{"id":5531,"date":"2021-08-01T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T04:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2021-08-01T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T04:48:29","slug":"international-friendship-day-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books about Friendship on International Friendship Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After books, friends are the best! This International Friendship day, we thought we would hunt down some books that feature friendship. There will be many more books that we can add to this list, so feel free to mention this in the comments and share this post with your besties.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/friendship-1-fb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meg Wolitzer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?fit=840%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5538 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?resize=500%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote about friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-1-fb.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/dp\/B00CQ1DC2O\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\">The Interestings<\/a> is a story that unwinds from the Me-decade, the disco 70s. What happens when some of the friends in a close-knit group end up being super successful?<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/friendship-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Khaled Hosseini\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?fit=840%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5537 aligncenter\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent; text-align: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?resize=500%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote about friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-3.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Amir and Hassan fly kites together in Kabul but their destinies are very different. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Kite-Runner-Khaled-Hosseini-ebook\/dp\/B00B0CR0O6\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+kite+runner&amp;qid=1627472802&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1\">The Kite Runner<\/a> if you haven&#8217;t already.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/friendship-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lydia Denworth\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?fit=840%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5534 aligncenter\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 16px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?resize=500%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote about friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-5.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Explore the biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations of friendship in the non-fiction book\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Friendship-Evolution-Biology-Extraordinary-Fundamental\/dp\/1472982703\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=FRIENDSHIP%3A+THE+EVOLUTION%2C+BIOLOGY%2C+AND+EXTRAORDINARY+POWER+OF+LIFE%E2%80%99S+FUNDAMENTAL+BOND+BY+LYDIA+DENWORTH&amp;qid=1627475481&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">Friendship<\/a>. From tribal life to corporate cubicles, friendship has been an essential part of social life.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/friendship-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Elena Ferrante\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?fit=840%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5533 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?resize=500%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote about friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship-6.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>An unputdownable saga of friendship set in the backdrop of Naples, Italy in the 1960s. Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/My-Brilliant-Friend-Neapolitan-Quartet\/dp\/1787702227\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=my+brilliant+friend&amp;qid=1627473691&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">My Brilliant Friend<\/a> and the rest of the Neopolitan novels.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"5532\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/friendship7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?fit=940%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"940,788\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Liz Climo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Quote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?fit=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?fit=840%2C704&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5532 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?resize=500%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Quote about friendship\" width=\"500\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?resize=300%2C251&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/pothi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/friendship7.png?resize=768%2C644&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A cute and cuddly friendship-special comic book. It&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Lobster-Best-Medicine-Liz-Climo\/dp\/0762458682\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=LOBSTER+IS+THE+BEST+MEDICINE%3A+A+COLLECTION+OF+COMICS+ABOUT+FRIENDSHIP+BY+LIZ+CLIMO&amp;qid=1627475428&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1\">book<\/a> you will adore!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After books, friends are the best! This International Friendship day, we thought we would hunt down some books that feature friendship. There will be many more books that we can add to this list, so feel free to mention this in the comments and share this post with your besties. The Interestings is a story &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/01\/international-friendship-day-books\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Books about Friendship on International Friendship Day&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[476],"tags":[519,517,518],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7vAZr-1rd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5561,"url":"https:\/\/pothi.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/12\/young-voices-international-youth-day-books\/","url_meta":{"origin":5531,"position":0},"title":"Listen to Young Voices on International Youth Day","date":"August 12, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"International Youth Day is celebrated annually on\u00a012 August to bring youth issues and young voices to the mainstream. 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