"If you like..."
If You Like Alice Hoffman...
Try these other books featuring quirky characters and a little bit of magic. – updated 4/09
If You Like Amanda Quick...
Rakes, lovers, ladies and lords: Historic Romance galore! – updated 4/09
If You Like Amy Tan...
Strong women, family relationships and multicultural characters. – updated 4/09
If You Like Ann Rule...
Read more true crime thrillers. – updated 8/09
If You Like Anne Rivers Siddons...
Southern women sass it up in these fantastic tales of life below the Mason-Dixon. – updated 4/09
If You Like Anne Tyler...
Stories that chronicle the every day hopes, fears, dreams, failures and victories of small-town American women. – updated 4/09
If You Like Barbara Kingsolver...
For readers interested in both unusual characters and stories themed around love, community and nature. – updated 4/09
If You Like Belva Plain...
Heartwarming sagas and heartstopping mysteries! – updated 4/09
If You Like Carl Hiaasen...
Here are some more humorous novels featuring crime or other shenanigans in Florida – and other tropical locations – that you may enjoy. – updated 4/09
If You Like Catherine Coulter...
Try some of these other romantic suspense novels. – updated 4/09
If You Like Clyde Edgerton...
Down-home humor and compassion – updated 4/09
If You Like Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier...
Civil War-era stories of people overcoming challenges of place, station and circumstance. – updated 9/07
If You Like The Da Vinci Code...
Try these other suspenseful novels featuring history and conspiracy. – updated 4/09
If You Like Danielle Steel...
Try one of these romantic novels. – updated 8/08
If You Like David Baldacci...
Try one of these thrillers. – updated 4/09
If You Like David Sedaris...
Well-written humor and wit. – updated 4/09
If You Like Dean Koontz...
Scary books for scary readers. – updated 5/09
If You Like Diana Gabaldon...
Try some of these other love stories set in historical periods, many of which feature time travel. – updated 4/09
If You Like Dorothea Benton Frank...
You may enjoy these other Southern-based novels that explore family relationships. – updated 7/08
If You Like Elizabeth Berg...
Characters face domestic issues and overcome adversity in voyages of growth and self-discovery. – updated 4/09
If You Like Elizabeth Lowell...
Try some of these romantic suspense thrillers. – updated 1/08
If You Like Eragon...
Here you'll find some other books featuring young heroes and dragons from our Young Adult & Adult Fantasy collections. – updated 3/09
If You Like Harry Potter...for Grown Ups!
Try some other magical adventures, featuring coming-of-age, action-adventure and humorous fantasy! – updated 8/08
If You Like James Patterson...
Try these other fast-paced suspense novels. – updated 4/09
If You Like Jane Austen...
If you enjoy Jane Austen, check out these titles. – updated 6/08
If You Like Jan Karon...
If you like the fiction of Jan Karon, you might enjoy these calm, inspiring reads. – updated 4/09
If You Like Janet Evanovich...
Books featuring strong, sassy female leads. – updated 7/09
If You Like Janette Oke...
You may enjoy these other Inspirational Christian novels. – updated 9/07
If You Like Jeffrey Deaver...
Try these other psychological thrillers. – updated 7/09
If You Like Jodi Picoult...
You may enjoy these other "multilayered" novels of family, relationships and controversy. – updated 3/07
If You Like John Grisham...
Murder and intrigue in the world of corporate law and high finance. – updated 1/09
If You Like J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings...
Try these other series featuring Epic Fantasy Quests. – updated 8/08
If You Like Jude Deveraux...
Romantic fiction including historical and contemporary with elements of the paranormal and time travel. – updated 9/09
If You Like Kaye Gibbons...
Readalikes for Raleigh's own Kaye Gibbons. – updated 1/08
If You Like Ken Follett...
Then try these stories of suspense, espionage and adventure. – updated 9/09
If You Like Kurt Vonnegut...
You may also enjoy these other quirky, postmodern or counterculture novels. – updated 9/09
If You Like Laurell K. Hamilton...
You may like these other novels which blend Horror, Fantasy, Romance and/or Mystery together. – added 8/07
If You Like Lee Smith...
Try some of these other novels set in the South. – updated 9/09
If You Like the Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye...
Good versus evil in a society where the Antichrist is in political power. – updated 12/07
If You Like Linda Howard...
Suspense novels by a variety of female writers.
If You Like Lisa Scottoline...
Try some other legal thrillers featuring strong leading women. – updated 6/09
If You Like Maeve Binchy...
Try some of these other stories about women's lives and relationships. – added 6/06
If You Like Margaret Maron...
Try some of these series mysteries. – updated 7/08
If You Like Mary Higgins Clark…
Mystery, romance and family ties are woven into these exciting tales. – added 8/06
If You Like Mary Kay Andrews...
You might enjoy these other novels with funny, strong women. – updated 7/08
If You Like Michael Crichton...
Try these other high-tech or exotic-locale adventure/thrillers. – updated 8/07
If You Like Neil Gaiman...
Try these other fantastic stories. – updated 8/09
If You Like Nelson DeMille...
Try these stories of suspense espionage and adventure. – updated 03/09
If You Like Nicholas Sparks...
You may also enjoy these other heart-tugging, romantic stories. – updated 9/07
If You Like Nora Roberts...
Try these other contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. – updated 8/08
If You Like Patricia Cornwell...
You may also like these other medical mysteries & forensic thrillers. – updated 8/07
If You Like Philippa Gregory...
You may also enjoy these other detailed historical novels full of intrigue. – Added 3/07
If You Like Richard North Patterson...
Attorneys face some of the greatest challenges of their careers in these thrillers.
If You Like Sandra Brown...
You might try these other books featuring romantic suspense. – updated 8/09
If You Like Sidney Sheldon
You might enjoy these other novels of glamour and intrigue. – added 8/09
If You like Sophie Kinsella...
You may also enjoy these other Chick Lit favorites. – added 9/07
If You Like Stephen King...
You may also enjoy these horror & suspense authors. – updated 5/09
If You Like Sue Grafton...
You might enjoy these titles with strong female leads. – added 12/07
If You Like Tami Hoag...
Try these other suspense-filled thrillers. – updated 8/09
If You Like Terry Pratchett...
You may like some of these other absurd stories. – updated 7/08
If You Like Tom Clancy...
Try these military & espionage techno-thrillers, which will keep you on the edge of your seat. – updated 9/07
If You Like Vince Flynn...
Here are some more authors of suspense-filled political thrillers. – added 6/09