Browse the complete list of 146 book club selections dating back to 1995, plus a few. Book club choices are featured in the united for libraries newsletter, the voice, which is sent to united for libraries members. My book discussion group met last night and decided on our reading list for this year. Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. Give em something to talk about december 6, 2010 making suggestions for your book club can be risky business. Check out our book club favorites, the most popular book club books being read around the country. Jennifer egans a visit from the goon squad isnt just one of the biggest books of 2010. 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.
Before he hangs himself from a sycamore tree, hubbard leaves a new, handwritten will. Jan 30, 2020 since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. Featured books are published by united for libraries corporate friends, and selected by staff. It looks like you have a nice variety of choices my club tries to make sure we have some nonfiction and a classic or two along with.
I always look forward to the first wednesday of the month for books, coffee and desert. Sep 16, 2010 nine years after jonathan franzen derided oprah winfreys choice of schmaltzy, onedimensional novels for her book club, becoming the first author to be formally disinvited to appear on her show. We hope youll read along with us each month and share your thoughts on the book, which you can. Book group favorites for the best book club discussion reading. The first book we discussed was, the tall pine polka, by lorna landvik. Educated by tara westover, all the light we cannot see by. Online shopping for book club picks from a great selection at books store. After 5 years, weve learned all the tricks to picking the perfect book club books for the best book club ever. The most popular book club books of the past decade bookbub. Reading group choices selects discussible books and suggests discussion topics for reading groups. Fast forward to spring 2010 i recently read a book clubs favorite book list and thought it would be an excellent idea. As part of the newshour and new york times book club, now read this, author david grann answers your questions about killers of the flower moon, his true crime book on the 20th century osage.
Oprah winfrey and jonathan franzen make up over freedom. Take a look at the most searched books on litlovers. Educated by tara westover, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, where the crawdads sing by delia owens, the. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Apr 14, 2020 we are bookish we believe in the power of reading, the importance of literacy, and the fact that books should be as inclusive and diverse as readers are.
Ive read several of those books for a previous book club, but im pretty sure some of them wont work for my current club. Whether youre picking your book club suggestions as a group or looking for the best book club books to choose from for an individual choice, these 29 options will have you covered. Reading group choices features a curated collection of the latest book recommendations for your. Mar 20, 2012 20 unexpected books for your reading group posted by eliza on march 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. It is the story of a circus veterinarian during the great depression who falls in love with a performer and her elephant.
The huffington post selected the tigers wife for our now discontinued book club in 2011, and with good reason. To help, weve gathered together a list of some of the most popular book club selections of the past decade. Natalia has returned to her roots in balkan country to lend a hand at an orphanage, and. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a. In fact, the story was so captivating that my book club would also meet at the breakfast table to reflect on the horrific fleshlumpeater or to discuss whether we might actually. My book club has been meeting once a week for four years.
The socalled oprah effect is estimated to have sold more than 60 million copies of the book clubs selections, and its made several authors into household names. I also dont think id want to do the other hand in a book group as that book still makes me really angry maybe i need to go in for some kind of therapy. Nprs lynn neary comes to the rescue with five book club recommendations that are sure to make for good. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again. My other book club is reading classics written before 1950, and i dont see many of those on your list. All of these books are from oprahs original book club and oprahs book club 2. Fast forward to spring 2010 i recently read a book clubs favorite book. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. During this project, you will choose three titles that interest you. No matter what the book, and some excellent ones have been chosen, the discussion is always lively and interesting. Our lists of book club favorites curious about what other book clubs are interested in.
There are several books that we have not discussed yet. Perhaps one of the most talkedabout book club selections recently, the help tells of life in a. For this list, were picking some the best book club books of the decade. Tasmina perry bestselling novelist tasmina perry on how to create the perfect plot twist. Water for elephants by sara gruen has been a book club favorite since its release in 2006. Nprs lynn neary comes to the rescue with five book club recommendations that are sure to make for good conversation. To date, oprah has chosen 65 selections for her book club. Nov 01, 2018 looking for the best book club picks for 2019. Some of the women are very careful about not reading books with language, violence or anything sexual which limits our choices a lot sometimes. Ccbc choices is a bestoftheyear list created annually by the librarians of the cooperative childrens book center and published by the friends of the ccbc, inc. Read about the victoria, bc book club thats been reading together for 20 years, and.
