15 Top contemporary books like Closer to Okay by Amy Watson

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Closer to Okay

By: Amy Watson

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Weaving culinary delights with an honest, appraising look at how we deal with the world when it bec…

If you liked the contemporary plot in Closer to Okay by Amy Watson , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of The Key to My Heart by Lia Louis

1. The Key to My Heart

By: Lia Louis

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming novel about hope after loss as a young widow receives mysterious messages of love fr… read more

Similar categories in Lia Louis's The Key to My Heart book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"But if you need help," says Lucy, "then you should tell us. It's what we're here for. It's actually a very important part of friendship. Studies have shown that true lasting friendships that are buil…"

-Lia Louis, The Key to My Heart

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2. The Marsh Queen

By: Virginia Hartman

3.74

Format: 369 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing, this powerful novel, set amid the lush landscape of the Florid… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Hartman's The Marsh Queen book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
" Lemon balm soothe all troublesome care reviveth the heart and ward off despair. "

-Virginia Hartman, The Marsh Queen

"People who are honest never do think the folks they admire can be so far from what they seem."

-Virginia Hartman, The Marsh Queen

" Paracelsus believed that each plant was a terrestrial star, and each star a spiritualized plant ."

-Virginia Hartman, The Marsh Queen

"Look, everybody lies. You're the only pillar of truth I know." "Me and the woman I end up with." Oof ."

-Virginia Hartman, The Marsh Queen

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3. Meredith, Alone

By: Claire Alexander

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Meredith Maggs has everything a person needs.A best friend in Sadie.A beloved cat in Fred.Jigsaws t… read more

Similar categories in Claire Alexander's Meredith, Alone book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
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4. Liar, Dreamer, Thief

By: Maria Dong

3.59

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Katrina Kim may be broke, the black sheep of her family, and slightly unhinged, but she isn’t a sta… read more

Similar categories in Maria Dong's Liar, Dreamer, Thief book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
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5. The House in the Orchard

By: Elizabeth Brooks

3.70

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

1945: War widow Peggy is grateful to have inherited Orchard House from her husband’s Aunt Maude; sh… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Brooks's The House in the Orchard book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
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6. Singer Distance

By: Ethan Chatagnier

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Station Eleven and Light from Other Stars, Ethan Chatagnier’s propulsive, genre-bending… read more

Similar categories in Ethan Chatagnier's Singer Distance book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
"A road can be the connection between places or the distance between them"

-Ethan Chatagnier, Singer Distance

"a constellation is formed by points of light that are not connected to each other by anything other than the observer"

-Ethan Chatagnier, Singer Distance

"I didn’t know whether these pictures would end up in history books or be used against me in a court hearing, but they would testify to something."

-Ethan Chatagnier, Singer Distance

"Crystal owed the two of us so many apologies, but I’d spent enough years imagining extracting those from my father to know that wringing someone else out didn’t make you any fuller."

-Ethan Chatagnier, Singer Distance

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7. Aesthetica

By: Allie Rowbottom

3.36

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

In a debut novel as radiant as it is caustic, a former influencer confronts her past—and takes inve… read more

Similar categories in Allie Rowbottom's Aesthetica book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
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8. Twice in a Lifetime

By: Melissa Baron

3.84

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

The Time Traveler's Wife meets Oona Out of Order in this imaginative and moving debut novel of a lo… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Baron's Twice in a Lifetime book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • mental health
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9. Factory Girls

By: Michelle Gallen

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A funny, fierce, and unforgettable read about a young woman working a summer job in a shirt factory… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gallen's Factory Girls book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I guess failure is like posh,' Maeve said. 'Relative."

-Michelle Gallen, Factory Girls

"No matter how shitty things got for a man, they were always shittier for a woman."

