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Updated June 27, 2026
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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.

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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
Paper Book
For fans of American Housewife and the work of Lily King, a provocative, razor-sharp, and riotously entertaining story collection exploring the dark side of family and femininity. CONTAINS "COMORBIDITIES," WINNER OF THE BBC SHORT STORY PRIZE In my life, I had always been a...
Call it what you want : a novel
DeRogatis, Alissa
Paper Book
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...
Look What You Made Me Do
Lanchester, John.
Paper Book
"Every successful marriage has its own private language." So it is for baby boomer Kate and her beloved architect husband Jack, thirty years into their seemingly idyllic metropolitan North London life. And so it is for spiky millennial screenwriter Phoebe and her charming loafer of a partner,...
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
Paper Book
Paedyn and Kai are reunited but face a terrible decision in this thrilling conclusion to the New York Times bestselling romantasy trilogy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen. Paedyn Gray and Kai Azer return to the Kingdom of Ilya... And...
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
Paper Book
"The whole time I'm reading a Mhairi McFarlane novel, I feel like a fist is squeezing my heart... she is so ridiculously talented." - Emily Henry International bestseller Mhairi McFarlane delivers a charming, hilarious, and heartfelt new contemporary romance...
Love story
Kelk, Lindsey
Paper Book
The new enemies-to-lovers romcom from Lindsey Kelk 'Lindsey Kelk is the Taylor Swift of romance writing - she makes me PROUD to be a romance reader!' DAISY BUCHANAN 'Love Story might just be [Lindsey's] best yet. It has everything I...
Sparks fly
Jamal, Zakiya N.
Paper Book
A late bloomer thought a visit to a sex club might jump start her love life, but instead makes an instant connection that turns her whole world upside down, in this adult debut from author Zakiya N. Jamal. When Stella Renee Johnson's roommate invites her to a sex club party but...
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.
Ebook
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
Paper Book
Now an original series on Prime Video In the third book in Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell's beloved series about the Baxter children, Ashley and Kari Baxter struggle with what it means to grow up. When Kari Baxter is assigned an essay about what she wants...
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...
Red : a Haida manga
Yahgulanaas, Michael Nicoll
Paper Book
Referencing a classic Haida oral narrative, this spectacular full-color graphic novel blends traditional Haida imagery with Japanese manga to tell the powerful story of Red, an orphaned leader so blinded by revenge that he leads his community to the brink of war and destruction. When raiders...
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...
Holy ground : on activism, environmental justice, and finding hope
Flowers, Catherine Coleman
Paper Book
TIME 2025 EARTH AWARD WINNER * Southern Environmental Law Center Phil Reed Environmental Writing Award Winner * Shortlisted for the 2026 Stowe Prize An inspiring collection of essays, personal and political, from the leading environmental justice activist of our time, that...
The lucky ones : a memoir
Chowdhary, Zara
Paper Book
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...
Begin again
Lord, Emma
Paper Book
Most Anticipated by Goodreads, Popsugar, Cosmopolitan, BookRiot, E! News, and More! An Indie Next Pick Filled with a friend group that feels like family, an empowering journey of finding your own way, and a Just Kiss Already! romance, Emma Lord's...
Blank space : a cultural history of the twenty-first century
Marx, W. David
Paper Book
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...
Out of the Woods A Girl a Killer and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home
Olsen, Gregg
Paper Book
From a girl's abduction by a serial killer to the harrowing aftermath--a gripping and heart-wrenching true-crime story by Gregg Olsen, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell. In May 2005, authorities discovered the Groene family murdered in their Idaho...
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...
How you get the girl
Kelly, Anita (Romance author)
Paper Book
Chemistry sizzles in the world of high school basketball in this sapphic workplace romance from the author of Love & Other Disasters. When a smart-mouthed junior joins East Nashville High's basketball team, Coach Julie Parker's ready for the challenge. What...
This love : a novel
Jeffs, Lotte
Paper Book
An Autostraddle and Electric Literature Most Anticipated Queer Book "We're calling it... Lotte Jeffs' novel is the new One Day." --Sunday Times Style Magazine An utterly charming and modern debut novel spanning ten years of...
So it goes
Probst, Jennifer
Paper Book
Two people with little in common but business give pleasure a shot in a charming romance about fate and taking chances by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst. The truth? Lonely advertising rep Malia Evergreen is still waiting for a soul mate, marriage, and a...
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!<...
Cruel summer
Yates, Maisey
Paper Book
There are no rules this cruel summer... Samantha Parker has the perfect life--a loving husband, three wonderful kids and a comfortable suburban lifestyle. But on the brink of their long-awaited empty-nest chapter, Will asks Samantha for something she never dreamed of: an open marriage....
The archer
Coelho, Paulo
Paper Book
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...
The one : a novel
Argy, Julia
Paper Book
A razor-sharp and seductively hypnotic debut novel about the very fantasy of falling in love. Emily didn't join the cast of The One for fame or for a relationship. She simply didn't have anything better to do. Newly fired from her dead-end job, it doesn't take much...
August : a novel
Wink, Callan
Paper Book
A boy coming of age in a part of the country that's being left behind is at the heart of this dazzling novel--the first by an award-winning author of short stories that evoke the American West. LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE * "August reads...
This is me trying
Marie, Racquel
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel exploring grief, love, and guilt from author Racquel Marie. Growing up, Bryce, Beatriz, and Santiago were inseparable. But when Santiago moved away before high school,...
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...
Evermore
Holland, Sara
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling series! Jules Ember confronts the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy in the highly anticipated sequel to Everless, praised by New York Times bestelling author Stephanie Garber as "an intoxicating blend of blood, secrets, and haunting...
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...
Meet Me at Midnight
Bourne, Brianna
If I Stay meets Taylor Swift's Midnights album in this breathtaking love story about a girl who sees the same boy every night in her dreams. Every night at midnight, time stops and Aria wakes up somewhere she's never been: under a sparkling waterfall in Bali, in...
The anti-heroes : a novel
Lancaster, Jen
Paper Book
Two best friends, stalled and dissatisfied, change the course of their lives in a wildly funny novel about facing your fears--to the extreme--by New York Times bestselling author Jen Lancaster. Once upon a time, Dr. Emily Nichols--the academic kind, not the physician kind-...
You're the problem, it's you : a novel
Alban, Emma R.
Paper Book
The enemies-to-lovers queer Victorian romance follow-up to Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, an MM romance in which a young lord and a second son clash, but find themselves thrust together again and again by their meddling cousins. "That man is, without a doubt, the...
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...
Father figure : how to be a feminist dad
Shapiro, Jordan
Paper Book
From Sesame Workshop senior fellow and digital-age parenting expert Jordan Shapiro, a thoughtful and long-overdue exploration on fatherhood and masculinity in the 21st century. There are hundreds of books on parenting, and with good reason -- becoming a parent is scary,...
Cancelled
Penn, Farrah
Audiobook
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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