Last Updated on January 17, 2025

Books about friendship are perfect reads for those who love the theme of friends. The best friendship books are all on our ultimate list. This list of new and best adult friendship books is better than an episode of Friends! If you are looking for friendship-themed books to read, there is bound to be one here for you to enjoy. So get your TBR ready with one of our favourite adult friendship books. We recommend you read them all!

Last Updated: January 17, 2025

Books About Friendship

1. The Friendship List: A Novel by Susan Mallery

2. Truth & Beauty: A Friendship by Ann Patchett

3. My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

4. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

5. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: A Novel by Gail Honeyman

6. Another Brooklyn: A Novel by Jacqueline Woodson

7. Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner

8. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

10. The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson

11. With Love From London by Sarah Jio

12. 19 Love Songs by David Levithan

13. Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella

14. Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty

15. Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan

16. Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis

17. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

18. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

19. Have You Seen Luis Velez? by Catherine Ryan Hyde

20. Her One Mistake by Heidi Perks

21. One Day in December by Josie Silver

22. Open Road Summer by Emery Lord

23. The Summer List by Amy Mason Doan

24. Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

25. Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

26. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

27. The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield

28. In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

29. Paper Towns by John Green

30. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

31. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

32. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

33. Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

34. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

35. Swing Time by Zadie Smith

36. The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

37. These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany

38. The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons

39. Serena Singh Flips the Script by Sonya Lalli

40. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

41. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

42. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

43. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

44. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

45. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

46. Wahala by Nikki May

47. The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

48. Elizabeth and Monty: The Untold Story of Their Intimate Friendship by Charles Casillo

49. Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

50. The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

51. Homie by Danez Smith

52. Lobster Is the Best Medicine: A Collection of Comics About Friendship by Liz Climo

53. Fiona and Jane by Jean Chen Ho

Books About Friendship

Books about friendship are some of my favourite contemporary reads! I hope that you find something on our list that you enjoy reading. Are there any books about friends on the  list that you have enjoyed? Let us know in the comments!