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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A daughter of fair Verona
Dodd, Christina
Paper Book
I'm the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn't die in the tomb. They're alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline... Knives Out<...

Knives Out meets Bridgerton

We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Paper Book

Get Out meets Parasite

Becoming Ted
Cain, Matt (Writer)
Paper Book

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

Summer Fridays : a novel
Rindell, Suzanne
Paper Book
You've Got Mail for a new generation, set in the days of AOL and instant messenger banter, about a freshly engaged editorial assistant who winds up spending her "summer Fridays" with the person she least expects Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is...

You\'ve Got Mail for a new generation

Earls Trip
Holiday, Jenny
Paper Book
AS SEEN ON THE TODAY SHOW! "This is a witty, charming, character-driven story that is honestly one of the best historical romances I've read in years." -Julia Quinn, bestselling author of the Bridgerton novels on the TODAY Show The Washington Post Books to Read...

Ted Lasso meets Bridgerton for a 19th century spin on The Hangover

The bump
Karger, Sidney
Paper Book
"With a fresh mix of Little Miss Sunshine and Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Bump takes us on a laugh-out-loud and moving adventure. Wyatt and Biz are such vivid, relatable characters to root for as they navigate love and family with tears and hilarity. It's another...

Fresh mix of Little Miss Sunshine and Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Wives like us
Sykes, Plum
Paper Book
'Outrageously Jilly Cooperesque' Sunday Times Style * Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcée, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly...

The Real Housewives meets Downton Abbey

Teddy
Dunlay, Emily.
Paper Book
'Darkly glamorous. Your summer read is sorted' Sunday Times Style 'Glamorous, exuberant and propulsive' Daisy Buchanan 'Mad Men meets White Lotus' Red 'Stylish and twisting' The Times 'A wild ride and a heck of a lot of fun' iNews Teddy has earned...

Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men


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