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Picks · Fun · short · avoiding Horror, Non-Fiction

Five book club picks for a fun · short · avoiding horror, non-fiction 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

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

Racial profiling incident upends two women's lives - timely and sharp

Four more your club will like

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    The Push
    by Ashley Audrain

    Is her daughter a sociopath or is she losing her mind? Groups are split

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    My Year of Rest and Relaxation
    by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny

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    The Midnight Library
    by Matt Haig

    Accessible premise with philosophical depth

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    Brave New World
    by Aldous Huxley

    Pleasure as control - pairs perfectly with 1984 for compare-and-contrast

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