Books about Besties

If you’re lucky enough to have a bestie, you’ve won the jackpot. If they’re also a fellow bibliophile, you’ve won at life. Though we may be a tad biased, there are few things better than the written word. And words about friendship are some of the best. To celebrate that, this month’s On Our Bookshelves is dedicated to books about besties. Those people who don’t just know our stories—they helped write them.
Happy reading.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower,
by Stephen Chbosky, MTV Books

Don Quixote,
by Miguel De Cervantes, Penguin Classics

You Shall Know Our Velocity,
by Dave Eggers, McSweeney’s

My Brilliant Friend,
by Elena Ferrante, Europa Editions

We Have Always Lived In the Castle,
by Shirley Jackson, Amereon Ltd

Eleanor & Park,
by Rainbow Rowell, St. Martin’s Griffin

Just Kids,
by Patti Smith, Ecco

The Girls from Corona del Mar: A Novel,
by Rufi Thorpe, Knopf t8n