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

Plays well with others : the surprising science behind why everything you know about relationships is (mostly) wrong
Barker, Eric
Paper Book
AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and loneliness--a smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide to help...

158.2 Barker 2022

How to win friends & influence people
Carnegie, Dale
Audiobook
Offering practical advice on how to get out of a mental rut and make life more rewarding. Dale Carnegie's advice tells you how to: make friends quickly and easily; win people to your way of thinking; and enable to win new clients and customers.

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

We should not be friends : the story of a friendship
Schwalbe, Will
Paper Book
A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A warm, funny, irresistible memoir that follows an improbable and life-changing college friendship over the course of forty years--from the best-selling author of The End of Your Life Book Club * "A rare view of male friendship."--NPR ...

177.62 Schwalbe 2023

The art and science of connection : why social health is the missing key to living longer, healthier, and happier
Killam, Kasley
Paper Book
2025 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS GOLD WINNER A groundbreaking redefinition of what it means to be healthy that introduces the need for social health--the part of wellbeing that comes from feeling connected--to truly flourish. Exercise. Eat a balanced diet. Go to therapy. Most wellness...

302 Killam 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

Unbroken bonds of battle : a modern warriors book of heroism, patriotism, and friendship
Jones, Johnny Joey
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Life only really starts when we start serving others. For many people, military service isn't simply a job. It's a ticket out of a lonely society and into a family of enduring bonds. In over a decade of working with veterans, Johnny Joey...

355.0092 Jones, Johnny 2023

Fox and I : an uncommon friendship
Raven, Catherine
Paper Book
Winner of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award * 2022 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner * Shortlisted for the John Burroughs Medal * Finalist for the Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize * Shortlisted for a Reading the West Book Award Instant New York Times<...

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

Wonderdog : the science of dogs and their unique friendship with humans
Howard, Jules
Paper Book
A celebration of dogs, the scientists who've lived alongside them, and how canines have been key to advancements in science for the betterment of all species.  Almost everywhere there are humans on planet Earth, there are dogs. But what do dogs know and understand of...

636.7 Howard 2022

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

Me and Paul : untold stories of a fabled friendship
Nelson, Willie
Paper Book
Stories of Willie Nelson and Paul English's misadventures became legendary, but many have gone untold--until now. Immortalized in Willie Nelson's road song "Me and Paul," Paul English was the towering figure who acted as Willie's drummer, bodyguard, accountant, partner in crime, and right...

782.4216 Nelson, Willie Nelson 2022

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

The Blues Brothers : an epic friendship, the rise of improv, and the making of an American film classic
De Vise?, Daniel
Paper Book
The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, the early days of Saturday Night Live, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture "They're not going to catch us," Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues...

791.4372 Blues De Vise 2024

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

The rough rider and the professor : Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Cabot Lodge, and the friendship that changed American history
Jurdem, Laurence
Paper Book
Evoking the political intrigue of the Gilded Age, The Rough Rider and the Professor chronicles the extraordinary thirty-five-year friendship between President Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts. Theodore...

973.911 Roosevelt, Theo Jurdem 2023

The peacemaker : Nixon : the man, president, and my friend
Stein, Benjamin
Paper Book
"Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God."  - Matthew 5:9 "I don't think any president has been more wrongly persecuted than Nixon, ever. I just think he was a saint." - Ben Stein From Ben Stein, New York Times bestselling...

973.924 Nixon, Richard Stein 2023

The forgotten girls : a memoir of friendship and lost promise in rural America
Potts, Monica
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * An acclaimed journalist tries to understand how she escaped her small town in Arkansas while her brilliant friend could not, and, in the process, illuminates the unemployment, drug abuse, sexism, and evangelicalism killing poor, rural white women all over...

976.7054 Potts 2023


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