AppleTV+ and David E. Kelley are bringing Rufi Thorpe’s novel Margo’s Got Money Troubles to TV and making bookish dreams come true on April 15th! Kelley is no stranger to excellent TV adaptations, most notably Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, and the most recent Presumed Innocent. The novel is about a young woman named Margo who finds herself pregnant after an affair with a college professor only to turn to OnlyFans to support herself and her baby. Between Kelley’s eye for good television and a cast including Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, and Nicole Kidman, you can bet this is going to be one that everyone is watching! If you’re looking for more comedy/drama books to read before and after Margo, here are some you don’t want to miss!

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe

Margo Millet has always felt like she’s had to do things on her own as the daughter of an ex-pro wrestler and a Hooters waitress. During her junior year of college, Margo finds herself pregnant after an affair with a professor. Now, twenty years old and with a newborn infant, her estranged father now wants to move in with her, and Margo needs to make some cash to care for her baby. From her father’s advice from his wrestling career and an idea of OnlyFans, Margo finds herself turning her new endeavor into a major success.

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So Old, So Young by Grant Ginder

Through new jobs, cities, relationships, children, and all the changes that come with life, college friends Marco, Mia, Sasha, Theo, Richie, and Adam can always count on their friendship to be the one constant. The only thing they never expected was how time can test any friendships from apartment housewarmings to fortieth birthdays test the group of Millennials.

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The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue

Rachel is a student who meets James and believes in love at first sight. Shortly after meeting, James invites Rachel to be his roommate and the two begin a wild friendship that will change their lives forever. When Rachel falls in love with her married professor, Dr. Fred Byrne, James helps her with a plan that will help her seduce him. Unbeknownst to the both of them, Fred has something else in mind.

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The Wedding People by Alison Espach

After hitting rock bottom, Phoebe Stone has just arrived at the Cornwall Inn in Newport, Rhode Island. When she is mistaken for a wedding guest, she finds herself bonding with the bride that leads to a weekend of self-discovery and unexpected connections.

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Nearlywed by Nicolas DiDomizio

No one thought a relationship between Ray and Kip would ever work. Ray is a millennial who overshares every detail of his life online and Kip is a Gen X doctor who prefers privacy. When Ray convinces Kip to join him for an early honeymoon in New England, the two have an encounter with another couple that leads to major drama and miscommunications. As the couple is forced to look at their many differences, they wonder if they have what it takes to work through their issues before their wedding day.

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Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

Greta lives in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York with ber friend Sabine and spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach. When Greta becomes obsessed with one of his clients, a repressed woman she refers to as Big Swiss, Greta is shocked when she recognizes her voice in town one day. As the two become friends, Greta’s guilt is pushed to the back burner when she realizes she’s never been more herself with anyone before in her life.

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Marlena by Julie Buntin

Cat’s new town in rural Michigan is boring. When the fifteen-year-old meets her neighbor, Marlena, things really get interesting. Marlena is a beautiful pill-popper who helps Cat find her first – including her first drink, cigarette, kiss, pill, etc. Within a year, Marlena is dead. Decades later, something unexpected happens that draws Cat back into that year with Marlena.

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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates at their elite boarding school until a scandal broke that forced Lillian to leave school. The two haven’t spoken until now when Lillian gets a letter from Madison begging Lillian to be the caretaker to her twin stepkids. The only problem is, the kids spontaneously combust when they get agitated. With nothing to lose, Lillian agrees for one unforgettable summer only to wonder if she needs these kids as much as they need her.

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