Finding the books that will stand out isn’t easy, especially when so many options exist.  Fortunately for aspiring and avid readers everywhere, we’ve put together a list of 2023 books about friendship and family dynamics.  So whether you crave heartfelt stories full of love and laughter or thought-provoking tales that examine unique relationships between characters, this list has something for everyone.  So read on to discover the best 2023 books about friendship and family!

Note: These are the best 2023 books about friendship and family dynamics so far.  More books will be added to the list in the coming months.

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The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

A young Indian woman rumored to have killed her husband is being asked for help by other women in their village so they can get rid of their husbands.

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The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent

She’s an outsider desperate to belong, but the cost of entry might be her darkest secret in this intoxicating debut of literary suspense following a clique of dangerously ambitious students at the University of Edinburgh.

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Maame by Jessica George

A coming-of-age novel about a mid-20s British Ghanaian woman who, after tragedy strikes, is forced to reassess her life.

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The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel

The lives of a large group in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village become intertwined when a baby lands on their collective doorstep, and messy situations ensue.

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What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez

A powerful debut novel of a Puerto Rican family in Staten Island who discovers their long‑missing sister is potentially alive and cast on a reality TV show, and so they set out to bring her home.

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Rootless by Krystle Zara Appiah

A provocative debut novel about a marriage in crisis that asks the question: Can you ever be rooted in a home that’s on the brink of collapse?

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Commitment by Mona Simpson

A masterful and engrossing novel about a single mother’s collapse and the fate of her family after she enters a California state hospital in the 1970s.

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The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise by Colleen Oakley

A novel featuring a college dropout and an eighty-four-year-old woman on the run from the law, full of tremendous heart, wit, and wisdom from the USA Today bestselling author of The Invisible Husband of Frick Island.

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Life and Other Love Songs by Anissa Gray

A father’s sudden disappearance exposes the private fears, dreams, longings, and joys of a Black American family in the late decades of the twentieth century, in this page-turning and intimate new novel from the author of The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls.

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Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah

An unexpected friendship saves a young man’s life in this moving, utterly charming debut about chosen family, the winding road to happiness, and the grace of second chances.

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Advika and the Hollywood Wives by Kirthana Ramisetti

Advika Srinivasan never thought she’d be someone’s fourth wife, let alone the new wife of Julian Zelding, one of Hollywood’s most renowned film producers—a gripping tale of marriage, ambition, and power from the author of GMA Book Club pick Dava Shastri’s Last Day.

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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal

From the New York Times bestselling author J. Ryan Stradal, a story of a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota, and the legacy of love and tragedy, of hardship and hope, that unites and divides them

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If We’re Being Honest by Cat Shook

For fans of We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange and All Adults Here by Emma Straub, Cat Shook’s debut novel If We’re Being Honest is the snappy, smart, heartwarming story of the Williams family, and the sweltering summer that rewrote their history.

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The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane

From the beloved author of the triumphant New York Times bestseller Ask Again, Yes comes a magnificently told novel about the complexities of marriage, family, longing, and desire.

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Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune

A random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks with lasting effects in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After.

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What do you think about these 2023 family and friendship books?

Have you read any books from this list?  What are your favorite 2023 family and friendship books?  What books would you add to the list?

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