Maybe youve already read the lovely bones, water for elephants, cutting for stone, the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society. Get 10% off your first order at the scholastic store online when you sign up. May 01, 2020 but another celeb whose shown herself to have excellent taste is reese witherspoon. Oct 09, 2017 these fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. Its a gripping and relatable tale that hits on universal themes like aging, loneliness, love, family, and friendship. Reese witherspoons book club list all 36 book picks. Book club reading recommendations the american writers. The book is available now on apple books in both ebook and audiobook formats. Top 20 female characters who show how strong girls are. But another celeb whose shown herself to have excellent taste is reese witherspoon. Yet, theyre incredibly meaty and will spark lively book club discussions despite their brevity.
The best books from oprahs book club 2020 best products. We have included a good mix of fiction and nonfiction and tossed in a mystery and a thriller while were at it. As suggestions whispered and cajoled, the story eventually overtook and whipped them into shape. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. The reasons to start a graphic novel book club go beyond simply sharing the format we love with the people around us. Set during the great depression, englishwoman alice wright marries a handsome american and finds herself transplanted to rural kentucky. A club member recommended the graphic novel maus, and it really opened our eyes and hearts to the horrors of the holocaust. I tend to think all book club selections should be on the short side to accommodate a variety of reading schedules for book club members. Unless your group is dedicated to science fiction, the genre often gets short shrift when it comes to book club picks. Any book can be a book club book, even if there isnt a readers guide in the back. Looking for something for your next book club meeting. These 29 titles are the best book club books ranging from nonfiction to chicklit.
For her first selection of the new chapter of oprahs book club with apple, oprah selected tanehisi coates first novel, the water dancer. Mar 25, 2015 in mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right bookand it takes more than a great book to make a great book club novel. From shifting gender norms to britains turbulent political landscape, this mixture of forgotten. Facing loss and abandonment, several townspeopleamong them a pregnant high school girl, a depressed teacher, and two farmer brotherscome together to form a different kind of family. If your book club enjoys the work of inspiring authors like emily giffin, theyll love this new womens fiction novel. Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again. For those wanting to start up their own book club, here is a catalog of book club names used across the nation to help fuel your inspiration.
Her novel is a fascinating juxtaposition between the orderly, scientific western world and the chaos and power of untamed wilderness. The very first thing in line would obviously be to find an apt and appealing name for your book club. Best southern books for your book club best southern books for your book club. Timeless chapter books every child should read at least once. Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. Just choose one of these top 20 book club books for 2020.
Coatess debut novel mixes magical realism with historical fiction as it tells the story of hiram walker, who joins the underground railroad and then discovers he has a supernatural power called conduction that allows him to basically use water as a transporter. Novels to read, books to read, my books, best book club books, great books, book club suggestions, historical fiction novels, books 2018, book quotes. If you like to be kept on your reading toes then mr nobody. A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand. All of the harry potter books your kid could wish for. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a novel, theres a book here for every book club. Best southern books for your book club southern living. But, the books on this list are especially shortaround 300 pages or less.
Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. Dont be caught without a suggestion when its your turn to host book club. Best book club books guaranteed to get people talking. Jun 20, 2018 heres a hot selection of book club suggestions for 2018 to get your group talking. Jewells novel explores the space between going missing and being lost. Harris delivers mischief and murder to an english prep school in different class, a delightfully malicious view of privileged students with overly active imaginations.
The harsh plains of contemporary eastern colorado are the setting for this beautiful, simply written book of love, family, and community. So, you and your friends have come together to form a book club. In 2017, the actress launched her very own book club along with her media company, hello sunshine. My current book club group is much more casual, but perhaps too much so. Jan 29, 2009 a club member recommended the graphic novel maus, and it really opened our eyes and hearts to the horrors of the holocaust. Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great conversations. Join us for the peanut blossom book clubs anniversary year for a fun way to get back into reading.
The silent patient by alex michaelides is an engrossing read with plenty of shocking reveals. To gather this list of 40 book club favorites, i polled you on the mmd facebook page, asked you on twitter, and combed through your suggestions here. Starting and making the most of book clubs for comics and. All of these books were published in 2018, and i made sure to include a variety of genres to entertain even the finickiest book club reader. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. This book club recommendations list contains books that have wide appeal and.
Reading for your book club and socializing with your group members is a lot of fun, but sometimes it can be tricky to find a book that no one has read yet and everyone will enjoy. And since her inaugural novel pick eleanor oliphant is completely fine many of the alisters monthly choices have landed themselves on the new york times. Your mustread book club suggestions for 2018 book riot. Home book club reading recommendations check out the lists below for your next reading inspiration. Book recommendations for book club historical fiction. I love taking an evening off and congregating with my bookish friends to discuss literature. For reading group month, these novels will spark great.
Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. Read along with us and join the conversation all month long on our instagram account. After all, variety is the spice of life and of any respectable book club. Jun 16, 2015 the end of your life book club by will schwalbe paperback jun 20. I rarely read thrillers, so i have only one title to offer.
These fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. Great literature is a life raft especially under trying circumstances. She ratchets up the tension masterfully, and her writing is lively. Heres every captivating book in the wings of fire series.
The ultimate book club reads for 2020 penguin books. Every month, one of the highlights of my social life is attending my neighborhood book club. Alice hoffmans most recent novel was one of the most magical, sad, and beautiful stories about love and survival that ive ever read. The odyssey follows the story of hiram walker, a young man born as a slave on a plantation in virginia who has been gifted a mysterious, magical power that eventually saves his life when he nearly drowns in a river. Remedy that with another exemplary debut novel, this time from the editorinchief of io9. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. The story describes the life and adventures of a young girl named kya as she grows up isolated in the marsh of north carolina. Have your book club picks been going a little stale. These are novels that have inspired some of the most thoughtprovoking discussions in my own book clubs over the years, and these book club. Oct 01, 2019 so whether youre in a book club now, want to be, or just really love reading and talking about books to anyone, i have suggestions on your next pick. When wills mother is dying, he and his mother decide to punctuate his hospital visits with an unusual book club with a membership of two. For additional book club recommendations, check out my.
We already know that our very own o of o has one of the best book clubs, like, ever. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again. After 5 years, weve learned all the tricks to picking the perfect book club books for the best book club ever. Dec 14, 2017 in one of my past book clubs, we literally only read books that included discussion questions at the end of the book because we wanted to be certain wed have a meaningful discussion.
All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the nightingale by kristin hannah, me before you by jojo moyes. Mar 24, 2020 a sequel to strouts pulitzerprizewinning novel, olive kitteridge, the book plays out in interconnected stories that surround olive and the wealthy denizens of crosby, maine, 2 years after her husbands death. Oct 22, 2018 for those wanting to start up their own book club, here is a catalog of book club names used across the nation to help fuel your inspiration. Not all book club books have to be serious literary works. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you havent read the novel. Cross creates a fascinating historical novel, giving us the story of a young girl named joan and her unorthodox life in the fourteenth century. Luckily for you and your club, ive compiled a list of 12 exciting books that all of you must read. For librarians, a graphic novel book club is another avenue to reach the wider community, an opportunity to engage longtime and new patrons alike. The lost night by andrea bartz was such a fantastic read check out my book club questions here. Book club questions for the silent patient by alex michaelides. Mar 20, 2012 reading for your book club and socializing with your group members is a lot of fun, but sometimes it can be tricky to find a book that no one has read yet and everyone will enjoy.
Delia owens is a gifted writer though this is her first novel. Looking for book club suggestions for your book group. The end of your life book club by will schwalbe paperback jun 20. Jan 30, 2020 for her first selection of the new chapter of oprahs book club with apple, oprah selected tanehisi coates first novel, the water dancer. The name of the elite, womenonly coworking space stretches across the wall behind the checkin desk. What starts as an interesting concepttwo bullied gradeschool friends, one wanting to hone her supernatural powers and the other on. Heres a hot selection of book club suggestions for 2018 to get your group talking.
A complete joy book club a novel idea afterthoughts book club as the page turns babes in bookland babes with books bad girls book club better than therapy book club between friends literary group between. From the author of me before you comes her latest novel that will charm you. And since her inaugural novel pickeleanor oliphant is completely finemany of the. Anna roux once had her life well under control but, spiraling due to an. There are a lot of devastating moments that will make you take a step back and think and cry about lifeand your mother. A sequel to strouts pulitzerprizewinning novel, olive kitteridge, the book plays out in interconnected stories that surround olive and the wealthy denizens of crosby, maine, 2 years after her husbands death. If youve got suggestions to share, please do post at the bottom.
Short book club recommendations sarahs bookshelves. Nov 17, 2019 the lost night by andrea bartz was such a fantastic read check out my book club questions here. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Welcome to the good morning america book club, where well showcase book picks from a wide range of compelling authors. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, little fires everywhere by celeste ng, the light between oceans by. In mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right bookand it takes more than a great book to make a great book club novel to gather this list of 40 book club favorites, i polled you on the mmd facebook page, asked you on twitter, and combed through your suggestions here.