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Five book club picks for a fun · short · avoiding horror group

These books were chosen from our 150-book editorial catalog using the same matching algorithm we use on the quiz. They're a starting point — refine for your specific group with the 2-minute quiz.

Top pick

When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

Neurosurgeon facing terminal cancer reflects on mortality - profound and brief

Four more your club will like

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    Verity
    by Colleen Hoover

    Dark thriller with a manuscript-within-a-manuscript twist

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    The Midnight Library
    by Matt Haig

    Accessible premise with philosophical depth

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    The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
    by Alexander McCall Smith

    Gentle mysteries set in Botswana - refreshingly different

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    Before We Were Strangers
    by Renée Carlino

    Missed connections and second chances in New York City

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