17 must-read fiction books like Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman

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Good Riddance

By: Elinor Lipman

3.13

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Daphne Maritch doesn't quite know what to make of the heavily annotated high school yearbook she in…

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1. Leaving Lucy Pear

By: Anna Solomon

5.00

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

A big, heartrending novel about the entangled lives of two women in 1920s New England, both mothers… read more

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2. The Richest Woman in America: The Life and Times of Hetty Green

By: Janet Wallach

3.60

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

A captivating biography of America's first female tycoon, Hetty Green, the iconoclast who forged on… read more

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3. How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life

By: Mameve Medwed

3.85

Format: 238 pages, Paperback

What do a chamber pot, a famous poet, a family feud, and a long-ago suitor all have in common? Eliz… read more

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4. House Broken

By: Sonja Yoerg

3.74

Format: 646 pages, Paperback

In this compelling and poignant debut novel, a woman skilled at caring for animals must learn to me… read more

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5. Look on the Bright Side

By: Kristan Higgins

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unex… read more

Similar categories in Kristan Higgins's Look on the Bright Side book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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6. After Annie

By: Anna Quindlen

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When Annie Brown dies suddenly, her husband, her four young children and her closest friend are lef… read more

Similar categories in Anna Quindlen's After Annie book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Summer We Started Over

By: Nancy Thayer

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Thayer's The Summer We Started Over book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
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8. Amazing Grace Adams

By: Fran Littlewood

3.35

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller A TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick Bernadette , Eleanor Oliph… read more

Similar categories in Fran Littlewood's Amazing Grace Adams book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. Good Riddance

By: Elinor Lipman

3.13

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Daphne Maritch doesn't quite know what to make of the heavily annotated high school yearbook she in… read more

Similar categories in Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Breakaway

By: Jennifer Weiner

3.77

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner comes a warmhearted and empowering new no… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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12. Sandwich

By: Catherine Newman

3.75

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things, a moving, hilarious story of a family sum… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Newman's Sandwich book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
"What does loss look like, in your body? Where is it? It feels like an air bubble stuck in your psyche. It feels like peering down into a deep hole. The vertigo of that. The potential for obliteration…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

"We're just ruined by sex, women---our bodies, our psyches. We're sexually assaulted every five minutes. We're infected with everything. Traumatized by conceiving, by not conceiving. But let's keep at…"

-Catherine Newman, Sandwich

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13. This Love Story Will Self-Destruct

By: Leslie Cohen

3.31

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

This is the classic tale of boy meets Girl…goes home with someone else. Meet Eve. She’s a dreamer… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Cohen's This Love Story Will Self-Destruct book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Burnout

By: Sophie Kinsella

3.69

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Sasha has had it. She cannot bring herself to respond to another inane, “urgent” (but obviously not… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Kinsella's The Burnout book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The ride is it!"

-Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout

"If you’re not kind, never mind."

-Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout

"You do not need an unkind man in your life right now. Or ever."

-Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout

"Maybe I can’t commune with nature, but I sure as hell can commune with carbs."

-Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout

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15. The Sweet Spot

By: Amy Poeppel

3.92

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A wise and joyful novel that celebrates love, hate, and all of the glorious absurdity in between. … read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The mistake people make when life hits them with some unexpected, and often unprepared-for, catastrophe is that they think they can just return to life the way it was before. They try to rebuild exac…"

-Amy Poeppel, The Sweet Spot

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16. Save What's Left

By: Elizabeth Castellano

3.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An outrageously funny debut novel about a woman who moves to a small beach town looking for peace, … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Castellano's Save What's Left book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • novels
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. April May June July

By: Alison B. Hart

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A triumphant family story and sharply observed exploration of privilege, identity, and love in all … read more

Similar categories in Alison B. Hart's April May June July book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Limelight

By: Amy Poeppel

3.82

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

In a smart and funny new novel by the author of Small Admissions, a family’s move to New York City … read more

Similar categories in Amy Poeppel's Limelight book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • adult fiction
  • new york
  • humor
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. Very Bad Company

By: Emma Rosenblum

3.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Every year executives at the trendy tech startup Aurora gather the company’s top employees for an e… read more

Similar categories in Emma Rosenblum's Very Bad Company book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Wedding Issues

By: Elle Evans

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Competition for a bridal magazine cover unleashes frenemy mayhem and family sparring in this hilari… read more

Similar categories in Elle Evans's Wedding Issues book and Elinor Lipman's Good Riddance

  • romance
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • chick lit
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. Errands & Espionage

By: Sam Tschida

3.90

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Meet Gabby Greene: Housewife. Glorified taxi driver and maid. Burner of meatloaf. Recently divor… read more

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  • romance
  • humor
  • fiction
  • chick lit
  • adult

16 Best contemporary books like Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman

Transform Your Habits

Look on the Bright Side

Kristan Higgins

4.25

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Anna Quindlen

4.03

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The Summer We Started Over

Nancy Thayer

4.00

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Amazing Grace Adams

Fran Littlewood

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Jennifer Belle

3.20

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Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

3.57

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Laurie Frankel

4.00

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