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Picks · Literary · long · avoiding Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Five book club picks for a literary · long · avoiding horror, sci-fi/fantasy 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 Four Winds

by Kristin Hannah

Dust Bowl survival story with a fierce mother at its center

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    Becoming
    by Michelle Obama

    Intimate memoir from First Lady to icon - universally engaging

  2. 3.
    Shuggie Bain
    by Douglas Stuart

    Booker winner about a boy's fierce love for his mother - raw and unforgettable

  3. 4.
    The Alice Network
    by Kate Quinn

    Female spies across two world wars - thrilling and empowering

  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, sci-fi/fantasygroup 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.