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Great Books for Book Club Organizers to Consider

I've run a bunch of book clubs. That doesn't include the several I was a part of where I wasn't organizer. If you're looking to start your own book club--or think you might be hitting a wall with your current one(s)--here are some tried & true titles that succeeded in spurring conversations in my own that left most everyone happy and ready for more. There's a wide variety here in length, genre, and tone. A majority of these books were read by multiple book clubs of mine, and the positive responses were universal. Even if members didn't like a selection, they appreciated hearing what others had to say and had their minds changed a little. My book clubs' demographics run from 18 to 95 year-olds, urban and rural, and a variety of backgrounds. Hope this helps and happy reading!!
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11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
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Stephen King
142 Ostriches (April Davila)
142 Ostriches
2
April Davila
A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman)
A Man Called Ove
3
Fredrik Backman
A Room With a View (E.M. Forster)
A Room With a View
4
E.M. Forster
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
5
Ruth Ozeki
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
6
Betty Smith
A Whole Life (Robert Seethaler)
A Whole Life
7
Robert Seethaler
Absent Witness (Karl Petry)
Absent Witness
8
Karl Petry
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
9
Martha Wells
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
10
Cormac McCarthy
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things (Bryn Greenwood)
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
11
Bryn Greenwood
American Eve (Paula Uruburu)
American Eve
12
Paula Uruburu
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
13
Philip Roth
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
14
Tayari Jones
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
15
Fredrik Backman
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
16
John O'Hara
Banyan Moon (Thao Thai)
Banyan Moon
17
Thao Thai
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope)
Barchester Towers
18
Anthony Trollope
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances (Ruth Emmie Lang)
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances
19
Ruth Emmie Lang
Behold the Dreamers (Imbolo Mbue)
Behold the Dreamers
20
Imbolo Mbue
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
21
Josh Malerman
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
22
Truman Capote
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
23
Madeline Miller
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
24
David Mitchell
Cry, the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry, the Beloved Country
25
Alan Paton
Dark Matter (Blake Crouch)
Dark Matter
26
Blake Crouch
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh)
Decline and Fall
27
Evelyn Waugh
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
28
Barbara Kingsolver
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)
Dungeon Crawler Carl
29
Matt Dinniman
Earth Abides (George R. Stewart)
Earth Abides
30
George R. Stewart
Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated
31
Tara Westover
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Gail Honeyman)
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
32
Gail Honeyman
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
33
Richard Russo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
34
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fair and Tender Ladies (Lee Smith)
Fair and Tender Ladies
35
Lee Smith
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
36
Daniel Keyes
Foster (Keegan, Claire)
Foster
37
Keegan, Claire
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
38
Fannie Flagg
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
39
Marilynne Robinson
Hamnet (Maggie O'farrell)
Hamnet
40
Maggie O'farrell
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