October book club suggestions

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 was made into a movie in 1999 that starred michelle pfeiffer and whoopi goldberg. From spinetingling horror to edgeofyour seat suspense, these books make perfect october reads. Its perfect for a book club because people will take different things away from it, and im sure that will lead to great conversations. Looking for book club suggestions for your book group. Reading group choices is your resource for book recommendations, book club discussion topics, and reading group guides. Oprah announces olive, again by elizabeth strout, as the latest selection for oprahs book club. Jan 29, 2009 a great read for the book club doesnt necessarily mean i will like it on a personal level.

Little heathens wont make my top 10 anytime soon, but the authors simple, sometimes harsh, sometimes humorous descriptions provoked deep discussions in our group. 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. 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. The map of salt and stars by zeyn joukhadar 5 stars. 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.

Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers. If you needed another excuse to love fall, look no further than these great books, handpicked. We have included a good mix of fiction and nonfiction and tossed in a mystery and a thriller while were at it. October 2017 good reads book club reading suggestions for octobers meeting we read faces of the gone by brad parks. Sep 30, 2019 jenna bush hagers october today show book club pick is the dutch house, by ann patchett. Browse bestsellers, new releases and the most talked about books. Check out this list finding the best book club book can be tough since most book clubs have people with differing.

Excellent horror book recommendatios needed for october book. Were making it easy this year by rounding up the best book club books 2019 has to offer. The story is about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth centuryqueen elizabeths. Rebecca by daphne du maurier this book would be especially fun if you were choosing for october. Some ideas for book club books upper elementary august 17, 2014 july 31, 2015 pernille ripp i thought i had been doing book clubs well my first few years of teaching, but it wasnt until i went to teachers college and really learned how to do book clubs that i started loving them. Now that youve had some time to recover from all those champagne wishes and caviar dreams, its time to get down to business. Beasts extraordinary circumstance by ruth emmie lang release date. Best book club books guaranteed to get people talking. October 2017 good reads book club reading suggestions.

Plus, you want to make sure its a book people will. A world war ii story of survival, resilien laura hillenbrand laura hillenbrand. Oprahs first selection was a suspenseful and moving story about the disappearance of a child and the family suffering that follows. Go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book clubs latest selection. Suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks chowhound. October creeps up on us every year and its time to heat up the cider, put on the cozy socks, and pull out a good ol scary read. Usually dispatched within 24 hours rich in metaphor and flawless in tone, the dutch house sees one of the worlds finest living novelists at the top of her game. My mustread book club picks for 2019 book club chat. Go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book club s latest selection. After winning a become the jetsetter contest, a 70yearold woman named charlotte vows to reignite her relationship with her three estranged children. Find discussion books, contests, and reading lists. If youre looking for new recommendations for your book club or yourself, check out this reese witherspoon book club list. Read the suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks discussion from the chowhound home cooking, appetizer food community. And if youre not into the creepycrawly stuff, october is the perfect time for a mysterious novel.

The best book club books that will encourage discussion in your book cluband theyre all. It is a thriller whose main character is carter ross, a reporter for the newark eagle. The actress started posting about her reads on instagram several years ago and has now turned her love of reading into a fullfledged business. A great read for the book club doesnt necessarily mean i will like it on a personal level. 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. The best books from oprahs book club 2020 best products. Read along with us and join the conversation all month long on our instagram account.

But another celeb whose shown herself to have excellent taste is reese witherspoon. Book club kit discover our exclusive reading group goodies like discussion guides, author interviews, food and drink suggestions, playlists, and more. In addition to launching reeses book club which has its own social media account and, yes, its own yellow stamp of approval on book covers. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called hill house. Creator of the fx television series fargo and legion, hawley won the 2017 edgar award for best novel for this riveting mystery about a plane crash off the coast of marthas vineyard that claims the lives of nine welltodo passengers. Your book club will love these spinetingling thriller books. If youve got suggestions to share, please do post at the bottom. Your guide to all of reese witherspoons book recommendations. Were all halloween lovers, so im excited to read some horror to get in the spirit. The book is available now on apple books in both e book and audiobook formats. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a haunting. Serve the group a simple and delicious meal, let the wine flowand theyll want to have every meeting at your house. Preorder titles at great prices from your favorite authors.

Selecting each months book requires walking a fine. Some ideas for book club books upper elementary pernille ripp. For octobers installment of the cut book club, were reading inventive historical fiction, acclaimed shortstory collections, and memoirs by. Oct 01, 2017 make your book of the month club selections by friday, october 6th. October book club picks booksamillion chapters blog. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemptionunbroken. The book is available now on apple books in both ebook and audiobook formats. 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. Remedy that with another exemplary debut novel, this time from the editorinchief of io9. Oct 17, 2016 from spinetingling horror to edgeofyour seat suspense. Book club pick and a new york times bestseller, one day in december is a. Shimmering with melancholy, this extraordinary book takes a scalpel to family. Pretzels and rolos are a saltysweet match made in heaven.

