Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. Dec 08, 2015 nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. Do you want to feel super nostalgic for college and at the same time take a hard look at how youre fighting the patriarchy. Maybe youve already read the lovely bones, water for elephants, cutting for stone, the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion. Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. Best books for book clubs 2018 popsugar entertainment. These are the books that were proposed for our book club for the next year. 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. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. Top 20 female characters who show how strong girls are.
If you dont have a book club and youd like to start one, we can help you out there, too. The ultimate book club reads for 2020 penguin books uk. The invention of wings by sue monk kidd, orphan train by christina baker kline, the goldfinch by donna tartt, the r. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 20 based on our 20 survey results. A sweeping historical novel based on the extraordinary life and times of belle cora, the daughter of a new york merchant who went on to become a millworker, a prostitute, a notorious madam, a murderess, and eventually one of san franciscos richest and most revered dowagers. Were here to help you find a book that every member will rave about. Here are our reading groups favorite nonfiction books of 2015 based on our 2015 survey results. John jacob astor and thomas jeffersons lost pacific empire. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life. Shimmering with melancholy, this extraordinary book takes a scalpel to family. 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. This has been popular for book clubs since its publication due to the interweaving of the stories of two young girls and their experiences in the fostercare system in.
My wife joined a book club this year, which has improved my reading no. From inspiring true stories to awardwinning classics, these mustread books are loved by kids as well as adults. But what if the book in question was so good and so relevant to the world around us, people couldnt talk about anything else. This months featured reading group recommendations books. Harris delivers mischief and murder to an english prep school in different class, a delightfully malicious view of privileged students with overly active imaginations. Either way, the prospect of picking the book of the month can be. Maybe youre a bookclub devotee, or maybe youre using your new years resolutions as incentive to finally, finally start one. Now, here is part 2 with the very best book club reads from spring to fall 2015. 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. Heres every captivating book in the wings of fire series. Jun 24, 2018 want to impress your book club with a read everyone will like. Lately, many book clubs have been reading and loving these books. 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.
And please tell me your best book club books that have been big hits in your book clubs. Book recommendations 17 childrens books to read to your kids in honor of womens history month youll want to read these titles inspired by real womens lives yearround. Best books of 2015 what to read at book club 2015 marie claire. Your mustread book club suggestions for 2018 book riot. This years edition of the concierge is dedicated to the memory of longtime npr book. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. Book club suggestions 20172018 the seattle public library. Looking for the perfect books for your book club to read in 2015. 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. Guardian writers and readers look back at the end of a wonderful literary year, we reflect on the books weve enjoyed most in 2015, new or not. Its finally fall, and for us that means back to book club.
Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, 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 spend quality time with over the next few weeks. Or something you could use for a kidfriendly book club choice. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine line between art and science, preplanning and sheer luck. A lot of your favorite stars are bookworms, constantly sharing their favorite recent reads in interviews and on social media.
The map of salt and stars by zeyn joukhadar 5 stars. Then look no further this list is full of great titles to talk about. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. In the past, weve done family reunion book clubs and if we did another one, this would be in my top three book club suggestions for sure. 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. This book club recommendations list contains books that have wide appeal and would provide compelling discussions for. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion reading. 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. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the girl on the train by paula hawkins, the rosie project by graeme simsio. Nprs book concierge our guide to 2015s great reads. 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.
Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great conversations. Read our how to start a book club guide and dig in to our other book group resources. Want to impress your book club with a read everyone will like. Usually dispatched within 35 working days rich in metaphor and flawless in tone, the dutch house sees one of the worlds finest living novelists at the top of her game.
A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand. Book club suggestions 20172018 by pnelson384 a communitycreated list. If you liked this post about book club suggestions, you might also enjoy these. Im always looking for more book club recommendations. When were looking for a fresh read or a new book club pick, we often turn to celebrity books. Get started with the latest edition of our reading group planneran essential resource to help guide your selections. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine. Weve rounded up a list of 50 new books to bring to the table. Jul 27, 2015 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.
Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. 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. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. The islamic state, whose radical islamic warriors have inflicted their brutality across the globe from the middle east to paris, was founded as alqaeda in iraq in 2004 by a jordanian thug known. December 3, 2019 explore seven years of recommendations all in one place. Its a wellknown secret that conversations at book clubs dont always focus on the tome in hand.
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. That being said, there are some generallyaccepted books in the book club canon, so to speak, and all make excellent book recommendations. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. Literary book club picks for 2018 the female persuasion by meg wolitzer. Recommending new books each month to spark lively conversation. The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls by. While i spent most of the year deep in books from 2015, some of my. All of the harry potter books your kid could wish for.
Here are the top bookclub picks of 2015, summarized in emoji. When breath becomes air by paul kalanithi this memoir published after the authors early death from lung cancer will basically rip your heart out, but also make you so glad to be alive. Recommendations the perfect novels for your book club in 2020. A quietly powerful book containing an inner core of steely strength. Set in the heart of hitlers hideaway lair the wolfsschanze, this story focuses on rosa, one of ten women chosen 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. Here are our reading groups favorite young adult books of 2015 based on our 2015 survey results.
So interesting youll save the relationship gossip for later. Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great. The precursor to both of these hits was lauren groffs wonderful 2015 novel. Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again. Here you can see what my reallife book club is reading, or has read. A years worth of perfect picks for your book club barnes. The warmth of other suns by isabel wilkerson 4 stars. As a 21 st century denizen more interested in inner space than scififantasy, a book with 900 pages of mental masturbation on lifes biggest questions goes to the top of my list for 2015. Here are our reading groups favorite book club books of 2014 based on our 2014 survey results. The book is available now on apple books in both ebook and audiobook formats.