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If you loved Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Rules of Civility

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    The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners

    by Amor Towles, Jenny Minton Quigley, Emma Binder, Michele Mari, Brad Felver, Morris Collins, Jai Chakrabarti, Amber Caron, Francisco González, Caroline Kim, Katherine D. Stutzman, Juliana Leite, Kate DiCamillo, Colin Barrett, Robin Romm, Allegra Goodman, Dave Eggers, E.K. Ota, Tom Crewe, Madeline Ffitch, Jess Walter, Allegra Hyde, Brian Robert Moore, Zoë Perry

    3.79 BLT Score (1.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.13 Goodreads (1.2K)
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    The Divorce Papers

    by Susan Rieger

    3.38 BLT Score (7.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.26 Goodreads (7.4K)
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    Sunrise on the Reaping

    The Hunger Games

    by Suzanne Collins

    4.90 BLT Score (1.1M ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (1.1M)
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    Theo of Golden

    by Allen Levi

    4.85 BLT Score (168.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.57 Goodreads (168.5K)
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    The Hate U Give cover

    The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give • Book 1

    by Angie Thomas

    4.83 BLT Score (1.0M ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (1.0M)
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    Remarkably Bright Creatures

    by Shelby Van Pelt

    4.83 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (1.3M)
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    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell cover

    The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

    by Robert Dugoni

    4.68 BLT Score (230.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.45 Goodreads (230.8K)
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    Atmosphere: A GMA Book Club Pick

    by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    4.68 BLT Score (758.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.33 Goodreads (758.2K)
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    A Thousand Splendid Suns cover

    A Thousand Splendid Suns

    by Khaled Hosseini

    4.66 BLT Score (1.8M ratings)
    ★ 4.46 Goodreads (1.8M)
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    My Friends

    by Fredrik Backman

    4.58 BLT Score (413.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.36 Goodreads (413.4K)

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