In mondays book club 101 post, we talked about how a fabulous book club discussion starts with the right book and it takes more than a great book to make a great book club novel to gather this list of 40 book club favorites, i polled you on the mmd facebook page, asked you on twitter, and combed through your suggestions here. Favorite books of 2009 reading group choices book club. I was truly taken aback by how well i understood florence. Our lists of book club favorites curious about what other book clubs are interested in. Handpicked book recommendations, organized into interesting book lists. Flashlight worthy books asked 10 bloggers including me to come up with a list of the most discussable yet overlooked books published in 2009. The socalled oprah effect is estimated to have sold more than 60 million copies of the book club s selections, and its made several authors into household names. My favorite thing about this heartwarming mystery was joanna cannons unmatched ability to get inside someones head. Here are the fiction book club s top four favorites of 2009. The plot of the book has each member of the club presenting the book that means the most to them in their lives, so book clubs are sure to take note and find some more books.
Check out the favorite books reading group choices. Id like to add 4 books that my book club read this year that i thought. So to assist you in your efforts to find stressrelief we thought wed ask some actual book club members from the or so she says facebook page what their favorite book choices have been and share them with all of you. Best book club books of 2009 i am seriously behind in sharing this with all of you, but here goes. Need a little inspiration for your book club s next read. Gone girl by gillian flynn, the light between oceans by m.
The duo share thoughts about books shared and read and through this platform are able to come to terms with death and our frailties. I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. Stedman, the round house by louise erdrich, the night circu. Rif readers told us these were their favorite books theyd read in book club, so next time you need a guaranteed good read for your own book club one that will fuel lots of. A favorite read of my culinary book club was animal, vegetable, miracle. The most popular book club books of the past decade. And if youre wondering what to reading 2020, check out my mustread book club picks for 2020. All the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, gone girl by gillian flynn, the help by kathryn stockett, the book thief by mar. Suggest books that your group has read that led to a lively discussion, whether people loved or hated them. Take a look at the most searched books on litlovers. During recent interviews with book club members from across minnesota, i made a point to ask which books had been most successful in their clubs. A gentleman in moscow and all the light we cannot see. Oprahs book club list all 83 books oprah has recommended.
These books are so good, theyll keep you up past your bedtime. Plan your holiday shopping with the the 10 best books of 2009 list from the. And the easiest way to make sure your book club actually reads the books is to choose ones that have depth, create just a little controversy, and spark your imagination chick lit fluff need not apply. I have been a part of one or more book clubs for over 20 years, and i have learned a few things about what makes a book club successful and how to get your book club talking. Whether you belong to a book club or not, this is a great list of book recommendations and books that are fun to discuss. It entertains you, it offers you guidance, it touches you, its there when you need it. A list of classic and current book club favorite reads. Welcome to the good morning america book club, where well showcase book picks from a wide range of compelling authors. Share 8 best book club books ive read so far this year. From the october 2009 issue of o, the oprah magazine. Whew, as you can see i loved so many books in 2019. A novel paperback by mary ann shaffer, annie barrows. The book of the month club is an extremely popular book club with a vast selection of fiction, nonfiction and classics on topics such as biography, business and career, cooking. Best fiction, best nonfiction, best young adult and best debut.
One of the greatest pieces of african american literature and one of my favorite books. This sequel to the liars club and cherry is also a master class on the art of the memoir. Lets start off 2020 right with a selection of the best book club books. The top 100 book recommendations from over 48,000 book clubs, updated weekly. Some of these are the best book club books from my own book clubs over the years and others are ones i wish my book club had read. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, mississippi, and her mother will. The 24 most popular book club picks this month, according.
Oprahs book club has highlighted the best books to read since 1996. Liesel meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with. It would be tempting to glance at a top 10 list like this and assume that book clubs are a homogeneous bunch all cycling though the same books but, in fact, that is far from the truth. Jonathan franzen archive she picked some good books, but shes picked enough schmaltzy, onedimensional ones that i cringe. From the july 2009 issue of o, the oprah magazine previous next subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprah. Jenna bush hagers book club list all 14 book picks. In the previous post we shared the results of our 2020 survey of book club members to find out their alltime favorite book club books. Book movement get the top 100 book recommendations from. Both feature hugely popular book club questions too, which you can find here. Read along with us and join the conversation all month long on our instagram account. Since 1996, oprahs book club has included meticulously selected books that often become bestsellers.
The help by kathryn stockett, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, where the crawdads sing by delia owens, edu. Reading group choices features a curated collection of the latest book recommendations for your reading group. Mary karrs third memoir, after the acclaimed the liars club and cherry, follows her. Lynn nearys 09 picks what makes a good book club selection. Here are our readers favorite book club books of 2009 based on our 2009 survey results. Twentytwoyearold skeeter has just returned home after graduating from ole miss. Subscribe to the oprahs book club newsletter sign up for the oprah. Norwegian book clubs, with the norwegian nobel institute. This sad but ultimately empowering book was voted a bookbrowse favorite. Lists of great book recommendations from flashlight worthy. Nancy pearl, our favorite librarian, stops by to share recommendations that should keep old.
See more ideas about book club books, african american books and books. This list of book club books has nonfiction, chicklit, young adult and middle grade titles, history books and parenting books. Regular book club meetings help you stay accountable, keep you social, and broaden your horizons, not to mention sharpen your wine and cheese pairing skills. December 15, 2009 what makes a good bookclub selection. If youve ever been in a book club and been tasked with picking the next months book, then you already know. The 5 best book club books i read in 2018 off the shelf. Her book club, read with jenna, kicked off in march 2019 on the today show. Here are the fiction book clubs top four favorites of 2009. I participate in the long tweet book club, facebook live discussions, and one of my favorites, the monthly inperson meetups with the women ive met through the online newsletter girls night in. Now, with her new partnership with apple, oprahs book club is experiencing a new chapter, which began with the selection of tanehisi coates the water dancer, and continued with olive, again by elizabeth strout and american dirt by. When wills mother is dying, he and his mother decide to punctuate his hospital visits with an unusual book club with a membership of two. Need a little inspiration for your book clubs next read. This is a tally of all books with more than 1 vote. Our book clubs vote on their foavorites of the books discussed durning the year.
So much better than reading a book alone, then wishing someone else you knew had read it so you could unpack it. I have two cardinal rules in selecting the best book club books. Every november, bookbrowse polls its subscribers to identify the best books of the past 12 months. The most popular book club books of the past decade bookbub.
Best for book clubs best books to read for a great book club discussion. Some of these were published in late 2019, while some arent released yet, so theyre split into sections by publication date. Considering how my whole life sometimes feels like a book club, i wanted to share a few of the best books to spark discussion. Obc has been a force in the literary world since its launch via the oprah winfrey show in 1996, and it recently turned a new chapter with a partnership with apple. Books that might otherwise be overlooked by the general public catapult onto the bestseller lists after being selected. Bachelor girl is a pageturning novel inspired by the true story of jacob ruppert, the millionaire owner of the new yankees, and his mysterious bequest to an unknown actress in 1939. It truly made us think about the processed foods we consume and how we can better support local food producers.