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Picks · Mixed · long · avoiding Thriller/Mystery

Five book club picks for a mixed · long · 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

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

Intimate memoir from First Lady to icon - universally engaging

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    The Nightingale
    by Kristin Hannah

    Two sisters in WWII France make impossible choices - emotional and gripping

  2. 3.
    The Great Believers
    by Rebecca Makkai

    AIDS crisis Chicago and modern Paris intertwined - devastating and beautiful

  3. 4.
    The Four Winds
    by Kristin Hannah

    Dust Bowl survival story with a fierce mother at its center

  4. 5.
    Shuggie Bain
    by Douglas Stuart

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

Refine these for your specific group

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