Read-alikes and related books

Books like Selected Short Stories

Explore 24 books like Selected Short Stories by David Herbert Lawrence — a handpicked selection united by Contemporary and Literature & Fiction.

Contemporary Literature & Fiction

Top related books to Selected Short Stories

Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Selected Short Stories.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown A Novel

Talia Hibbert

Themes: Contemporary

Humorous Hits and How to Hold an Audience A Collection of Short Selections, Stories and Sketches for All Occasions

Grenville Kleiser

Themes: Literature & Fiction

American Wife A Novel

Curtis Sittenfeld

Themes: Contemporary

Racing Hearts

K a Knight

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

I’ll Pretend You’re Mine

Tashie Bhuiyan

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Haruki Murakami

Themes: Contemporary

Nine Month Contract

Amy Daws

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

Maverick

Nicola Jane

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun

J. R. R. Edited by Christopher Tolkien Tolkien

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

Themes: Contemporary

Five Gold Rings A Totally Hilarious and Unforgettable Christmas Rom-Com

Kristen Bailey

Themes: Contemporary

#12

Stepbrother Broken Passion

Madelin Brook

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

#13

Dream Count A Novel

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Themes: Contemporary

#14

The Interruption of Everything

Terry McMillan

Themes: Contemporary

#15

On Mediterranean Shores

Emil Ludwig

Themes: Literature & Fiction

#16

The Paris Secret An Epic and Heartbreaking Love Story Set in World War Two

Lily Graham

Themes: Contemporary

#17

The Girl on the Train A Novel

Paula Hawkins

Themes: Contemporary

#18

Sunny Side Up A Novel

Katie Sturino

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

#19

Repeat After Me (Standard Edition)

Jessica Warman

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

#20

Midwinter Murder Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery

Themes: Contemporary

Themes: Contemporary

The Sugar Queen A Novel

Themes: Contemporary

Themes: Contemporary • Literature & Fiction

#24

Happy All the Time A Novel

Laurie Colwin

Themes: Contemporary

This list brings together 24 books that share meaningful common ground with Selected Short Stories by David Herbert Lawrence. Connected by Contemporary, Literature & Fiction. Authors featured include Talia Hibbert, Grenville Kleiser, Curtis Sittenfeld, K a Knight, and others. Each pick was selected for thematic and literary overlap — not just genre similarity.