girl and the family truths that will haunt her for the rest of her life. "A girl comes of age against the knife." So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in...
Happiness
Forna, Aminatta
Paper Book
"Throughout Happiness, Forna stops in our tracks . . . Reminiscent at times of Michael Ondaatje's novel Anil's Ghost . . . Happiness is a meditation on grand themes: Love and death, man and nature, cruelty and mercy. But Forna folds this weighty matter into her buoyant...
Long story short
Kaylor, Serena
Paper Book
"Like the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage...a sparkling Shakespearean homage and a wonderful debut." --Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund...
You're the problem, it's you : a novel
Alban, Emma R.
Audiobook
Dear reader : the comfort and joy of books
Rentzenbrink, Cathy
Ebook
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last Act of Love, Cathy Rentzenbrink's Dear Reader is the ultimate love letter to reading and to finding the comfort and joy in stories. 'Exquisite' - Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups
Florida
Groff, Lauren
Paper Book
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE STORY PRIZE ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the universally acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Fates and Furies, Matrix, and the instant New York Times bestseller...
Elizabeth Taylor : the grit & glamour of an icon
Brower, Kate Andersen
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever authorized biography of the most famous movie star of the twentieth century, Elizabeth Taylor. No celebrity rivals Elizabeth Taylor's glamour and guts or her level of fame. She was the last major...
Cancelled
Penn, Farrah
Ebook
With its clever snark and searing perspective, Cancelled is a funny, fearless novel about the realistic pitfalls and unforgettable moments high school has to offer, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Emma Lord. Not to brag, but Brynn Whittaker is basically killing her...

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