Hear what reese has to say about the books she loves. A years worth of perfect picks for your book club barnes. May 18, 2020 book club kit discover our exclusive reading group goodies like discussion guides, author interviews, food and drink suggestions, playlists, and more. In addition to launching reeses book club which has its own social media account and, yes. Reeses july rw book club pick, the alice network, is an enthralling blend of historical fiction, engaging drama, and mystery. How to join book of the month club book of the month club is a subscription service for people who like to try new books from a curated selection and like to read in hardcover format. Coed book club recommendations short book club recommendations 300 pages or less. Selecting each months book requires walking a fine line between art and science, preplanning and sheer luck. Reese witherspoons book club list all 36 book picks.

And since her inaugural novel pickeleanor oliphant is completely finemany of the a. Check out this list finding the best book club book can be tough since most book clubs have people with differing tastes. The newest kit is for the joy of missing out by tonya dalton. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended. If your book club is looking for a new book to read, you might. The warmth of other suns by isabel wilkerson 4 stars. Whether in person or online, theyre the perfect place to read great books with great book nerds, and dive deep. If youre fan of the royal family and of the nexflix show the crown, youll have to read the gown. If youre packing for spring break, be sure to include a copy of this fun read and follow along with reeses book club. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, little fires everywhere by celeste ng, where the crawdads sing by. The haunting of hill house by shirley jackson written in 1959, this book was one of the first horror novels written by a woman. For additional book club recommendations, check out my. We can go on and on about the reasons to love fall, but lets be honest.

Unless your group is dedicated to science fiction, the genre often gets short shrift when it comes to book club picks. After all, variety is the spice of life and of any respectable book club. Aug 17, 2014 some ideas for book club books upper elementary august 17, 2014 july 31, 2015 pernille ripp i thought i had been doing book clubs well my first few years of teaching, but it wasnt until i went to teachers college and really learned how to do book clubs that i started loving them. Some book clubs only tackle horror novels in september and october, when pumpkins and witchery are in the air. Excellent horror book recommendatios needed for october. Jenna bush hagers october today show book club pick is the dutch house, by ann patchett.

Our books of the month for may are a wonderfully eclectic selection of great new writing. Italianamerican cookbook author lidia bastianich, whos accustomed to cooking for a crowd, says a bubbling casserole of shellshaped pasta stuffed with ricotta is something everyone. Welcome to the good morning america book club, where well showcase book picks from a wide range of compelling authors. The read it forward book club is a place for readers to discuss, analyze, and rave. Anthony doerr goodreads author shelved 67 times as bookclubsuggestions avg rating 4. November 7, 2017 352 pages average goodreads rating. 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. In 2017, the actress launched her very own book club along with her media company, hello sunshine. The best mystery and suspense for your reading group. Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. Mar 24, 2020 the deep end of the ocean by jacquelyn mitchard.

Jean hanff korelitzs you should have known came out just yesterday in paperback and it is sharply observant, and. Im requesting some great horror book suggestions since itll be for october. 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. Read an exclusive excerpt from elizabeth strouts olive, again. Book club suggestions books showing 150 of 7,182 all the light we cannot see hardcover by. Aug 06, 2019 in case you havent noticed, reese witherspoons book recommendations are kind of a big deal these days. The care and feeding of ravenously hungry girls by. Id like to keep it under 350 pages though as long books dont get voted on as much. These fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. Oct 09, 2017 these fourteen books offer engaging and powerful stories and plenty to discuss. A users guide to the chakra system llewellyns new age serieswheels of life. She has no idea how or why shes been plunged back in time, but she does.

Its the story of two womena female spy recruited to the reallife alice network in france during world war i and an unconventional american socialite searching for her cousin in 1947who are united in this. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a novel, theres a book here for every book club. Were always in the mood for a good thriller here in the living book club, and october feels like the perfect time to cozy up and get a little spooked with a great read. 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. Martins griffin with a fresh take on the concept of a fishbowl existence, little ian the goldfish takes a leap out of a highrise apartment building and gets a peek at the residents lives as he makes his way down. In case you havent noticed, reese witherspoons book recommendations are kind of a big deal these days. When shes not watching melodramatic television or reading magical realism, shes reading memoir, watching the great british bake off, or eating her way around new york. We already know that our very own o of o has one of the best book clubs, like, ever. Mar 17, 2016 read the suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks discussion from the chowhound home cooking, appetizer food community. Whether its a classic mystery or a new horror novel, everyone should read one of these books this fall though you may have to make sure all the. 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. I have been a part of one or more book clubs for over 20 years, and i have learned a few. October 18 this is how it always is by laurie frankel.