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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The eyes are the best part
Kim, Monika
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING 'GOOD FOR HER' NOVEL Features on New York Times' Best Horror Fiction of 2024 list A TIME Top 100 Book of the Year Soon to be a major motion picture Shortlisted for the Goodreads...

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

Becoming Ted
Cain, Matt
Paper Book

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

The bump
Karger, Sidney
'Sid Karger has done it again, with this beautifully-written and timely story that resonates in a universal way. The Bump is a smart, deeply funny and heartwarming novel that perfectly captures modern parenthood, family and love. What a joy to read' ANDERSON COOPER Wyatt and Biz are...

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

Wives like us : a novel
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 : a novel
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 a fresh start. But some secrets just won...

Lessons in Chemistry meets Mad Men

We used to live here
Kliewer, Marcus
Paper Book
House of Leaves meets Parasite in this gripping and eerily haunting debut psychological horror, soon to be a Netflix film starring Blake Lively. Perfect for fans of Stephen King and Leave the World Behind. ⭐ Winner of Reddit NoSleep Scariest...

Get Out meets Parasite


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