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57 New Family Dramas for Readers Who Love Messy Relationships

"When it comes to realistic fiction, we can often group recurring themes into a few broad categories—the coming-of-age novel, say, or the marriage-in-trouble story, or the ancient narrative known as the family drama.

We've collected below 57 new novels that more or less fit into the family drama theme. Some are tragic, some are tragicomic, some are straight-up funny, but what they have in common is an overarching story that centers on family relationships. This particular collection mostly features contemporary family dramas, although you'll also find a few of the multigenerational and "decades-spanning" variety. All of the books listed below were published in the U.S. in 2025."
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These Summer Storms (Sarah MacLean)
These Summer Storms
1
Sarah MacLean
I Leave It Up to You (Jinwoo Chong)
I Leave It Up to You
2
Jinwoo Chong
The Family Recipe (Carolyn Huynh)
The Family Recipe
3
Carolyn Huynh
Like Family (Erin O. White)
Like Family
4
Erin O. White
Mothers and Sons (Adam Haslett)
Mothers and Sons
5
Adam Haslett
A Family Matter (Claire Lynch)
A Family Matter
6
Claire Lynch
The Names (Florence Knapp)
The Names
7
Florence Knapp
Run for the Hills (Kevin Wilson)
Run for the Hills
8
Kevin Wilson
The Bright Years (Sarah Damoff)
The Bright Years
9
Sarah Damoff
Fun for the Whole Family (Jennifer E. Smith)
Fun for the Whole Family
10
Jennifer E. Smith
Wreck (Catherine Newman)
Wreck
11
Catherine Newman
Buckeye (Patrick Ryan)
Buckeye
12
Patrick Ryan
Home of the American Circus (Allison Larkin)
Home of the American Circus
13
Allison Larkin
Three Days in June (Anne Tyler)
Three Days in June
14
Anne Tyler
What Happened to the McCrays? (Tracey Lange)
What Happened to the McCrays?
15
Tracey Lange
Dream State (Eric Puchner)
Dream State
16
Eric Puchner
Favorite Daughter (Morgan Dick)
Favorite Daughter
17
Morgan Dick
Dominion (Addie Citchens)
Dominion
18
Addie Citchens
The Greatest Possible Good (Ben Brooks)
The Greatest Possible Good
19
Ben Brooks
The Accidental Favorite (Fran Littlewood)
The Accidental Favorite
20
Fran Littlewood
Culpability (Bruce Holsinger)
Culpability
21
Bruce Holsinger
Maine Characters (Hannah Orenstein)
Maine Characters
22
Hannah Orenstein
The Original Daughter (Jemimah Wei)
The Original Daughter
23
Jemimah Wei
Flashlight (Susan Choi)
Flashlight
24
Susan Choi
Vera, or Faith (Gary Shteyngart)
Vera, or Faith
25
Gary Shteyngart
The Fourth Daughter (Lyn Liao Butler)
The Fourth Daughter
26
Lyn Liao Butler
My Other Heart (Emma Nanami Strenner)
My Other Heart
27
Emma Nanami Strenner
Palaver (Bryan Washington)
Palaver
28
Bryan Washington
Lucky Seed (Justinian Huang)
Lucky Seed
29
Justinian Huang
That's Not How It Happened (Craig Thomas)
That's Not How It Happened
30
Craig Thomas
Albion (Anna Hope)
Albion
31
Anna Hope
Bug Hollow (Michelle Huneven)
Bug Hollow
32
Michelle Huneven
The Persians (Sanam Mahloudji)
The Persians
33
Sanam Mahloudji
We All Live Here (Jojo Moyes)
We All Live Here
34
Jojo Moyes
Before I Forget (Tory Henwood Hoen)
Before I Forget
35
Tory Henwood Hoen
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits (Jennifer Weiner)
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits
36
Jennifer Weiner
Spectacular Things (Beck Dorey Stein)
Spectacular Things
37
Beck Dorey Stein
We Could Be Rats (Emily R. Austin)
We Could Be Rats
38
Emily R. Austin
Good Dirt (Charmaine Wilkerson)
Good Dirt
39
Charmaine Wilkerson
Sleep (Honor Jones)
Sleep
40
Honor Jones
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