Books about people of a certain age
created by SmashAsh
last updated September, 2026
An Artist of the Floating World
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Tap Cats Of The Sunshine Coast
Christine Sykes
The One and Only Dolly Jamieson
Lisa Ireland
The Concierge
Abby Corson
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Jesse Q. Sutanto
An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
Helene Tursten
The Old Man and the Sea
Ernest Hemingway
Mad Mabel
Sally Hepworth
Three Things About Elsie
Joanna Cannon
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fannie Flagg
A Man Called Ove
Fredrik Backman
The Thursday Murder Club
Richard Osman
Killers of a Certain Age
Deanna Raybourn
Mad Mabel inspired me to make this list because it was one of my favourite reads of the year 🔪
The Thursday Murder Club series would be great for this list!
Theo of Golden and The Correspondent, too :)
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