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- Crescent City Series by Sarah J. Maas. If your book club ladies are book lovers like we know they are, then they've probably read or at least heard of Sarah J. Maas.
- The Shadow in the Glass by J.J.A. Hardwood. Maybe a standalone novel is a better book choice for your women's book club? The Shadow in the Glass , the debut novel by J.J.A.
- Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. A book that definitely needs to be on your book club list is Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Doerr's follow up to his bestselling All the Light We Cannot See is a novel that defies genre classification using elements of science fiction, fantasy, historical and contemporary fiction.
- It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover. If your women's book club hasn't yet heard of author Colleen Hoover, she definitely needs to be on the radar as her 2016 standalone romance novel It Ends with Us is getting a long-wished-for prequel.
Jan 25, 2024 · From the most uplifting book club books and the best fiction and nonfiction book club books to the shortest book club books and the best picks for women, these are the books every book club should read!
Looking to get the conversation started? We've got you covered, with 35 of the best book club books, from brand new releases to the time-tested classics.
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- After the Bloom. 'After the Bloom' by Leslie Shimotakahara. Rita knows her mother, Lily, has a long history of mental illness — and a habit of disappearing suddenly — so it isn’t a huge shock when Lily once again goes missing.
- Bastard out of Carolina. 'Bastard out of Carolina' by Dorothy Allison. Dorothy Allison’s semi-autobiographical novel centers on Bone, a young girl growing up in Greenville, South Carolina in the 1950s.
- Big Stone Gap. 'Big Stone Gap' by Adriana Trigiani. Ave Maria Mulligan is pretty happy with her life in 1970s Virginia: The unmarried 35-year-old has become the town’s spinster, but she’s also a leader in her community.
- The Book of Polly. 'The Book of Polly' by Kathy Hepinstall. With two adult children out of the nest, Polly thought she was done raising kids. But when she became pregnant in her late 50s, just before her husband’s death, she found herself starting over with her daughter, Willow, by her side.
- Memoirs of a Geisha Arthur Golden.
- The Red Tent Anita Diamant (Goodreads Author)
- Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls Mary Pipher.
- Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) Elizabeth Peters.
Feb 8, 2024 · These are the book club reads that are tried and true book club favorites that I think are definitely worth the read if your book club hasn’t gotten to them yet. Perfect for book clubs who are more casual readers or new-to-reading and maybe haven’t read all the popular book club reads.
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If it’s helpful, here’s a list of books I’ve read that I can confidently recommend for my book club or yours (most suggestions are made with women in mind). The list is also heavily weighted toward historical fiction because I spend most of my reading hours in this genre.