What to read if you loved Theo of Golden

Books to read if you loved Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Stories that are heart-felt and emotional.

Updated May 19, 2026
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What to read if you loved Theo of Golden

Books to read if you loved Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Stories that are heart-felt and emotional.

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Life, and death, and giants
Rindo, Ronald J.
Paper Book
A heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone. "Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating, and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you...
This is happiness
Williams, Niall
Paper Book
* Pre-Order Niall Williams' next story set in Faha O NOW! * The November 2025 Late Show Book Club Pick! "I am such a fan of Niall Williams." -Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake A profound and...
A man called Ove
Backman, Fredrik
Paper Book
Now a major motion picture A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks! #1 New York Times bestseller--more than 3 million copies sold! Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon--the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside...
The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry : a novel
Joyce, Rachel.
Paper Book
Recently retired, sweet, emotionally numb Harold Fry is jolted out of his passivity by a letter from Queenie Hennessy, an old friend, who he hasn't heard from in twenty years. She has written to say she is in hospice and wanted to say goodbye. Leaving his tense, bitter wife Maureen to her chores,...
The borrowed life of Frederick Fife : a novel
Johnston, Anna
Paper Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel."--Library Journal A zany case of mistaken...
The road to tender hearts : a novel
Hartnett, Annie
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A darkly comic and warm-hearted novel about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush--bringing together his adult daughter, two orphaned kids, and a cat who can predict death--by the beloved author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely...
The wedding people : a novel
Espach, Alison
Paper Book
The runaway New York Times bestseller with over one million copies sold A Today Show #ReadwithJenna Book Club Pick, New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, and a #1 Indie Next Pick Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, Time,...
Raising hare : a memoir
Dalton, Chloe
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * FINALIST FOR THE 2025 WOMEN'S PRIZE * A fascinating meditation on freedom, trust, loss, and our relationship with the natural world, explored through the story of one woman's unlikely friendship with a wild hare.
The story of Arthur Truluv : a novel
Berg, Elizabeth
Paper Book
"I dare you to read this novel and not fall in love with Arthur Truluv. His story will make you laugh and cry, and will show you a love that never ends, and what it means to be truly human."--Fannie Flagg An emotionally powerful novel about three people who each lose the one they...
Run for the hills : a novel
Wilson, Kevin
Paper Book
"A touching and generous romp of a novel . . . Wilson makes a bold and convincing case that every real family is one you have to find and, at some point, choose, even if it's the one you're born into." -- New York Times Book Review An unexpected road trip across America...
Tom Lake : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America's finest writers. "Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than...
West with giraffes :
Rutledge, Lynda,
Paper Book
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. "Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes..." Woodrow Wilson Nickel, age 105, feels his life ebbing away. But...
Twice : a novel
Albom, Mitch
Paper Book
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER What if you got to do everything in your life--twice? The heart of Mitch Albom's newest novel is a stunning love story that dares to explore how our unchecked desires might...
The life impossible
Haig, Matt
Paper Book
The remarkable new novel from Matt Haig, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Midnight Library, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide "What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet . . ." When retired...
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