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Picks · Mixed · medium-length · avoiding Romance

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

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney

Friendship and modern anxiety explored through email and narrative

Four more your club will like

  1. 2.
    Station Eleven
    by Emily St. John Mandel

    Post-pandemic art and survival - resonant and beautifully written

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

    Therapist becomes patient - funny, moving, and endlessly discussable

  3. 4.
    The Book Thief
    by Markus Zusak

    Death narrates WWII Germany - unique perspective that lingers

  4. 5.
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
    by Junot Díaz

    Pulitzer winner mixing Dominican history with nerd culture and curses

Refine these for your specific group

These picks fit a mixed · medium-length · avoiding romancegroup 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.