The White Lotus is an American black comedy-drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain whose stay is affected by their various psychosocial dysfunctions. The first season is set in Hawaii and the second season is set in Sicily.

You can watch the series on HBO or stream it on Hulu. The series has won several awards, including 10 Emmy Awards for the first season and two Golden Globe Awards for the second season. If you’re a fan of The White Lotus series, here are 5 books to read which may very well keep you entertained until the next season.

Eleven by Patricia Highsmith

Eleven by Patricia Highsmith is a collection of short stories written by the legendary writer Patricia Highsmith. This collection of stories is known for its dark masterpieces of obsession and foreboding, violence and instability. It features a gallery of bizarre characters, each driven by strange unspoken urges. The collection has been praised by Graham Greene, who wrote a foreword for the book, and is considered a classic in the psychological thriller genre.

Want Not by Jonathan Miles

Readers are telescoped into three different worlds in varying states of disrepair as the novel opens on Thanksgiving Day: a young freegan couple living off the grid in New York City; a once-prominent linguist, sacked at midlife by the breakdown of his marriage and his father’s losing battle with Alzheimer’s; and a self-made debt-collecting magnate, whose brute talent for squeezing money out of unlikely places has yielded him

Until their worlds abruptly, suddenly, and irreparably converge in a jarring conclusion that will stay with readers long after the last page is turned, these people are driven by desire and want to pursue anything and everything more.

Miles captures the chaos and humor of modern life in all its abundance with the eye of a satirist and the heart of a romantic. Want Not is a wicked, bighearted literary novel that announces the entry of an important voice in American fiction. It is unafraid, unwavering, and unforgettable in its irony and sadness.

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

The plot opens in the 1950s in a gritty, energetic area outside of Naples. The two girls learn to depend on each other more than anyone or anything else as they grow up in these rough neighborhoods.

Elena and Lila remain great friends whose individual destiny are reflected and refracted in one another as they mature and as their paths repeatedly diverge and converge. They represent a country that is going through a major shift.

My Brilliant Friend is a complex, dramatic, and kindhearted tale about two friends, Elena and Lila, written by one of Italy’s most renowned authors. A thorough portrayal of these two ladies that doubles as the history of a country and a moving reflection on the nature of friendship is well suited to Ferrante’s singular style.

The Palm Beach Murders by James Patterson

Christy and Martin, who both survived the divorce wars, do not believe in falling in love at first sight or even on a first date.

But as soon as they meet each other’s gaze, everything changes and turns into a passionate, romantic fantasy. That is, until they begin to engage in an oddly intense game of pretend, a game that is about to get out of hand.

The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand

The Hotel Nantucket went from being a gilded age jewel to a substandard budget-friendly lodge to inevitably an abandoned eyesore after a devastating fire in 1922 that killed 19-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley, until it was bought and completely renovated by London tycoon, Xavier Darling.

In order to turn around the hotel’s fortune, Xavier employs Nantucket darling Lizbet Keaton as his general manager.

Lizbet then gathers a charismatic, if inexperienced, crew around her. They struggle to get along with one another (and with the visitors), to overcome the hotel’s negative reputation, and to survive Grace Hadley herself, who haunts the place and won’t go until her murder is admitted.

Hotel Nantucket has something for everyone in this summer drama for the ages. It is full of the emotional tension and numerous points of view that define Elin’s books (The Blue Bistro, Golden Girl), as well as an additional touch of historical realism.

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Mike White

Mike White is an American writer, actor, producer, and director for television and film, and reality television show contestant. He has won numerous awards, including the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award for the 2000 film Chuck & Buck, which he wrote and starred in.

He has written the screenplays for films such as School of Rock (2003) and has directed several films that he has written, such as Brad’s Status (2017).

He was the co-creator, executive producer, writer, director and actor on the HBO series Enlightened. White is also known for his appearances on reality television, competing on two seasons of The Amazing Race and later becoming a contestant and runner-up on Survivor: David vs. Goliath. 

Mike White is also known for his work in television. He has written and produced for the series Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek, Enlightened, and The White Lotus. He has also guest-starred in shows such as Community, The Good Place, and Big Little Lies. He has written for the 2018 film Book Club and has directed the films Year of the Dog (2007) and The Emoji Movie (2017).

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