The most popular friendship books of 2023

Books about friendship honor the people we choose. Childhood best friends, friends who become family, and friendships that fade or break are all here. These stories are about loyalty, jealousy, shared history and the comfort of someone who knows you. Many readers find them as moving as any love story. This list shows the ones first published in 2023.

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Happy Place
Cover of Happy Place

Happy Place

Emily Henry

Published 2023

400 pages

Yellowface
Cover of Yellowface

Yellowface

R. F. Kuang

Published 2023

322 pages

Meet Me at the Lake
Cover of Meet Me at the Lake

Meet Me at the Lake

Carley Fortune, كارلي فورتشن, نهى الشاذلي

Published 2023

313 pages

The Only Survivors
Cover of The Only Survivors

The Only Survivors

Megan Miranda, 梅根.米蘭達

Published 2023

339 pages

The Hike
Cover of The Hike

The Hike

Lucy Clarke

Published 2023

384 pages