The best historical fiction books for book clubs include All the Light We Cannot See, The Nightingale, Pachinko, The Book Thief, Hamnet and James: immersive stories with plenty to discuss.
The best book club books for middle schoolers include Wonder, Restart, New Kid, The Giver, Holes and Refugee: engaging stories about friendship, empathy and courage that kids love to discuss.
The best book club books for college students include Educated, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Klara and the Sun, Normal People, Sapiens and The Anxious Generation: big ideas and stories to debate.
The best book club books for coworkers include The Culture Code, Dare to Lead, Radical Candor, Think Again, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Project Hail Mary: a mix of workplace books and crowd-pleasing stories.
The best book club books for moms include Little Fires Everywhere, Big Little Lies, Lessons in Chemistry, The Last Thing He Told Me, Hello Beautiful and Where’d You Go, Bernadette: page-turners full of family drama to discuss.
The best books to read when you feel lost include Man’s Search for Meaning, The Midnight Library, The Alchemist, Designing Your Life, The Defining Decade and Four Thousand Weeks: books that bring perspective, comfort and direction.
The best book club books for teens include The Hate U Give, The Hunger Games, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Long Way Down, The Outsiders and Six of Crows: gripping reads with big questions to discuss.
The best book club books for seniors include A Gentleman in Moscow, A Man Called Ove, The Thursday Murder Club, The Boys in the Boat, 84 Charing Cross Road and Being Mortal: warm, thoughtful reads with large-print editions.
The best book club books for couples include Project Hail Mary, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gone Girl, The Rosie Project and An American Marriage: books both partners enjoy and love to debate.
The best book club books for men include Project Hail Mary, The Road, The Boys in the Boat, Shoe Dog, Killers of the Flower Moon and Lonesome Dove: gripping stories of survival, adventure and grit.