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Picks · Literary · medium-length · avoiding Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Five book club picks for a literary · medium-length · avoiding 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

Daisy Jones & The Six

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Oral history format makes for unique reading experience

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    Lessons in Chemistry
    by Bonnie Garmus

    Witty and thought-provoking - bridges literary and fun readers

  2. 3.
    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
    by Lori Gottlieb

    Therapist becomes patient - funny, moving, and endlessly discussable

  3. 4.
    The Prophets
    by Robert Jones Jr.

    Queer love on a pre-Civil War plantation - lyrical and devastating

  4. 5.
    The Vanishing Half
    by Brit Bennett

    Twin sisters, racial identity, and secrets across generations

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a literary · medium-length · avoiding 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.