Friendship

Celebrate Friendship Week by exploring a diverse range of stories that center on the profound and transformative power of friendship, exploring its emotional, psychological, and social dimensions. Each book offers unique insights—from scientific studies on human connection to personal memoirs that celebrate enduring bonds, connection, loyalty, and personal growth. Delve into the complexities of maintaining strong friendships over time.

Whether examining how friendships shape our identities or offering practical advice for deepening relationships, this collection highlights the essential role friends play in our health, happiness, and sense of belonging.

Updated July 25, 2025
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Dinners with Ruth : a memoir on the power of friendships
Totenberg, Nina
Paper Book
Celebrated NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg delivers an extraordinary memoir of her personal successes, struggles, and life-affirming relationships, including her beautiful friendship of nearly fifty years with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Four years before Nina...

070.92 Totenberg Totenberg 2022

How to win friends & influence people /
Carnegie, Dale, 1888-1955
Paper Book
Updated in 2022 for today's readers, Dale Carnegie's timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People is a classic that has improved and transformed the professional and personal and lives of millions. One of the best-known motivational guides in history, Dale...

158.2 Carnegie

The other significant others : reimagining life with friendship at the center
Cohen, Rhaina
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER AN INDIE BESTSELLER "The Other Significant Others...fundamentally, it's become my new Bible." -- Trevor Noah "An arresting work of compassion and insight." ―Lori Gottlieb "I loved and recommend [The Other Significant Others...

177.62 Cohen 2024

The laws of connection : the scientific secrets of building a strong social network
Robson, David (Science journalist)
Paper Book
This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives. Social connection is as essential for our health and happiness as a balanced diet and regular...

302.3 Robson 2024

Platonic : how the science of attachment can help you make--and keep--friends
Franco, Marisa G.
Paper Book
Instant New York Times bestseller Is understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding "your people" in an ever-more-fragmented world? How do we make and keep friends in an era of distraction, burnout, and chaos,...

302.34 Franco 2022

Guardians of the valley : John Muir and the friendship that saved Yosemite
King, Dean
Paper Book
Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography *"We see through this book the immense power of language...to change the minds of lawmakers and tourists alike." --The New York Times Book Review *"A poignant portrait of an era when mere...

333.72 Muir King 2023

Fox and I : an uncommon friendship
Raven, Catherine
Paper Book
WINNER of the 2022 E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing PEN America Award   A solitary woman's inspiring, moving, surprising, and often funny memoir about the transformative power of her unusual friendship with a wild fox, a new window into the natural world,...

570.92 Raven Raven 2021

Own your past, change your future : a not-so-complicated approach to relationships, mental health, and wellness
Delony, John
Paper Book
#1 WALL STREET JOURNAL NATIONAL BESTSELLER Your Mental Health Matters. We're the most technologically advanced society in history, but we've never been more stressed, medicated, or lonely. We have 1,000 Facebook friends but no one to help us move our couch. The pace of life is...

616.8521 Delony 2022

B.F.F. : a memoir of friendship lost and found
Tate, Christie
Paper Book
* "A love story about the miracle of friendship." --Maggie Smith * "Fearless and unflinching." --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette * From the author of Group, a New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club Pick, a poignant, funny, and emotionally satisfying...

616.8915 Tate Tate 2023

The best minds : a story of friendship, madness, and the tragedy of good intentions
Rosen, Jonathan
Paper Book
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST *  Named a Top 10 Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Slate, and People One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 "Brave and nuanced . . . an act of...

616.898 Laudor Rosen 2023

Open wide : a cookbook for friends
Blanco, Benny
Paper Book
* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The debut cookbook from benny blanco--pop music super-producer, artist, actor on FXX's Dave, and consummate food freak--teaches you everything you need to know about cooking, enjoying life, and throwing the greatest dinner party of all time. ...

641.5 Blanco 2024

Good lookin' cookin' : a year of meals : a lifetime of family, friends, and food
Parton, Dolly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * You're invited to pull up a chair to a year of meals, friends, and fun with the Partons, as Dolly and her sister (and favorite cook) Rachel share beloved, crowd-pleasing recipes and family stories.   "Hey, good lookin'--what ya got cookin...

641.564 Parton 2024

Behind the shoulder pads : tales I tell my friends
Collins, Joan
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER "I've had many amazing adventures in my life. Some stories, though, I have only ever shared with my friends.... Until now!" Dame Joan Collins has always believed that one should retain some mystery in life and hide a knowing smile behind...

791.43 Collins, Joan Collins 2023

Friends, lovers, and the big terrible thing : a memoir
Perry, Matthew
Paper Book
Perry takes readers behind the scenes of the sitcom Friends-- and into his struggles with addiction. Vividly detailing his lifelong battle with alcoholism and drugs, he examines what fueled it despite seemingly having it all: the desire for recognition that drove him, the void inside him that could...

791.45 Perry, Matthew Perry 2022

The Office BFFs : tales of The Office from two best friends who were there
Fischer, Jenna
Paper Book
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * One of Esquire's Best Celebrity Memoirs of All Time An intimate, behind-the-scenes, richly illustrated celebration of beloved The Office co-stars Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey's friendship, and an insiders' view of Pam Beesly, Angela Martin, and the...

791.4572 Office Fischer 2022

Welcome to Pawnee : stories of friendship, waffles, and Parks and recreation
O'Heir, Jim
Paper Book
"Filled with hilarious stories and sweet observations, Welcome to Pawnee is a book for any Parks and Rec fan. It's funny and straight from the heart. Jim did a great job of not Jerry-ing this book." -- Amy Poehler "There is no one more qualified to...

791.4572 Parks O'Heir 2024

My friend Anne Frank : the inspiring and heartbreaking true story of best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds
Pick-Goslar, Hannah
Paper Book
"Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, author of The Choice), the long-awaited New York Times bestselling memoir of Holocaust survivor Hannah Pick-Goslar, who shares an intimate look into her life and friendship with Anne Frank.​ In...

940.5318 Frank, Anne Pick-Goslar 2023


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