What Would Andie Anderson Read in 2026?
The How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days heroine has cool-girl energy that would totally transfer to her book taste!
There is something so undeniably delicious about an early 2000s rom-com. There’s the nostalgia factor, the genuine coziness, earth-shattering chemistry that everyone is longing for, and a reminder of simpler times before modern dating.
I personally love an early 2000s rom-com, with one of my absolute favorites being How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. I love it so much, in fact, that the dynamic between Andie Anderson and Benjamin Barry heavily inspired my latest novel, Let’s Kiss and Tell. I’ve always adored Andie Anderson’s headstrong character: the ambitious magazine-writer heroine (practically the blueprint for all female main characters at the time) who is trying to figure out how to balance a love life and her career.
Today, contemporary romance novels have taken this concept and updated it, adding dating apps, therapy, and sexual autonomy in a very different media landscape. While a lot has changed in the world since Andie Anderson wrote her “How To” articles for Composure magazine, I think she would be a big romance reader today. There are so many insanely smart, sexy, and empowering romance novels that have come out in the last few years that Andie would eat up, and that *your* inner Andie should absolutely add to their TBR list!
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Andie would have read this during the 10 days of dating Ben — fake dating and a workplace romance are right up her alley. Like Andie, Olive is a character who prioritizes her career.
Synopsis: “When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman's carefully calculated theories on love into chaos.”
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
Andie would read this to feel empowered when writing about relationships. The strength and the spice celebrate women’s sexual desires.
Synopsis: “Two writers get a second chance at love in this romantic, sexy-as-hell NYT-bestselling novel.”
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams
Although the main character, Annie, is less experienced in dating and sex, I think Andie would love this one and give it to her best friend Michelle (IYKYK).
Synopsis: “A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance.”
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick
Following Phoebe, who’s a virgin, through her self-discovery (with its blend of quirky humor) would put a lot into perspective for Andie as she writes her articles.
Synopsis: “Meet Phoebe Berman: Despite being a hopeless romantic, she’s about to be a 30-year-old virgin. With one month before her milestone birthday, she’s determined to finally lose it... if her own anxiety doesn’t slow her down.”
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Andie would love knowing that there are characters out there who are putting themselves in less-than-average positions to grow. She’d read this to feel less alone about navigating the complicated world of modern relationships.
Synopsis: “A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.”
Beach Read by Emily Henry
As a writer herself, I think Andie would pick this up and see herself a little bit in January and Gus. The romantic in her would love seeing a happy ending.
Synopsis: “A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily-ever-afters.”
Which Andie-coded book is going straight to the top of your TBR stack?
