The hysterical, Emmy Award-winning Schitt’s Creek may have wrapped, but our obsession with laugh out loud, small town drama has not. If you still have the Roses on your rewatch lineup, but are looking for something fresh, check out these fantastic novels that are packed with comedy, family drama and tiny town hijinks.
Story of My Life by Lucy Score (3/11)
Formerly successful romance novelist Hazel Hart is failing miserably to deliver her new manuscript. Suffering from a bad breakup and terrible writer’s block, she runs away from her life in Manhattan to a run-down, historic home in Story Lake, PA. But things start to look up when Hazel hires grumpy contractor Campbell Bishop to restore her new home. With Cam by her side, Hazel finds herself more inspired than ever. But when Story Lake faces possible bankruptcy, can Hazel’s small-town fairytale survive?
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Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
From Schitt’s Creek screenwriter Monica Heisey comes a hilariously relatable novel about a young divorcée. At 29, Maggie didn’t expect her marriage to dissolve after 608 days. But really, she’s not worried; this is an opportunity to get back out there—and maybe make a few mistakes along the way.
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The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
Kismet Poe, former Goth, and Gary Geist, heir to two farms, are set to be married in Argus, North Dakota. However, their impending wedding is Hugo’s worst nightmare, and he intends to steal Kismet from Gary. And Crystal, Kismet’s mother, is plagued with worry about the future and visions of guardian angels. The Mighty Red follows the tragically beautiful and often hilarious lives of the people of the Red River Valley.
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The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland
Annette, the matriarch of the Feldmans family, decides to plan a cruise for her whole family to celebrate her 70th birthday in Friedland’s novel. When they all gather aboard the ship, they are faced with enduring one another, unable to escape each other’s company. What is meant to be a fun family celebration turns into a comical and touching trip at sea where everyone realizes their family is their lifesaver.
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Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Bernadette is eclectic, colorful, and her own person. Her favorite role is being a mom to her daughter, Bee. That is until she promises her daughter a trip to America and it is too much for her to handle—she is agoraphobic. Because of this, she disappears and leads her family on a search that will have her daughter looking through emails and official documents that lead her on a wild ride to find her mother.
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The Wangs Vs. The World by Jade Chang
A family who goes from riches to rags packs up all their belongings on a cross-country road trip to live with the family’s eldest daughter in Jade Chang’s The Wangs Vs. The World. From Bel-Air to New York, the Wangs discover that money isn’t everything and the real value of family.
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The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
When two siblings who have spent their whole lives trying to avoid their oddball parents are forced to move back in with them due to some bad financial choices, they are confronted by their weird childhood and artistic and quirky parents. You will laugh out loud and cry all at the same time in Kevin Wilson’s The Family Fang.
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Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Now a widely popular movie, Crazy Rich Asians tells the story of Rachel Chu who visits Singapore for the summer with her boyfriend, Nick. Little does Rachel know, Nick’s family is crazy rich and she’ll be subjected to judgment and tough situations from everyone in Nick’s life in this #1 New York Times bestseller.
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