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Picks · Literary · short · avoiding Horror, Non-Fiction

Five book club picks for a literary · short · 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 Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro

Understated brilliance about regret and duty

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    Piranesi
    by Susanna Clarke

    Strange infinite house with a mystery at its heart - unlike anything else

  2. 3.
    Such a Fun Age
    by Kiley Reid

    Racial profiling incident upends two women's lives - timely and sharp

  3. 4.
    My Year of Rest and Relaxation
    by Ottessa Moshfegh

    Woman sedates herself for a year in pre-9/11 Manhattan - darkly funny

  4. 5.
    Small Things Like These
    by Claire Keegan

    Booker-shortlisted novella about moral courage in 1980s Ireland

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a literary · short · 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.