Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Check out this list finding the best book club book can be tough since most book clubs have people with differing tastes. 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. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. The help, blink and the hunger games are a few books todays students are required to read. Reese witherspoons book club list all 36 book picks. This list was inspired by my good friend and neighbor, who participates in a coed book club and frequently asks for recommendations. We read only fun books that make our members rediscover their love of reading. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Booklovers guide readers guides, reading resources, books. Find your next great read with npr books bestof 20 reading guide. Published in the print edition of the december 16, 20, issue.
Dont be caught without a suggestion when its your turn to host book club. The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls by. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. Theyve discussed the beautiful bureaucrat, to kill a mockingbird, the lifechanging magic of tidying up and much more. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, gone girl by gillian flynn, the help by kathryn stockett, the book thief by mar. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club.
Plus, you want to make sure its a book people will. Here are a few of our recent favorite nonfiction books for book clubs. Booksurfing was founded in tel aviv israel in 20 by raz spector and now has groups in various countries. The warmth of other suns by isabel wilkerson 4 stars. The kits also contains a suggested reading guide with discussion questions. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. Includes reading guides, author quotes, and tips for your book club. Gone girl by gillian flynn, the light between oceans by m. Sure, we love the wine and the camaraderie, but the among the top pleasures of a good book club discussion is having a great book. Go ahead and copy these awesome book club suggestions from the peanut blossom online book club. Listen to the audio book club discuss bleeding edge. A slant of light by jeffrey lent, far as the eye can see by robert bausch, as death draws near by anna lee huber. Updated 522020 new books to watch for brand new releases previous lists of new books. Keep your book club in stitches with these 15 funny book club books to read in 2019.
Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. Check out some of the most highly rated new titles. How europe went to war in 1914 by christopher clark april 14, 20 this explains everything by john brockman april 7, 20 the end of power by moises naim march 31, 20 catastrophic care by david goldhill march 24, 20 double entry by jane gleesonwhite march 17. Just choose one of these top 20 book club books for 2020. This falls lineup of top readinggroupready reads brings us new novels by elizabeth gilbert, jhumpa lahiri and stephen king. Our books of the month for may are a wonderfully eclectic selection of great new writing. You can browse through an excerpt of each so as to decide which are right for your book club.
For too long we have been skimming pages and reading summaries, attending. We already know that our very own o of o has one of the best book clubs, like, ever. Whether your group is in the mood for a palette cleanser from heavier reading or youre just on the lookout for funny book club books for 2019, weve compiled a list of books that will do just the trick. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprah. A book discussion club is a group of people who meet to discuss a book or books that they.
Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again. But another celeb whose shown herself to have excellent taste is reese witherspoon. Stedman, the round house by louise erdrich, the night circu. When shes not watching melodramatic television or reading magical realism, shes reading memoir, watching the great british bake off, or eating her way around new york. Writing in the new york times, author verlyn klinkenborg suggested that lurking behind mr. Summer reading list for high school students books to read. Oprahs book club was a book discussion club segment of the american talk show the oprah.
Our lists of book club favorites curious about the hot new books. The way of the knife by mark mazzetti april 21, 20 the sleepwalkers. These contemporary stories are a fantastic place to start. Now, with her new partnership with apple, oprahs book club is experiencing a new chapter, which began with the selection of tanehisi coates the water dancer, and continued with olive, again by elizabeth strout and american dirt by. Did the agents pitch that the proposed book brilliantly bridges genres. A list of fareeds gps book recommendations bookadvice. Every month, one of the highlights of my social life is attending my neighborhood book club. Coed book club recommendations this list was inspired by my good friend and neighbor, who participates in a coed book club and frequently asks for recommendations. The new york times bestseller is recommended for those who liked gone girl. The map of salt and stars by zeyn joukhadar 5 stars.
This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. For too long you will all sob at the end of this one, but in a good way. A novel by nickolas butler paperback, dec 26, 2017. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand.
Grab some friends, choose a book, and get started on your book club today. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. Theyve discussed the beautiful bureaucrat, to kill a mockingbird, the lifechanging magic of tidying up and much more i chose books that i thought would make enjoyable reading for both sexes and would spark lively, interesting, sometimes heated discussion. More often than not, book clubs tend to skew toward fiction in their selections, but there is a rich and incredibly entertaining world lingering on those nonfiction shelves.
Some of these are the best book club books from my own book clubs over the years and others are ones i wish my book club had read. All have recently published in paperback, or will publish in paperback before the year end and all are also available as ebooks. And since her inaugural novel pickeleanor oliphant is completely finemany of the a. Bossypants by tina fey, the snow child by eowyn ivey, remember ben clayton by stephen harrigan, the submissi.
Two paths for the comic novel and the funniest books to read in quarantine. Set in the heart of hitlers hideaway lair the wolfsschanze, this story focuses on rosa, one of ten women chosen to. Sure, we love the wine and the camaraderie, but the among the top pleasures of a good book club discussion is having a great book to rave about or ravage through lively debate. If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. Here, weve rounded up the best oprahs book club books, for those of you looking to take a recommendation from o herself. Bookclub guide to a remaindered book the new yorker. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. Best book club books 20 10 books you absolutely must read with your book club. Whatever your book club s reading preferences historical fiction, heartfelt family sagas, thoughtprovoking teen novels, and more this list has a book that is sure to please. A quietly powerful book containing an inner core of steely strength. Lists of suggested titles and requirements vary widely according to school.
Here we feature a dozen carefully selected books, all of which will publish in paperback in early 20. This months featured reading group recommendations books. Published by flatiron books jane harper is establishing a real name for herself as an author of suspenseful thrillers in evocative settings, and the lost man is all that and more. In 2017, the actress launched her very own book club along with her media company, hello sunshine. In 2010, oprah chose another of franzens books, freedom, for her book club. A complex story of family dysfunction unraveling over the harsh terrain of the australian outback, this is a murder mystery that pits brother. In san francisco, a closeknit group of women four chinese immigrants and. From an exquisitely poised family drama and a gripping, fresh spin on the spy thriller, to sublimely escapist travel writing and superbly sinister childrens adventure, these are the books to. Picking your book club books for the year can be a daunting decision. I love taking an evening off and congregating with my bookish friends to discuss literature. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life.
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