20 must-read fiction books like Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker

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Light from Distant Stars

By: Shawn Smucker

3.85

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

When Cohen Marah steps over his father's body in the basement embalming room of the family's funera…

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1. Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

By: Lorrie Moore

3.83

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

In this moving, poignant novel by the bestselling author of Birds of America we share a grown woman… read more

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  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What the fuck, babe."

-Lorrie Moore, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

"I feel his lack of love for me."

-Lorrie Moore, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

"They looked like frogs who’d been kissed and kissed roughly, yet stayed frogs."

-Lorrie Moore, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

"It reminded me of how children always thought too big; how the world tackled and chiseled them to keep them safe."

-Lorrie Moore, Who Will Run the Frog Hospital?

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2. 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

By: Jonathan Franklin , Jonathan Franklin

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

438 Days is the miraculous account of the man who survived alone and adrift at sea longer than anyo… read more

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  • audiobook
"How many of us appreciate the joys of a simple tortilla?"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"Everything will work out... don't give up hope, remain calm."

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"[...] what else motivated him to spend hour after hour with me, telling all the details of his story? I quote at length his answer. "I suffered so much and for so long. Maybe if people read this they…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

"There's a lot of talk these days about a thing called resilience. That's the in term at the moment," says Dr. John Leach, a survival psychologist. "You've got built-in resilience, so you can bounce b…"

-Jonathan Franklin, 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

3. Moonlight Becomes You

By: Mary Higgins Clark

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Newport, Rhode Island: a world of old money, old names, and sinister secrets. Maggie Holloway, a fa… read more

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4. The Sea Glass Sisters (Carolina Heirlooms #.5)

By: Lisa Wingate

3.76

Format: 85 pages, ebook

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5. To Be Where You Are (Mitford Years #14)

By: Jan Karon

4.00

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

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6. Loves Music, Loves to Dance

By: Mary Higgins Clark

3.29

Format: 178 pages,

A serial killer leaves one dancing shoe on a foot of the victims who answer his personal ads. When … read more

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7. Twelve Angry Men

By: David Mamet , Reginald Rose

4.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revival--featuring an introdu… read more

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8. The Road to Bittersweet

By: Donna Everhart

4.00

Format: 120 pages,

Set in the Carolinas in the 1940s, The Road to Bittersweet is a beautifully written, evocative acco… read more

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9. Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

By: Rachel Held Evans

4.39

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

 One Woman’s Journey Back to Loving the Bible If the Bible isn’t a science book or an instructio… read more

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  • christian
  • audiobook
"How could I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength while disengaging those very faculties every time I read the Bible?"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"The point is, if you pay attention to the women, a more complex history of Israel's conquests emerges. Their stories invite the reader to consider the human cost of violence and patriarchy, and in th…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"In other words, the prophets are weirdos. More than anyone else in Scripture, they remind us that those odd ducks shouting from the margins of society may see things more clearly than the political a…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

"What I love about the Bible is that the story isn't over. There are still prophets in our midst. There are still dragons and beasts. It might not look like it, but the Resistance is winning. The ligh…"

-Rachel Held Evans, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

Cover of Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1) by Lynette Eason

10. Double Take (Lake City Heroes, #1)

By: Lynette Eason

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Detective James Cross has been honorably discharged from the Army Criminal Investigation Division d… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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11. Welcome to Beach Town

By: Susan Wiggs

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Beloved  New York Times  bestselling author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale o… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Cold Threat (Ryland & St. Clair #2)

By: Nancy Mehl

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Twenty years ago, several people were murdered in Des Moines, and the only evidence left behind was… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
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13. The Hint of Light

By: Kristin Kisska

4.20

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

In this heart-wrenching exploration of unconditional love, what a mother finds in the aftermath of … read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Sunburst (Sky King Ranch, #2) by Susan May Warren

14. Sunburst (Sky King Ranch, #2)

By: Susan May Warren

4.42

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When former Navy SEAL and lifelong bachelor Ranger Kingston is called upon to take part in a rescue… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"He thought she'd slow him down. He could barely keep up with her."

-Susan May Warren, Sunburst (Sky King Ranch, #2)

"You've always spent your life looking forward, the destination in mind. But faith is stepping forward without knowing the destination."

