LoveWhite Lotus,YellowjacketsandYou?Read These Books After Watching Top 2025 Streaming Shows and Movies

Mar. 15, 2025

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If you’re still craving more after the credits roll, don’t fret! Your bookshelf is right there waiting for you. We’ve paired the best premieres of the year with a book that has similar vibes to keep your 2025 TBR pile as full as your streaming schedule.

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Skye thought she had hit the jackpot when she married a Campbell man. With his family’s enormous wealth, she and her daughter would be set for life. But when the Campbell patriarch dies and an unknown heir comes to claim the fortune, Skye and her family retreat to a seaside estate to sort out the mess. But the mayhem only intensifies when a dead body is found. Sergeant Mei O’Connor will stop at nothing to find the truth, even if it means tearing the family apart.

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Eddie Redmayne as the Jackal; ' and ‘The Ten Worst People in New York’.Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited; Courtesy of Crooked Lane Books

Marcell Piti/Carnival Film & Television Limited; Courtesy of Crooked Lane Books

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Christine Baranski in ‘The Gilded Age’ in 2022 and ‘The Queen’s Spade’.HBO/Universal Pictures Television; Courtesy of HarperCollins

HBO/Universal Pictures Television; Courtesy of HarperCollins

If you’re obsessed with the glamorous, dramatic world ofThe Gilded Age, but irritated that there is only a vague fall 2025 release date, we have the perfect book to hold you over.

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Elisabeth Moss in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Sunrise on the Reaping’.Sophie Giraud/Hulu; Courtesy of Scholastic Press

Sophie Giraud/Hulu; Courtesy of Scholastic Press

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When ghostwriter Olivia Dumont agrees to write her estranged father’s final book, she uncovers shocking truths about the night her siblings were murdered. This tragedy has haunted their family for decades and fueled her father’s career as a horror novelist.

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This new L.A-based spinoff is perfect for anyone that couldn’t get enough of the originalSuitsseries, and you’ll undoubtedly fall for Ted Black and his powerful, dangerous clients.

In fact, he would likely represent someone like Margot Kitsch from the upcoming novelCourtroom Drama. In this juror-centered romcom, Sydney is sequestered for a murder case involving the reality star of her favorite show. When she discovers her childhood best friend Damon is also on the jury, she hopes she’ll be able to keep their unfinished business a secret.

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Similarly, Christine Stringer’s debut novel follows a talented assistant navigating the glittery but cutthroat world of film. As Charity juggles demanding directors, diva actors and her own insecurities, she learns that the glamour of the industry often masks its gritty reality.

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This emotional novel about second chances follows Elliott Holland who is grappling with a leukemia diagnosis and decides to have one last hurrah before a stem cell transplant. After a magical night with Jamie Sullivan, she expects to never see him again. A year later, with her cancer in remission, she discovers Jamie is dating Carly, the woman who saved her life. As fate brings them together again, Elliott and Jamie are forced to relive the moment they shared a year ago.

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When glamorous garden designer Marguerite Gray dies under mysterious circumstances at her famed Rosecliff estate, her gardener, Phoenix, finds herself entangled in a web of secrets and danger. As a determined detective and Marguerite’s strikingly similar daughter close in, Phoenix struggles to navigate her growing ties to Rosecliff while reckoning with the truth that nothing stays buried forever.

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As fans await the debut ofLiam Hemsworthas Geralt in season 4 of Netflix’sThe Witcherthey can embark on a new quest with a great new read.

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Similarly, Ali Rosen’sUnlikely Storyfeatures Nora, a relationship therapist secretly in love with J, the editor of her anonymous advice column. But then Eli, her client’s ex, moves in downstairs. As Eli’s gruffness gives way to vulnerability, Nora must decide if the perfect love story is the one she’s imagined or the one unfolding around her.

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Audiences can’t wait for the season two premiere ofTheNight Agentthat follows AWOL CIA agent Peter Sutherland on a mission to uncover who stole government nuclear weapons information.

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While we wait for the official release date of Netflix’s adaptation ofPeople We Meet on Vacation,we’ve got Emily Henry’s upcoming novelGreat Big Beautiful Lifeto keep us busy.

Alice Scott, an optimistic writer chasing her big break, and Hayden Anderson, a Pulitzer-winning curmudgeon, find themselves on Little Crescent Island competing to write the biography of Margaret Ives, a reclusive heiress with a scandalous past. As secrets unfold, their time on the island might change the writers' own stories forever.

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High Potentialon Hulu and Elle Cosimano’sFinlay Donovan Digs Her Own Graveare packed with dark humor, quirky characters and unconventional crime-solving. InHigh Potential, a messy but brilliant single mom uses her talent for cracking cases to assist the police, often stumbling into hilariously chaotic situations.

Likewise, Finlay Donovan and her nanny-turned-partner-in-crime, Vero, must uncover the truth behind a backyard murder that implicates their nosy neighbor. Both are full of unexpected twists, sharp humor and zany heroines.

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The Bearis back with its fourth season coming out sometime in mid to late 2025 and audiences are salivating for the culinary chaos of this award-winning show. To tide you over until then,Hunger Like a Thirst: From Food Stamps to Fine Dining, a Restaurant Critic Finds Her Place at the Table,will make the perfect pairing for all the foodies who can’t get enough of the relationships and stories people create through food.

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BothThe Last of Usand Stephen Graham Jones’The Buffalo Hunter Hunteroffer gripping, emotional journeys into complex worlds. The HBO series portrays a devastating apocalypse where hope and humanity collide, while Jones’ novel uncovers a chilling historical mystery through a pastor’s transcription of a vampire’s confessions. If you enjoy atmospheric, character-driven stories, don’t miss either one.

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