The best thriller books for book clubs include Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, The Guest List, The Last Thing He Told Me, Defending Jacob and Dark Matter: twisty page-turners that spark heated debate.
The best feel-good books for book clubs include A Man Called Ove, The House in the Cerulean Sea, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Remarkably Bright Creatures, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Midnight Library.
The best funny books for book clubs include Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Good Omens, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Bossypants, Me Talk Pretty One Day and Anxious People: laugh-out-loud reads with plenty to talk about.
The best memoirs for book clubs include Educated, Becoming, The Glass Castle, Born a Crime, Crying in H Mart and When Breath Becomes Air: honest true stories that lead to deep, personal conversations.
The best nonfiction books for book clubs include The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Killers of the Flower Moon, Sapiens, The Boys in the Boat, Quiet and Braiding Sweetgrass: true stories and big ideas that get everyone talking.
The best mystery books for book clubs include The Thursday Murder Club, And Then There Were None, The Silent Patient, Big Little Lies, Magpie Murders and The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: twisty reads that spark debate.
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.