Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. Get started with the latest edition of our reading group planneran essential resource to help guide your selections. All eight book club titles have been carefully selected by our expert booksellers to create a list that comprises the most exceptional, enjoyable new reads. Every month, one of the highlights of my social life is attending my neighborhood book club. We discussed the book, went off into related tangents and then came back, interrupted each other, disagreed, echoed, dissected and nodded a lot. We have one meeting under our belts, and another coming up soon. Here you can see what my reallife book club is reading, or has read.
The magazine maintains a catalog of alumni books at goodreads. Natalie banks the canarys song and the water is wide have both been very popular book club reads across the. When choosing a book for a book club there are a lot of factors to consider. Deep water by patricia highsmith melinda van allen is beautiful, headstrong and sexy. Top ten tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by the broke and the bookish. We have had thousands of students go through our great books program since we launched in 2000. I dont participate every week, but i join in when i find the prompt interesting. Its finally fall, and for us that means back to book club. Ive noticed that many times, when someone describes a book to me, i want to read it less. Is the group on a roll and ready to tackle that long thick book youve been talking about for months.
This page list books by our mfa and ba alumni that either are forthcoming or were published in the last 700 days. I have two cardinal rules in selecting the best book club books. I discussed this at length in another post how to choose great book club books over a year ago, but on rereading that post i realize i didnt clearly state one of the most important criteria. The plot of the book has each member of the club presenting the book that means the most to them in their lives, so book clubs are sure to take. We meet once a year to select books for the entire year which is a little different from how other clubs choose their books.
Genre, setting, topic, theme, and discussion questions, just to name a few. Want to impress your book club with a read everyone will like. Produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine.
Keep the mood of the club in mind when selecting the book. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Ltd uk via i read this for my book club last summer. Those who are new to book clubs will appreciate book of the month clubs transparency. If you make a purchase using the links included, we may earn commission. Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book critic alan cheuse produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and beth novey designed by annette elizabeth allen, david eads, becky lettenberger and wes lindamood published dec.
If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. What makes our group extra special is weve all known each other since gradehigh school. Top ten book club picks for 2015 wrapped up in books. Get to know the international book club the international book club reads books by international authors, although they occasionally throw in an american title if the book has an international theme. Past book club titles have proved hugely popular with our customers, and we are certain our new choices will become future bestsellers and be the bestloved and most discussed books of 2016. Just choose one of these top 20 book club books for 2020. Suggest books that your group has read that led to a lively discussion, whether people loved or hated them. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. Nevertheless, because so many readers have requested it, ive decided to give a bit more context for these choices in the bookclub newsletter. Need a little inspiration for your book clubs next read. Here, weve rounded up the best oprahs book club books, for those of. If you are one of our alumni, please email us your thoughts and a photo of yourself. And often, weirdly, the better a book is, the worse it sounds. Alumni authors and their publicists are encouraged to use our form to submit publications for addition to.
Immediately after reading this book i wished i was in a book club because i dont know if the genre was what id recommend to my friends, but i really wanted to talk it out with someone. 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. Best book club picks on abebooks shop for books, art. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. And we know how challenging it can be to find a book that is both entertaining as well as interesting and provocative enough to spark a good, engaging discussion while, perhaps, you nosh on cheese and sip wine. Were here to help you find a book that every member will rave about. In december last year we published the first half of our top reads for book clubs in 2015 list, covering books that had published or were due to publish in paperback from late 2014 to early 2015. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, the rosie project by graeme simsio. From historical fiction to speculative fiction, these books tell stories of ordinary and extraordinary lives that explore the worlds of art, war and so much more. Now, here is part 2 with the very best book club reads from spring to fall 2015. Our book club has been together since june of 2001.
Finding the right book club book is easy when you follow these helpful tips. Read on and feel confident picking any of the following books for your book club. I have been a part of one or more book clubs for over 20 years, and i have learned a few things about what makes a book club successful and how to get your book club talking. These lovely ladies enjoy meeting at a local wine bar in sunny lakeland florida, where they enjoy drinking as they discuss. The invention of wings by sue monk kidd, orphan train by christina baker kline, the goldfinch by donna tartt, the r. Their love has soured, and melinda takes pleasure in flaunting her many affairs to her husband.
The combination of historical fiction, with a touch of fantasy. Best for book clubs best books to read for a great book club discussion. Nprs 2015 book concierge is in and ready to serve up recommendations for great reads. After much consideration, we are excited to share 10 of our favorite books for our 2016 book club list. We recently published an article called the 7 best online book clubs to follow that outlines the best online book clubs. Our book club consisted of military wives all stationed overseas. Our current total count of known books by program alumni is 393.
Oprahs book club2012, oprahs book club, books barnes. For all these reasons, book of the month club earns top marks. The next book we will be reading, as voted for by our book club members, will be brief answers to the big questions, by stephen hawking. Dark but compelling not for the faint of heart, but riveting and powerful. Or, is the team struggling with the last few books youve read. We appreciate that the site offers book choices to its members and that one doesnt have to search too hard to find answers to their questions. These are ten wonderful books that will surely provoke discussion among your book club members. This weeks topic is books youd want to read with your book club, which is perfect for me, because i have two new book clubs this year. 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. Looking for the perfect books for your book club to read in 2015. Alumni and friends online book club marietta college. 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.
Nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. For your book club reading list legal fiction september 10, 2015 by betty lupinacci daughters in law, a romantic legal comedy about how two young women just beginning their legal careers, one as a barrister and the second as a solicitor, are able through a contentious law suit to convince a somewhat stodgy older gentleman who hates lawyers. The official web site of the players club book club.
Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read. Joining the book club is completely free for alumni, you just have to get a copy of the book to enjoy. Here are just a few of the best ones for sharing and discussing books. The book club will connect through a private online forum where people can discuss the current book and network with each other. But dont forget everyones taste in books is personal, and this is by no means an extensive list. We list alumni with five or more known books in print or forthcoming on our fivebook alumni page. This years concierge features more than 260 titles handpicked by. Use the search boxes below to find older publications or to look up one of our alumni by name. Best books for book clubs 2018 popsugar entertainment. Book club reading list is a directory of authors who have made themselves available to attend book club meetings. We all want to bring a fantastic read to our book group that spurs a lively discussion. I love taking an evening off and congregating with my bookish friends to discuss literature. Dont be caught without a suggestion when its your turn to host book club.