Picks · Literary · long · avoiding Horror, Non-Fiction
Five book club picks for a literary · long · 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
The Overstory
by Richard Powers
Pulitzer winner weaving nine lives through the world of trees
Four more your club will like
- 2.Cloud Cuckoo Landby Anthony Doerr
Three timelines connected by an ancient text - ambitious and rewarding
- 3.One Hundred Years of Solitudeby Gabriel García Márquez
Magical realism masterpiece that rewards a patient group read
- 4.A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara
Emotionally intense - clubs either love or debate it passionately
- 5.The Great Believersby Rebecca Makkai
AIDS crisis Chicago and modern Paris intertwined - devastating and beautiful
Refine these for your specific group
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