Best Book Club Books for Thoughtful Discussion
Powerful True Stories and Big Ideas for Your Next Great Book Club Books.
From the shocking eviction crisis in Evicted to the profound ethical questions of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, each selection is a great book club books—chosen for narrative power and rich discussion, sure to leave your group talking long after the final page.
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1984
by George Orwell
"In a world where truth is erased and love is a crime, one man dares to remember."
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
"In a world where freedom was erased piece by piece, one woman's voice became the only weapon left."
A Thousand Splendid Suns
by Khaled Hosseini
"Two women, bound by suffering, discover that love can be the most powerful act of defiance."
The Book Thief
by Markus Zusak
"Death narrates a young girl's story in Nazi Germany, proving words can save lives."
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
"A mother murdered her daughter to save her from slavery—and then the daughter came back."
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
"A man's fear of weakness destroys his son, his soul, and his entire world."
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
"When forbidden love defies ancient caste laws, a family shatters—and two twins carry the wreckage for twenty-five years."
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
"A woman's journey from being an object of others' stories to becoming the author of her own."
The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
"A name can be a gift, a burden, or the only bridge between two worlds."
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
"A powerful call to reclaim feminism as a simple belief in equality that benefits everyone."
The Warmth of Other Suns
by Isabel Wilkerson
"Six million African Americans fled the Jim Crow South—this is their untold story, told through three unforgettable lives."
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
"One committed lawyer, one innocent man, and the radical power of mercy in a broken justice system."