-Susan May Warren, Sunburst (Sky King Ranch, #2)

Cover of Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1) by Colleen Coble

15. Edge of Dusk (Annie Pederson, #1)

By: Colleen Coble

4.09

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Even though secrets lie off the coast of Rock Harbor, the truth will set Annie Pederson free—if it … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3) by Charles Martin

16. The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

By: Charles Martin

4.56

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

With gripping action and heart-wrenching emotion, Charles Martin continues to explore the true powe… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
"...man's greatest need is forgiveness while his greatest desire is power. [Bones]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"I, as much as anyone, knew that hope is what feeds us. It's the currency of mankind. The fuel of the soul. Without it, we wither and die. [Murphy Shepherd]"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"...every man has a basement. Some lay dark. Unlit. Concealed. Others sprawl like airport runways for all the world to see. The difference is determined by whether he is hiding something or digging it…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

"Maybe only an orphan can understand this, but we had been cut free from our anchor and the blow was crushing. We didn't know who we were, and more importantly, we didn't know whose we were -- forever…"

-Charles Martin, The Record Keeper (Murphy Shepherd, #3)

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17. Building a Non-Anxious Life

By: John Delony

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"Why are my anxiety alarms going off all the time?" "Why do I feel like I'm in an endless cycle … read more

Similar categories in John Delony's Building a Non-Anxious Life book and Shawn Smucker's Light from Distant Stars

  • christian
  • audiobook
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18. What Happens Next

By: Christina Suzann Nelson

4.22

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Popular podcaster and ex-reporter Faith Byrne has made a name for herself telling stories of greatn… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Daughters of the Lake

By: Wendy Webb

4.01

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

After the end of her marriage, Kate Granger has retreated to her parents’ home on Lake Superior to … read more

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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. Strands of Truth

By: Colleen Coble

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Suspense melds with romance as the past meets the present in this engrossing new novel from USA TOD… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • audiobook
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21. Jesus: The God Who Knows Your Name

By: Max Lucado

4.49

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Do you ever feel like Jesus couldn’t possibly know what you are going through? He’s the God of the … read more

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  • christian
  • audiobook
Cover of The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson

22. The Happy Camper

By: Melody Carlson

3.69

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Home is the place to heal, right? At least, that's what Dillon Michaels is hoping as she leaves her… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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23. When We Were Vikings

By: Andrew David MacDonald

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life isn’t as simple as heroes and villains. For Zelda, a twenty-one-year-old Viking ent… read more

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  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Sometimes the most important things don't fit on lists."

-Andrew David MacDonald, When We Were Vikings

"...Sometimes the world thinks something is not possible, but it turns out that they can be wrong."

-Andrew David MacDonald, When We Were Vikings

"...Sometimes life finds us, and when it does we have to rise to the occasion and have courage. And we make lists, rules, and try to order things, trying to control them, when actually the most import…"

-Andrew David MacDonald, When We Were Vikings

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24. All Manner of Things

By: Susie Finkbeiner

4.42

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

When Annie Jacobson's brother Mike enlists as a medic in the Army in 1967, he hands her a piece of … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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25. The River Runs South

By: Audrey Ingram

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This transporting and illuminating debut novel will resonate with readers who have ever felt a litt… read more

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  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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26. Midnight

By: Josephine Cox

3.83

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

All Jack's life, the nightmares had haunted him, dragging him back to a place where it was always m… read more

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  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5) by Charles Todd

27. A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)

By: Charles Todd

4.01

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Bess Crawford mystery series, a short story that … read more

Similar categories in Charles Todd's A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5) book and Shawn Smucker's Light from Distant Stars

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"A lot of people have to spend so much energy on overcoming their low opinion of themselves that they seldom get round to asking about the purpose of their existence. And if they do, it is often out o…"

-Charles Todd, A Hanging at Dawn (Bess Crawford, #11.5)

Cover of Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3) by Elizabeth Goddard

28. Hidden in the Night (Missing in Alaska, #3)

By: Elizabeth Goddard

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

At the behest of her ailing mother, former FBI special agent turned rare-book collector Ivy Elliott… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
Cover of Pretty Little Pieces by Carmen Schober

29. Pretty Little Pieces

By: Carmen Schober

3.90

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Ambitious influencer Georgina Havoc and her designer beau Lance Broussard have been dubbed the the … read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Silver Shadow (True Colors) by Liz Tolsma

30. The Silver Shadow (True Colors)

By: Liz Tolsma

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

A Shadowy Figure Is Intent on Harming Denver’s Women Step into True Colors -- a new series of Hist… read more

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  • mystery
  • christian fiction
  • christian
Cover of Light from Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker

31. Light from Distant Stars

By: Shawn Smucker

3.85

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

When Cohen Marah steps over his father's body in the basement embalming room of the family's funera… read more

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  • audiobook
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • drama

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