Npr s book concierge is your guide to 2017s best reads. 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. See also nprs book concierge best books of 2016, and. Ann petrys the street is mays book club pick the new. Home book club reading recommendations check out the lists below for your next reading inspiration. Mix and match the filters below and the years above to explore more than 2,000 recommendations from npr staff and trusted critics. Go ahead and copy these awesome book club suggestions from the peanut blossom online book club. He is an emeritus fellow of new college, oxford, and was the university of oxfords professor for public understanding of science from 1995 until 2008.
Thus we are here to offer you the best book club recommendations books. Books recommended byrichard dawkins bookadvice reading. It is a true comingofage story, as the protagonist has to find his way in the world while learning who he is. Whether the people in your book club love or hate these books, there will certainly be a lively discussion. Npr best books of 20, fresh air 2018, nprs best of books of 2015, nprs best books of 2016, fresh air 2017, npr best ya fiction 2012 no.
These books are making waves on 2019 summer reading lists. Take a look at some of the most highly rated new books. This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. Weve got a 2020 update with seven new books that will change your world view theres no denying the value of a good book. Plus, you want to make sure its a book people will.
A novel by nickolas butler paperback, dec 26, 2017. I joined my first book club when i was in the second grade. Ahead, all 15 books on jenna bush hagers book club list. A sunbather reads on a private beach in fiumicino, near rome, on july 18, 2012. It is a heavy book, but the writing is beautiful and the story is important. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended.
Updated 522020 new books to watch for brand new releases previous lists of new books. Host peter odowd speaks with petra mayer of npr books about her picks for best reads of the year. But all of these books recommended by npr s lynn neary will give. The titles in this weeks list will get the conversation jumping again. A club member recommended the graphic novel maus, and it really opened our eyes and hearts to the horrors of the holocaust. Book club books 10 best books to read with a book club. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life.
This helps cover fees for site hosting and linkchecking. This is a book i read with my son this year after it was recommended by his teacher. Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again. You can count on jenna bush hager to recommend a book that you wont be able to put down. Npr s book concierge is your guide to 2018s best reads. Asterisks indicate books that have been particular favorites for discussion. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. But all of these books recommended by nprs lynn neary will give you. Popular npr recommended books meet your next favorite book. Weve rounded up a list of 50 new books to bring to the table, all ripe for discussion and many that might be totally new to. Or, is the team struggling with the last few books youve read. We read only fun books that make our members rediscover their love of reading. Since there are so many great books worthy of discussion, many book clubs may find it difficult to pick the best books which can foster great discussion.
Raised in london, elizabeth graduated with a degree in english from smith college in 20. 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. Gabriel bouysafpgettyimages with meghna chakrabarti thrillers to memoirs. Some of these are the best book club books from my own book clubs over the years and others are ones i wish my book club had read. Book club members and voracious readers alike will find something to pique their interest. The 5 best book club books i read in 2018 off the shelf. This is the story of a girl in cambodia during the period of the khmer rouge and the killing fields. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand. Is the group on a roll and ready to tackle that long thick book youve been talking about for months.
Our lists of book club favorites curious about what the hot new books are. I started a book club in 2010, and since then, weve read dozens of books, classic and contemporary, short and long, fiction and non. Now read this is a partnership between the new york times and pbs newshour, in which every month we discuss a work of. I have two cardinal rules in selecting the best book club books. Book club suggestions 20172018 by pnelson384 a communitycreated list.
Oprahs first selection was a suspenseful and moving story about the disappearance of a child and the family suffering that follows. Produced by rose friedman, petra mayer, beth novey and meghan sullivan executive producer. Check out this list finding the best book club book can be tough since most book clubs have people with differing tastes. 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.
Regular book club meetings help you stay accountable, keep you social, and broaden your horizons, not to mention sharpen your wine and cheese pairing skills. Buy a book from amazon after first clicking on a link here to get to amazon and we get an 2% to 6% referral fee. There is nothing better than discussing good books with your friends. Complaints about a lack of excitement in the books any particular book group chooses are common. Since her book club, read with jenna, launched in march 2019, bush hager has championed 15 reads to date, each ranging in author and genre, but sharing the same warmth. Introducing now read this, a book club from pbs newshour and the new york times. Whether theyre wielding political power, magic, swords, k. Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. These are the books that were proposed for our book club for the next year. From informational to entertaining, eyeopening to jawdropping, and everything in. Now read this is a partnership between the new york times and pbs newshour, in which every month we discuss a work of fiction or nonfiction that helps us. Were here to help you find a book that every member will rave about. In the shadow of the banyan is officially fiction, but ratner admits in the authors note that it is basically her storymaking it fiction just gave her freedom with some of the details.
Picking your book club books for the year can be a daunting decision. Best books for book clubs 2018 popsugar entertainment. In fact, i continually tell myself, you should have more hobbies, but then i remember how much i. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. December 3, 2019 explore seven years of recommendations all in one place. Npr staff picks, biography and memoir, book club ideas. 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. Richard dawkins, frs frsl is an english ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author. Cutting for stone march 8, 2011 throughout the month of march, npr books will be running an online discussion about abraham vergheses novel cutting for stone. Book clubs, best of year from the early 20th century to our contemporary time, from california to georgia to washington d.
These are the best books to read if you are currently in a book club or youre thinking of starting one with your friends. Keep the mood of the club in mind when selecting the book. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. It was named a best book of the 2017 by the new york times, npr, huffington post, the san. End of 2019 the water dancer by tanehisi coates coatess debut novel mixes magical realism with historical fiction as it tells the story of hiram walker, who joins the underground railroad and then discovers he has a supernatural power called conduction that allows him to basically use water as a transporter. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love. 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. The book is available now on apple books in both ebook and audiobook formats. Books recommended by the girlfriends book club of baltimore.
587 669 469 581 423 340 939 461 557 404 1482 1544 841 1100 936 677 1533 644 80 725 223 134 821 337 399 826 567 1000 30 477 1554 1146 416 237 579 837 127 914 649 980 350 524 234 217 700