The Shelves

College & University Books

Books selected for readers looking for college & university books.

24 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·42% reader overlap with Dating & Sex Books

1. Frat Girl
Kiley Roache
Fits this list for its focus on college and university.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
2. The Scammer
Tiffany D. Jackson, January LaVoy
Fits this list for its focus on college and university.
Shelf signal: YA Psychological Thrillers
3. Love in 280 Characters or Less
Ravynn K. Stringfield
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
4. A Little Something Different
Sandy Hall
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
5. The Dating Game
Kiley Roache
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
6. Admission
Julie Buxbaum
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
7. Dear Wendy
Ann Zhao
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
8. Should I Stay or Should You Go?
Kyle Lukoff, Listening Library
Fits this list for its focus on college and university.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
9. Rules for Rule Breaking
Talia Tucker
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: Romantic Comedy for Teens
10. Study Break
Jake Maia Arlow, Arushi Avachat
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
11. The Roommate Arrangement
Samantha Markum
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: Romantic Comedy for Teens
12. Brief Chronicle of Another Stupid Heartbreak
Adi Alsaid
Included for strong author alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
13. What We Left Behind
Robin Talley
Included for strong romance alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: YA Transgender
14. Cancelled
Farrah Penn
Fits this list for its focus on university.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
15. Come As You Are
Dahlia Adler
Included for strong lovers alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Romantic Comedy for Teens
16. The Chosen One
Echo Brown
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: African American YA
17. Rising Class
Jennifer Miller
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: College & Uni YA
18. The Sticky Note Manifesto of Aisha Agarwal
Ambika Vohra
Included for strong high alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Romantic Comedy for Teens
19. Winner Take All
Laurie Devore
Included for strong young alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Contemporary YA Romance
20. Rules for Being a Girl
Candace Bushnell, Katie Cotugno
Strong fit for this college & university list in the dating & sex for teens lane.
Shelf signal: Dating & Sex for Teens
21. Meant to Be
Lauren Morrill
Included for strong teen alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Romantic Comedy for Teens
22. Loveless: Tiktok Made Me Buy It! the Teen Bestseller and Winner of the YA Book Prize 2021, From the Creator of Netflix Series HEARTSTOPPER
Unknown author
Fits this list for its focus on college.
Shelf signal: YA LGBTQ+
23. Even When You Lie to Me
Jessica Alcott
Included for strong romance alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Dating & Sex for Teens
24. A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny
Caroline Bonin
Included for strong stories alignment with this college & university list.
Shelf signal: Cozy Fantasy