What is Department 22 you ask? It’s our “If You Like THIS, Then Try THIS” section of the store! It’s in the front corner with all the book clubs, seasonal picks, Indie Next selections, signed copies, and event books so you can’t miss it! We hope to help you find your next favorite book with these lists, all of which have been curated by our store manager Sarah!
Click on the Dept 22 button below to see all the lists, or on the title or cover of the “lead title” to see that specific list!

If You Like…
Where the Crawdads Sing
OR southern family or coming of age fiction
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Bookshop on the Corner
OR lighthearted fiction that happens to be set in the Scottish Highlands
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Children of Ash and Elm
OR the tv shows The Last Kingdom or Vikings, or just Vikings in general
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Six of Crows
OR epic fantasy written by badass women
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery
OR fiction books that feature cooking and baking or The Great British Baking Show
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Barbarian Days
OR if you really love a fascinating story about a person who did the unexpected
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Ghosts of Harvard
OR fiction featuring some dark academia
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Soul of an Octopus
OR are an ardent follower of Greta Thunberg or Sir David Attenborough
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Normal People
OR are a millennial who feels like the world is falling apart right in front of them and want some books to relate to
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Royal We
OR you’re an obsessive Anglophile like our manager Sarah who created this whole list
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Kitchen Confidential
OR if you just miss Tony Bourdain or want a woman’s perspective on life in a restaurant kitchen – Sarah figures since he was a prominent #MeToo supporter he would really like this list
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Power
OR super awesome feminist fiction set in the near future or an alternate reality
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Lovely War
OR if you’re burnt out on WWII literature and want to read about WWI
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Jetsetters
OR quirky and funny family fiction
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Night Circus
OR historical fantasy with a hint of romance
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
Black Flags, Blue Waters
OR pirates, just pirates – who doesn’t love pirates?
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Rose Code
OR fiction about female codebreakers and spies during WWII
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!

If You Like…
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
OR nonfiction about female codebreakers and spies during WWII
Then You Should Try These Wonderful Books!