Supporting independent reading with book groups search. Book movement get the top 100 book recommendations from. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. By amanda christy brown and holly epstein ojalvo january 28, 2010 3. January sycamore row john grisham seth hubbard is a wealthy man dying of lung cancer. The combination of historical fiction, with a touch of fantasy, feminism, and nazis made it one i couldnt put down, and couldnt wait to talk about. It is an act that drags his adult children, his black maid, and jake into a conflict as riveting and. The ccbc choices 2020 booklet highlighting 245 books published in 2019 booklet is now available. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. Read up on some older recommendations for bonus ideas. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a novel, theres a book here for every book club.
There was also a collection of short stories she was a part of, but colrain was the best for me. Salinger the lovely bones, by alice sebold the help, by kathryn stockett wicked, by gregory maguire walden, by michael t. Give em something to talk about making suggestions for your book club can be risky business. The difference between it and other celebrity book clubs. We just went on our first field trip to an authors talk at a library, so that was a foodless month. The socalled oprah effect is estimated to have sold more than 60 million copies of the book club s selections, and its made several authors into household names. Named a most anticipated book of 2020 by the new york times, marie claire, vogue, essence, popsugar, daily mail, electric literature, red magazine, stylist, daily kos, library journal, the every girl, and read it forward. 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 jeanine. Removed for not being on oprahs book club list source. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 2010 based on our 2010 survey results. My book club my boys, ages five and seven would meet each night eager to discuss the hilarious effects of whizzpoppers or their distaste for snozzcumbers.
Dec 20, 2019 lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. The type of books selected can determine whether your book club succeeds or fails. We hope youll read along with us each month and share your thoughts on the book, which you can do in several ways. If youve been struggling to find some good questions, we have ideas for that too. Join us for the peanut blossom book clubs anniversary year for a fun way to get back into reading. Reading group choices book club recommendations featured books. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 2010 based. In 2010, winfrey announced that two of dickens most beloved classics. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book. Nine years after jonathan franzen derided oprah winfreys choice of schmaltzy, onedimensional novels for her book club, becoming the first author to be formally disinvited to appear on her show. We always have a food fest, hoping our choices were inspired by the book of the month. Please only vote for books that are actually on oprahs official book club list. Ginnys favorite book was 2010 selection, still alice by lisa genova.
Whatever your book clubs reading preferences historical fiction, heartfelt family sagas, thoughtprovoking teen novels, and more this list has a book that is sure to please. Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. Obrehts portrayal of a southeast europe corrupted by war yet inspired by legends and fairy tales is both touching and deeply important. 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. Apr 02, 20 if your book club is in a rut, youre not alone. Our first official book discussion was in june 2001. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. Memoirs of a geisha, by arthur golden the secret life of bees, by sue monk kidd life of pi, by yann martel the catcher in the rye, by j. Oprahs book club has highlighted the best books to read since 1996. Oprah launched oprahs book club from the oprah winfrey show on september 17, 1996.
Books that might otherwise be overlooked by the general public catapult onto the bestseller lists after being selected. Here are a few simple steps for finding the perfect book. We are bookish we believe in the power of reading, the importance of literacy, and the fact that books should be as inclusive and diverse as readers are. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. Little bee by chris cleave major pettigrews last stand helen simonson. Ive read a bunch of the books listed and pretty much loved them all and think they are great choices. See inside the mind of precocious high school senior, flannery culp, an unreliable narrator who, as we learn from the outset of the novel, has been put behind. Ccbc choices is a bestoftheyear list created annually by the librarians of the cooperative childrens book center and published by the friends of the ccbc, inc the ccbc choices 2020 booklet highlighting 245 books published in 2019 booklet is now available.
Youre in a book club and its your turn to choose the book. Its full of murder, mystery, lust, hate, love, trust, jealousy, power struggles, hope, forgiveness, and advice on life and death. The show was cancelled in 2009, but since 2010 the lists have been continued by the richard and judy book club, a website run in conjunction with retailer w h smith. Favorite books reading group choices book club recommendations.
Jan 29, 2009 my book club my boys, ages five and seven would meet each night eager to discuss the hilarious effects of whizzpoppers or their distaste for snozzcumbers. For me, planning my novels, and working out the twists and turns. Hosted by john mullan, professor of english at university college london, the guardians book club examines a book a month, via a weekly column. If your book club is looking for suggestions for the next read or if you just want a to find great books for your own personal. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer.
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