-Michelle Gallen, Factory Girls

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10. None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive

By: Carolyn Prusa

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Maria Semple and Jennifer Weiner, this smart and witty debut novel follows Ramo… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Prusa's None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
  • contemporary
"After I gave him so much-parts of myself I didn't even know were there. After I snuffed out my wildness. After I glued myself with rubber cement to this life because of my love for him and the people…"

-Carolyn Prusa, None of This Would Have Happened If Prince Were Alive

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11. The Other Side of Night

By: Adam Hamdy

3.52

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Other Side of Night begins with a man named David Asha writing about his biggest regret: his su… read more

Similar categories in Adam Hamdy's The Other Side of Night book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
Cover of How to Turn Into a Bird by María José Ferrada

12. How to Turn Into a Bird

By: María José Ferrada

3.77

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of How to Order the Universe, María José Ferrada beautifully details … read more

Similar categories in María José Ferrada's How to Turn Into a Bird book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Gilded Mountain

By: Kate Manning

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This “stellar read” (Los Angeles Times) is an exhilarating tale of an unforgettable young woman who… read more

Similar categories in Kate Manning's Gilded Mountain book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
"Lost love is still love, isn’t it."

-Kate Manning, Gilded Mountain

"I pressed down warnings and hopes, so my lungs were tight, and learned then why desire is called a crush. To be crushed. I would die of it."

-Kate Manning, Gilded Mountain

"My new tune, of spite and indifference, drowned out the truth: that I’d mistaken the burn of jealousy for love. The heart wants what it is most denied, a hard lesson."

-Kate Manning, Gilded Mountain

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14. Valley Verified

By: Kyla Zhao

3.54

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When a fashion writer dives headfirst into the cutthroat Silicon Valley tech world, her future thre… read more

Similar categories in Kyla Zhao's Valley Verified book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1) by S.K. Golden

15. The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1)

By: S.K. Golden

3.41

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The hotel was her refuge, but scandal is afoot—and a killer stalks the halls in this charming serie… read more

Similar categories in S.K. Golden's The Socialite's Guide to Murder (Pinnacle Hotel Mystery, #1) book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
Cover of A Half-Baked Murder (Cannabis Café Mysteries, #1) by Emily  George

16. A Half-Baked Murder (Cannabis Café Mysteries, #1)

By: Emily George

3.65

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Emily George launches a groundbreaking, irresistible new series unlike anything else out there, as … read more

Similar categories in Emily George's A Half-Baked Murder (Cannabis Café Mysteries, #1) book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Breakup from Hell by Ann Dávila Cardinal

17. Breakup from Hell

By: Ann Dávila Cardinal

3.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired… read more

Similar categories in Ann Dávila Cardinal's Breakup from Hell book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. To Get to the Other Side

By: Kelly Ohlert

3.38

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Trixie isn’t exactly sure what she was thinking when she stopped her car in the middle of downtown … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ohlert's To Get to the Other Side book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Perfect Fit

By: Clare Gilmore

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A hilarious and heartfelt rom-com about having it all, slowing down to see the big picture, and fin… read more

Similar categories in Clare Gilmore's Perfect Fit book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • contemporary romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Perfect Ones

By: Nicole Hackett

3.09

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A picture-perfect trip goes horribly wrong in this fast-paced exploration of friendship and the dar… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Hackett's The Perfect Ones book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Closer to Okay by Amy  Watson

21. Closer to Okay

By: Amy Watson

3.58

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Weaving culinary delights with an honest, appraising look at how we deal with the world when it bec… read more

Similar categories in Amy Watson's Closer to Okay book and Amy Watson's Closer to Okay

  • romance
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • contemporary romance

21 Best fiction books like Closer to Okay by Amy Watson

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The Key to My Heart

Lia Louis

4.00

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The Marsh Queen

Virginia Hartman

3.74

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Meredith, Alone

Claire Alexander

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Liar, Dreamer, Thief

Maria Dong

3.59

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17 must-read fiction books like Singer Distance by Ethan Chatagnier

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The Terraformers

Annalee Newitz

3.37

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Baby X

Kira Peikoff

3.87

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The House in the Orchard

Elizabeth Brooks

3.70

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Bridge

Lauren Beukes

3.68

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