--- title: Books: 5 Books for Fans of John Green description: These fun, insightful and moving novels will not disappoint you canonical: https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/ author: Levo League article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-20T18:36:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:05:50.270Z og:title: 5 Books for Fans of John Green og:description: These fun, insightful and moving novels will not disappoint you og:url: https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806ea18f13156c30/6988601d5f570f28bbb1d02d/girl-reading.jpg?branch=production&width=340&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 340 og:image:height: 191 og:image:alt: girl-reading og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Books for Fans of John Green twitter:description: These fun, insightful and moving novels will not disappoint you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806ea18f13156c30/6988601d5f570f28bbb1d02d/girl-reading.jpg?branch=production&width=340&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 5 Books for Fans of John Green > Sponsored content. 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Top 5 Domestic Grossing Young Adult Novel Film Adaptations_ by [Kelsey Manning / Levo League](https://time.com/author/levo-league/) ## Kelsey Manning / Levo League Aug 20, 2015 6:36 PM UTC  Girl reading, backlit Girl reading, backlit Getty Images by [Kelsey Manning / Levo League](https://time.com/author/levo-league/) ## Kelsey Manning / Levo League Aug 20, 2015 6:36 PM UTC I mean, is there any other way to read _Paper Towns_? Like all John Green books, _Paper Towns_ can only be devoured whole. So if you’re planning to [see the movie](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/10-books-that-are-movies) and haven’t read it yet, you’ve got plenty of time. But when the dust settles and the tear-soaked pages finally dry, where do you turn? You will inevitably look to _An Abundance of Katherines_, _The Fault in Our Stars_, and _Looking for Alaska_ if you haven’t read them already—and they will not disappoint. After that, try these: **1\.** **_Attachments_** **by Rainbow Rowell** For me, John Green and Rainbow Rowell go hand in hand. Their books are equally fun, insightful, and moving. While Rowell’s most-loved book [_Eleanor & Park_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745753-eleanor-park) is also a fantastic choice, I highly recommend _Attachments_ as your first post-_Paper Towns_read. The novel takes place as an often-hilarious email exchange between two work friends, Beth and Jennifer. They know someone is monitoring their work email, but they don’t know that the person reading them is falling for Beth. Thematically, it’s similar to _Paper Towns_ in that Lincoln is learning about Beth little by little, through clues of sorts. It’s a quirky romance that somehow reads like a page-turning thriller—you will not be disappointed. **2.** **_Thirteen Reasons Why_** **by Jay Asher** After the humor of _Attachments_, you may be prepared to dive back into the tearjerkers, and you should do so with _Thirteen Reasons Why_. High school student Clay Jenson is reeling from the suicide of his classmate and crush Hannah Baker when he finds a mysterious box full of cassette tapes on his doorstep. It’s Hannah, telling 13 different stories about her classmates that detail why she decided to commit suicide. Again, the theme is right there with _Paper Towns_. And yes, it makes an absolutely devastating read. But it’s ultimately a beautiful message about the importance of treating people with kindness. **3\.** **_Finding_** **_Audrey_** **by Sophie Kinsella** Even though the cover is a complete rip-off of [_Where’d You Go Bernadette?_](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13526165-where-d-you-go-bernadette?from%5Fsearch=true&search%5Fversion=service)_, Finding Audrey_ stands on its own as one of this summer’s breakout YA novels. After being traumatized by a bullying incident, 14-year-old Audrey develops an anxiety disorder and her parents resort to home-schooling, while Audrey hides behind her sunglasses and the walls of her house. On the road to recovery, Audrey meets her brother’s friend Linus, and a sweet friendship develops that helps Audrey get back to herself. **4.** **_This Side of Home_** **by Renee Watson** _This Side of Home_ was Renee Watson’s first foray into Young Adult, and it immediately stood out as one of 2015’s must-reads in the category. The story centers on Maya, a young woman entering her senior year of high school and dealing with the rapid changes in her Portland neighborhood. As her hometown transforms from rough to “up-and-coming,” filled with coffee shops and boutiques, Maya feels like she is losing her home, while her twin sister is thrilled. Watson beautifully navigates the typical coming-of-age struggles with friends, dating, and going off to college alongside a poignant exploration of gentrification, identity, race, class, and culture. **5.** **_Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour_** **by Morgan Matson** If you’re missing the road trip part of _Paper Towns_, check out _Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour_. Amy is forced to transport her car from California to her mother’s new home in Connecticut, but ever since her father died in a car accident, she doesn’t feel so comfortable behind the wheel. Luckily Roger, a family friend whom she has known forever, offers to make the drive with her. As they travel across the country, you’ll experience their playlists, their travel journals, their menu options, and most importantly, _all of the feels_. _This_ [_article_](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/paper-towns-book-list?utm%5Fsource=syndication-time) _originally appeared on_ [_Levo.com_](http://www.levo.com) _More from Levo.com:_ * [15 Times a John Green Character Totally Understood You](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/15-times-a-john-green-character-totally-understood-you?utm%5Fsource=syndication-time) * [Books You Have to Read Before Seeing the Movie](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/10-books-that-are-movies?utm%5Fsource=syndication-time) * [10 Books From High School You Must Read Again](http://www.levo.com/articles/lifestyle/10-books-from-high-school-you-must-read-again?utm%5Fsource=syndication-time) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/"},"headline":"5 Books for Fans of John Green","datePublished":"2015-08-20T18:36:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:05:50.270Z","description":"These novels will not disappoint","url":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/","keywords":["Living","Books","reading","Culture","paper towns"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806ea18f13156c30/6988601d5f570f28bbb1d02d/girl-reading.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kelsey Manning / Levo League"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt806ea18f13156c30/6988601d5f570f28bbb1d02d/girl-reading.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"girl-reading","caption":"girl-reading","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/","name":"5 Books for Fans of John Green"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Top 5 Domestic Grossing Young Adult Novel Film Adaptations","description":"Top 5 Domestic Grossing Young Adult Novel Film Adaptations","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/GOoxcojn/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-21T18:14:48.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/GOoxcojn.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/","duration":"PT2M12S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4003736/paper-towns-book-list/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```