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

The eyes are the best part
Kim, Monika
Ebook

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

Becoming Ted
Cain, Matt
Ebook

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

We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Ebook
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


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