Send me your best book club books! I am accidentally in 3 book clubs so I need a lot of ideas.

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Liz Corkery · Answer

Educated by Tara Westover: Very engaging and quick read for a group. Everyone in the book club had big thoughts about this one. Even more interesting if there are different religions/religious upbringings amongst the group.

Elena · Answer

Monk and Robot by Becky Chambers: Two short stories which together tell of a human rethinking their purpose and what brings them fulfillment, and a wild robot learning about humans needs.

Even with such thoughtful subject matter, the book stays refreshingly grounded and light and leaves you feeling buoyed. A hopeful and illuminating balm for the sensitive soul that paints a beautiful picture of what life could be like if we opt to take real care of the living world around us.

Jess · Answer

the vaster wilds: Half our group loved this and half hated it. Both agreed that Groff somehow crafted bleakness and hopelessness in lush lyrical language.

Spines, Flicks, and Wax · Answer

When the Stars Go Dark (Paula McLain): This one came out a few years ago but I feel it may not have gotten the attention it should have.

Anna, a veteran missing persons detective in San Francisco, is hit with a family tragedy and seeks refuge in the Mendocino area where she grew up.

When a teenage girl goes missing in her hometown, Anna is reminded of an unsolved murder of a young girl during her childhood. Is there a connection?

If your book club enjoyed Liz Moore's Long Bright River (or even her recent hit God of the Woods), this might be a good book club pick for your group!

Dana Louise · Answer

I Who Have Never Known Men (Jacqueline Harpman): I’m not sure how to explain this one, yet I’m excited to discuss it.

Gabriela Riccardi · Answer

The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin: Spare, vivid, a pitch-perfect classic that somehow nobody has read before. Use it as the entry point for book club talk about beauty culture, tradwifery, Mar-a-Lago face, Ozempic face, "family values," and whether you think today's Stepfords would be having their bucchal fat removed (yes or yes?).

Katherine · Answer

All Fours: My book club just read this and it prompted a really fun and fascinating discussion!

Amy · Answer

The Correspondent (Virginia Evans)