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Picks · Mixed · medium-length · avoiding Horror

Five book club picks for a mixed · medium-length · avoiding horror 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

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

Science-heavy but accessible - great for analytical groups

Four more your club will like

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    The Dutch House
    by Ann Patchett

    Siblings obsessed with their childhood home - fairy tale meets family drama

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    The Sentence
    by Louise Erdrich

    Haunted Minneapolis bookstore during 2020 - Pulitzer winner's ghost story

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    Hamnet
    by Maggie O'Farrell

    Shakespeare's lost son reimagined with devastating intimacy

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    The Midnight Bargain
    by C.L. Polk

    Regency-era sorceress fights for magic and love - feminist fantasy delight

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