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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

  1. 2.
    Cloud Cuckoo Land
    by Anthony Doerr

    Three timelines connected by an ancient text - ambitious and rewarding

  2. 3.
    One Hundred Years of Solitude
    by Gabriel García Márquez

    Magical realism masterpiece that rewards a patient group read

  3. 4.
    A Little Life
    by Hanya Yanagihara

    Emotionally intense - clubs either love or debate it passionately

  4. 5.
    The Great Believers
    by Rebecca Makkai

    AIDS crisis Chicago and modern Paris intertwined - devastating and beautiful

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a literary · long · avoiding horror, non-fictiongroup on average. The 2-minute quiz tunes them to your group's actual taste — and once you have a club going, ratings improve future picks.