Anne Tyler's most recommended books

We've asked 12,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Anne Tyler.

Chosen by 4 people

Books like The Accidental Tourist

Chosen by 3 people

Books like Ladder of Years

Chosen by 2 people

Books like Breathing Lessons

Chosen by 1 person

Books like A Slipping-Down Life

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Earthly Possessions

Chosen by 1 person

Books like Saint Maybe

Chosen by 1 person

Books like A Spool of Blue Thread

Chosen by 1 person

Books like A Patchwork Planet

Book lists with Anne Tyler's books

14 authors created a book list with a book by Anne Tyler as one of their picks.

• Taking on a second chance
• Runaway moms
• Aging, family, and relationships
• For readers to travel who hate to leave the house
• Funny, feelgood fiction about families
• Strong women and the difficult choices mothers face

Book lists connected to Anne Tyler's books

1,162 authors created a book list connected to Anne Tyler's books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• Female anti-heroes
• Crime novels that double as travel books
• To take you into another world
• Philosophical novels from global writers
• Expanding the mind through pleasure and strangeness
• Gothic novels for a perfectly haunting fall

Genres connected to Anne Tyler's books

Topics connected to Anne Tyler's books