Read With Jenna's September 2025 pick, "Buckeye" by Patrick Ryan, is a long and sweeping epic, covering decades in American history and how it coincides with two families.

When you're done, you might be left craving either more about American history, world wars or a family epic. Luckily, author Ryan recommended seven books that inspired "Buckeye" and may be followups to the book.

Below, find out what Ryan had to say about the books, which range from fiction to nonfiction.

Ordinary People: A Novel

"You might have seen the film adaptation, which is one of my favorite films ever. Still, even if you’re very familiar with the story it tells, if you haven’t read this novel, I can’t recommend it highly enough. A short and very intimate investigation into a family in the wake on one tragedy a

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