10 Top contemporary books like Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes by Tess Smith-Roberts

Cover of Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes by Tess Smith-Roberts

Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

By: Tess Smith-Roberts

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Terrible but hilarious dating stories from the viral Instagram series, illustrated in a playful, co…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes by Tess Smith-Roberts , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Skim by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

1. Skim

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.77

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

Heartbreakingly funny, moving and vibrantly drawn, Skim is an extraordinary book—a smart and sensit… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's Skim book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
"Being sixteen is officially the worst thing I've ever been."

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

"I had a dream I put my hands inside my chest and held my heart to try to keep it still."

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

"This is the thing about school dances. They make like it's supposed to be this other-worldly thing, but really it's just the people you see every day dressed up, standing in the gym in the dark with …"

-Jillian Tamaki, Skim

Cover of Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1) by Haley Newsome

2. Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1)

By: Haley Newsome

3.94

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Based on the wildly popular webcomic from Tapas, Unfamiliar is an endearing and whimsical story ful… read more

Similar categories in Haley Newsome's Unfamiliar, Vol. 1 (Unfamiliar, #1) book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
Cover of Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy

3. Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship

By: Kim-Joy

4.19

Format: 132 pages, Kindle & Comixology Edition

Yan is looking for a place to belong. She struggles with social anxiety and low self-esteem, making… read more

Similar categories in Kim-Joy's Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
Cover of Roaming by Jillian Tamaki

4. Roaming

By: Jillian Tamaki

3.77

Format: 443 pages, Paperback

Spring break, 2009. High school best friends Zoe and Dani are now freshman college students, meetin… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
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5. Girl Juice

By: Benji Nate

3.95

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A hilarious slice of twentysomething life in the twenty-first century Welcome to the Girl Juice … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
Cover of A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll

6. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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  • graphic novels
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

7. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
Cover of Mimi's Tales of Terror by Hirokatsu Kihara

8. Mimi's Tales of Terror

By: Hirokatsu Kihara

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Experience real-life chills as Junji Ito brings these “true” horror series to life! University s… read more

Similar categories in Hirokatsu Kihara's Mimi's Tales of Terror book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
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9. Woman World

By: Aminder Dhaliwal

4.04

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

When a birth defect wipes out the planet’s entire population of men, Woman World rises out of socie… read more

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  • graphic novels
Cover of Rental Person Who Does Nothing by Shoji Morimoto

10. Rental Person Who Does Nothing

By: Shoji Morimoto

3.34

Format: 160 pages, ebook

Need a rental person who does nothing? Shoji Morimoto provides a fascinating service to the lone… read more

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"– that people have a value even if they do nothing."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

"I felt comfortable in a community that existed just for the moment, with simple, temporary relationships uncomplicated by past or future."

-Shoji Morimoto, Rental Person Who Does Nothing

Cover of Thieves by Lucie Bryon

11. Thieves

By: Lucie Bryon

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Ella can’t seem to remember a single thing from the party the night before at a mysterious stranger… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
"I'm not just your friend when everything is going well. I'm your friend through the crappy times too."

-Lucie Bryon, Thieves

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12. Dinosaur Therapy

By: James Stewart

4.62

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

a comic about dinosaurs navigating the complexities of life, together including exclusive, never… read more

Similar categories in James Stewart's Dinosaur Therapy book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
Cover of Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis

13. Bad Dreams in the Night

By: Adam Ellis

4.26

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark , this collection of original hor… read more

Similar categories in Adam Ellis's Bad Dreams in the Night book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
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14. Mall Goth

By: Kate Leth

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me gets a Y2K twist in this coming-of-age young adult graphic nov… read more

Similar categories in Kate Leth's Mall Goth book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
"Oh mall... at least you're always here for me"

-Kate Leth, Mall Goth

Cover of Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Jessica  Walton

15. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel

By: Jessica Walton

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • contemporary
Cover of Fleabag: The Scriptures by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

16. Fleabag: The Scriptures

By: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

4.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Fleabag: The Scriptures includes new writing from Phoebe Waller-Bridge alongside the filming script… read more

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  • contemporary
"I think you know how to love better than any of us. That's why you find it all so painful."

-Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag: The Scriptures

"The funeral liturgy says that life is changed and not ended. I've always loved that, if that's of any help."

-Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag: The Scriptures

"I just think I want someone to tell me how to live my life, Father, because so far, I think I've been getting it wrong."

-Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag: The Scriptures

"[Love] is all any of us want and it's hell when we get there. So no wonder it's something we don't want to do on our own."

-Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag: The Scriptures

Cover of Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe

17. Black Friend: Essays

By: Ziwe

4.30

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From a rapidly rising comedy star, a bold, biting, and deeply hilarious takedown—and send-up—of our… read more

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"You can't have my body, but you can have my body of work."

-Ziwe, Black Friend: Essays

Cover of How to Love: A Guide to Feelings and Relationships for Everyone: A Graphic Novel by Alex Norris

18. How to Love: A Guide to Feelings and Relationships for Everyone: A Graphic Novel

By: Alex Norris

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A guide for to dating, relationships, and identity—from a wildly popular web comic artist. Isn’t… read more

Similar categories in Alex Norris's How to Love: A Guide to Feelings and Relationships for Everyone: A Graphic Novel book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
Cover of Penny: A Graphic Memoir by Karl Stevens

19. Penny: A Graphic Memoir

By: Karl Stevens

3.86

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

"Penny is a major literary figure--right up there with Madame Bovary." -- David Sedaris This col… read more

Similar categories in Karl Stevens's Penny: A Graphic Memoir book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
Cover of Ruined by Sarah Vaughn

20. Ruined

By: Sarah Vaughn

3.64

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Bridgerton comes a Regency-era romance graphic novel about the unexpected passion that … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Vaughn's Ruined book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
Cover of Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes by Tess Smith-Roberts

21. Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

By: Tess Smith-Roberts

3.92

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Terrible but hilarious dating stories from the viral Instagram series, illustrated in a playful, co… read more

Similar categories in Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes book and Tess Smith-Roberts's Disaster Dates & Lucky Escapes

  • graphic novels
  • contemporary

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3.77

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Haley Newsome

3.94

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4.19

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3.77

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Junji Ito

4.11

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Jay Stephens

4.00

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Hirokatsu Kihara

3.14

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Vera Brosgol

4.38

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