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Picks · Literary · medium-length · avoiding Thriller/Mystery

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

by Alice Walker

Pulitzer winner about resilience and sisterhood - transformative reading

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
    by Lori Gottlieb

    Therapist becomes patient - funny, moving, and endlessly discussable

  2. 3.
    The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
    by James McBride

    National Book Award winner about a diverse 1920s community - warm and sprawling

  3. 4.
    Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
    by Gabrielle Zevin

    Complex friendship dynamics that spark debate about ambition and loyalty

  4. 5.
    Atonement
    by Ian McEwan

    A lie's lifelong consequences - the ending alone fuels hours of debate

Refine these for your specific group

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