Picks · Literary · long · avoiding Horror, Thriller/Mystery
Five book club picks for a literary · long · avoiding horror, thriller/mystery 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 Covenant of Water
by Abraham Verghese
Three generations in Kerala bound by water and a mysterious curse
Four more your club will like
- 2.A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara
Emotionally intense - clubs either love or debate it passionately
- 3.The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueby V.E. Schwab
Centuries-spanning fantasy about memory and identity
- 4.The Nightingaleby Kristin Hannah
Two sisters in WWII France make impossible choices - emotional and gripping
- 5.The Overstoryby Richard Powers
Pulitzer winner weaving nine lives through the world of trees
Refine these for your specific group
These picks fit a literary · long · avoiding horror, thriller/mysterygroup 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.