I often receive emails inquiring about my favorite preppy books, so I decided to compile a list. This list is by no means complete. Please feel free to add your favorite books.
- A Season in Purgatory – Dominick Dunne
- A Separate Peace – John Knowles
- Bergdorf Blondes – Plum Sykes
- Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Truman Capote
- Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger
- Emily Post Etiquette 18th Edition – By Peggy Post, Anna Post, Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning
- Gossip Girl series – Cecily von Ziegesar
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips – James Hilton
- Prep: A Novel – Curtis Sittenfeld
- Sex and the City – Candace Bushnell
- Take Ivy – Shosuke Ishizu
- The Ex-Debutante – Linda Francis Lee
- The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- The Official Preppy Handbook – Lisa Birnbach
- This Side of Paradise – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- True Prep – Lisa Birnbach with Chip Kidd