4 Books Every The Devil Wears Prada Fan Should Read

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In the early 2000s, "The Devil Wears Prada" was both a box office and bookstore sensation. In case you didn't know, it was a 2003 bestseller before it hit the big screen three years later, part of the "gossip lit" genre that spilled the tea on the lives of the rich and famous without naming any legally consequential names. It also included such modern classics as "The Nanny Diaries" and "Bergdorf Blondes," but Andy Sachs' battle with the Satan of style resonated with readers perhaps more than any other title. After all, there's no industry buzz pressuring Scarlett Johansson for a "Nanny Diaries 2."

Alas, it took two decades to reunite Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep in two of the most iconic roles of their careers, and there's no telling if it will ever happen again. That doesn't mean, however, that there are no more stories of struggling women terrorized by the elite power brokers of the fashion industry to console yourself. If you can't get enough of the world of Runway, there's no need to wait 20 more years for another sequel — just hit the bookstore.

Arguably, the best part of "The Devil Wears Prada" is when the action moves from New York City to Paris. Having broken up with her boyfriend (who is widely acknowledged as the true villain of the story), Andrea "Andy" Sachs has a fling with a photographer, gets swept up in publishing politics, and goes to a plethora of fashion shows. Oh, she also learns the limits of what she's willing to do for her job and who she wants to be. But mostly, the fashion shows.

Well, Kate Bromley's "Ciao For Now" is like if the whole movie was in Paris — or, in this case, Rome. You'll recognize Andy in Violet Luciano, an ambitious but flustered young fashion designer determined to turn her Italian internship into a job in New York. Things take a more romantic turn when Violet has a meet-messy with her professor's unimpressed son, but he outclasses Nate Cooper on every level. Bonus: There are plenty of outfits Miranda Priestly would approve of.

If your favorite part of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" was Emily Charlton's (Emily Blunt) head-turning transformation from Miranda's harried first assistant to scheming executive, "The Knockoff" is the book for you. The Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza novel follows Imogen Tate, editor-in-chief of Glossy (with its famed September issue, clearly as much a stand-in for Vogue as Runway). When Tate returns from a lengthy sabbatical, she finds her former assistant has ushered the magazine into the digital age, and it hasn't gone gently.

Like the latter-day Miranda, Imogen struggles to reconcile her old-school ways with the demands of modern publishing, even when it doesn't involve hackathons and dance trends. Will she, like her Streep-ish counterpart, outwit her young protege and reclaim her place at the top of the pecking order, even at the expense of profitability? Or will she be forced to get with the times and on with her life? Only your Kindle's battery life will tell.

It's common knowledge that Miranda Priestley is based on legendary former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, hidden behind only the thinnest of veils. The fact that Wintour is a real person offers the tantalizing possibility of getting a real answer to the question on the minds of all "The Devil Wears Prada" fans: What is her deal? Why is she like that? Who hurt her, and why didn't they at least teach her how to hang up her own coat?

Those inquiries are answered best by Cosmopolitan editor-turned-elite-biographer Amy Odell. Before she made a splash with "Gwyneth: The Biography" in 2025, she published "Anna: The Biography" (notice a pattern?), which was nominated for Goodreads Readers' Favorite History & Biography title in 2022. It traces Wintour's life and career from her childhood as the tomboy daughter of a publishing titan, whose future was as predetermined as a royal heir, to her thorny ascension to the top of the fashion publishing industry. "Anna" details her fight to stay there, courtesy of insiders only Odell could snag. The broader context of the politics of the industry and publisher Condé Nast in particular will also be appreciated by those fascinated by Runway's power struggles.

Of course, if you haven't read the novel that started it all, Lauren Weisberger's fiction debut should be at the top of any "The Devil Wears Prada" fan's reading list. Weisberger actually worked as an assistant to Anna Wintour at Vogue, and the story is a barely fictionalized account of her experiences with "Nuclear Wintour," as she's known to those in the know. There are some huge differences between the book and the movie, though, so even the biggest fans will have their eyes opened by reading "The Devil Wears Prada" instead of rewatching the flick.

If you're still hungry for more from the Prada-verse, Weisberger built an empire on it. She published not one but two sequels: 2013's "Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns," in which Andy and Emily launch a bridal magazine, and 2018's "When Life Gives You Lululemons," about Emily's work as an image consultant in Connecticut. If you're wondering how Anna Wintour feels about all this, it seems she and Weisberger have long put their differences behind them. Wintour even attended the movie's 2006 premiere — and, of course, she wore Prada.

We searched for recommendations of books like "The Devil Wears Prada" and selected titles related to the fashion industry with similar characters and plots. To ensure variety, we chose from both fiction and nonfiction and avoided repeating the same narrative elements. To ensure quality, we only selected titles with an average Goodreads review score of at least 3.5 out of a minimum 1,000 ratings.