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• Best of Friends

  Shamsie, Kamila, 1973-

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  Though different in background and disposition, Zahra and Maryam have been lifelong close friends. When a fraught event from their childhood in Karachi is brought to light, the women must confront their differences and their past in this smart and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Happy Place

  Henry, Emily,

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  Would you pretend to still be in a relationship with your ex-fiancé just to not ruin an annual vacation with your best friends? The friend group at the center of Happy Place is so well-depicted, nuanced, and downright delightful that this irrational…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fiona and Jane

  Ho, Jean Chen,

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  This intimate novel follows the coming-of-age friendship of Fiona and Jane, two Taiwanese American girls who initially bond over shared loneliness. Through the years they support and betray each other in equal turn, but always find their way back to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Big Friendship

  How We Keep Each Other Close

  Sow, Aminatou,

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  Two close friends examine the beauty and challenge of what they call Big Friendship: a bond of great strength and significance that transcends life phases, geographical locations, and emotional shifts. Honestly observing their own relationship ups…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Homie

  Poems

  Smith, Danez,

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  This collection of poetry is a love song to queerness, Black culture, and a lost, beloved best friend. In a world marred by violence and racism, the power of queer Black friendship is a redemptive force that Smith pays homage to with a fearless,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Great Literary Friendships

  Phillips, Janet,

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  This book explores twenty-four memorable literary friendships. From Holmes and Watson to Frodo and Sam, each relationship is studied for how it reflects character, influences plot, and reinforces the themes of great literary works.

• The Celebrants

  a Novel

  Rowley, Steven, 1971-

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  Five twentysomething friends make a pact with each other: whenever they’re facing a crisis in their lives, they’ll reunite and throw a “living funeral” to remind themselves what they mean to each other in this witty, moving novel.

• The Rachel Incident

  O'Donoghue, Caroline,

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  The best friendship of Irish twenty-somethings Rachel and James happens quickly and fiercely, and the two resolve to move to London together and make something of themselves. What they find is an unstable economy, political upheaval, and an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• B.F.F.

  a Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found

  Tate, Christie,

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  A thoughtful and empathetic investigation of the author’s struggle to maintain female friendships until a twenty-years-older woman shows her how to connect on a deeper level.

• Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

  a Novel in Interlocking Stories

  Ogunyemi, Omolola

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  Told through linked short stories taking place across years and countries, this is the story of four Nigerian girls who form a lasting friendship in boarding school. When tragedy strikes during a failed student rebellion, the girls' bond is cemented…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Majesty's Royal Coven

  a Novel

  Dawson, Juno,

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  Four best friends, who joined a government-run coven in their youth, are now estranged in adulthood over differing witch politics. When a potential new danger emerges, they will have to confront their personal biases and broken relationships in this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love & Saffron

  a Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

  Fay, Kim,

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  In 1967 a young burgeoning food writer sends a fan letter to an older author of a monthly column about frontier life in the Pacific Northwest. What follows is a deep, food-based friendship between two women that changes both for the better in this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wahala

  a Novel

  May, Nikki,

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  Three Anglo-Nigerian best friends who are unsatisfied with their current lives find their fortunes changing for the better with the introduction of the charismatic Isobel into their group. But Isobel has ulterior motives that soon test the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Psalm for the Wild-built

  Chambers, Becky,

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  In a world recovering from environmental degradation, an absent-minded robot and dissatisfied traveling monk bond over mugs of tea and gentle, wide-ranging discussions of history, ecology, philosophy, and life’s purpose. This kind and comforting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fellowship Point

  a Novel

  Dark, Alice Elliott,

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  Agnes, a writer, and Polly, a housewife, have been best friends since their childhood summers spent together on the Maine peninsula Fellowship Point. Now nearing the end of their lives, their friendship is tested by Agnes’s desire to permanently…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stay True

  a Memoir

  Hsu, Hua, 1977-

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  In this Pulitzer Prize-winning meditation on friendship, identity, and grief, Hua Hsu tells the story of his close college friendship with Ken, the loss of that friendship to an act of violence, and the impact that relationship has had throughout…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kings of the Wyld

  Eames, Nicholas,

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  A retired band of epic mercenaries must reunite to save one of their own in this hilarious, over-the-top fantasy adventure.

• We Should Not Be Friends

  the Story of a Friendship

  Schwalbe, Will,

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  Two young men who had never crossed paths in their time at Yale – standoffish nerd Will and extroverted jock Chris—are brought together by their involvement in a secret society. Together they forge a lifechanging, lifelong friendship in this warm,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

  Zevin, Gabrielle,

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  This epic, character-driven novel details the years-long friendship and creative partnership between Sadie and Sam, who come together to design a video game in the early 2000s.

• Good Night, Irene

  Urrea, Luis Alberto,

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  During World War II, two women looking to escape their lives and find purpose join the Red Cross and are sent to England to work. Dorothy and Irene become fast friends who keep each other going in this powerful tribute to friendship and women who…Read moreRead more of this annotation