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Goodreads Winter Challenge 2026: Star Selections

The enduring popularity of celebrity and community book clubs bodes well for the culture. It's a good reminder that, in our world of rapidly diminishing attention spans, people still like to read books—and talk about them.

Today's collection is pretty straightforward: We've listed below the most recent recommendations from popular book clubs, ending roughly in December 2025. The books are presented in reverse chronological order, with the most recent picks at the top.
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The Heir Apparent (Rebecca Armitage)
The Heir Apparent
1
Rebecca Armitage
Wild Dark Shore (Charlotte McConaghy)
Wild Dark Shore
2
Charlotte McConaghy
To the Moon and Back (Eliana Ramage)
To the Moon and Back
3
Eliana Ramage
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood (Ashley Jordan)
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
4
Ashley Jordan
Spectacular Things (Beck Dorey Stein)
Spectacular Things
5
Beck Dorey Stein
The Phoenix Pencil Company (Allison King)
The Phoenix Pencil Company
6
Allison King
Great Big Beautiful Life (Emily Henry)
Great Big Beautiful Life
7
Emily Henry
All That Life Can Afford (Emily Everett)
All That Life Can Afford
8
Emily Everett
Broken Country (Clare Leslie Hall)
Broken Country
9
Clare Leslie Hall
Isola (Allegra Goodman)
Isola
10
Allegra Goodman
The Three Lives of Cate Kay (Kate Fagan)
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
11
Kate Fagan
City of Night Birds (Juhea Kim)
City of Night Birds
12
Juhea Kim
Starling House (Alix E. Harrow)
Starling House
13
Alix E. Harrow
Mother-Daughter Murder Night (Nina Simon)
Mother-Daughter Murder Night
14
Nina Simon
We Will Be Jaguars. a Memoir of My People (Nemonte Nenquimo)
We Will Be Jaguars. a Memoir of My People
15
Nemonte Nenquimo
Society of Lies (Lauren Ling Brown)
Society of Lies
16
Lauren Ling Brown
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
17
Jane Austen
Cursed Daughters (Oyinkan Braithwaite)
Cursed Daughters
18
Oyinkan Braithwaite
The Irish Goodbye (Heather Aimee O'Neill)
The Irish Goodbye
19
Heather Aimee O'Neill
Buckeye (Patrick Ryan)
Buckeye
20
Patrick Ryan
My Other Heart (Emma Nanami Strenner)
My Other Heart
21
Emma Nanami Strenner
Happy Wife (Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores)
Happy Wife
22
Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores
A Family Matter (Claire Lynch)
A Family Matter
23
Claire Lynch
The Names (Florence Knapp)
The Names
24
Florence Knapp
Heartwood (Amity Gaige)
Heartwood
25
Amity Gaige
The Dream Hotel (Laila Lalami)
The Dream Hotel
26
Laila Lalami
This Is a Love Story (Jessica Soffer)
This Is a Love Story
27
Jessica Soffer
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus (Emma Knight)
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus
28
Emma Knight
Devotions (Mary Oliver)
Devotions
29
Mary Oliver
This Motherless Land (Nikki May)
This Motherless Land
30
Nikki May
The Mighty Red (Louise Erdrich)
The Mighty Red
31
Louise Erdrich
Blue Sisters (Coco Mellors)
Blue Sisters
32
Coco Mellors
Brightly Shining (Ingvild Rishoi)
Brightly Shining
33
Ingvild Rishoi
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
34
Margaret Atwood
Flesh (David Szalay)
Flesh
35
David Szalay
The Trees (Percival Everett)
The Trees
36
Percival Everett
This House of Grief (Helen Garner)
This House of Grief
37
Helen Garner
Small Boat (Vincent Delecroix)
Small Boat
38
Vincent Delecroix
The Widow Basquiat (Jennifer Clement)
The Widow Basquiat
39
Jennifer Clement
Still Born (Guadalupe Nettel)
Still Born
40
Guadalupe Nettel
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