Saturday, November 1, 2025

This month’s best new book club picks

 
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This Month's Best New Book Club Picks
 
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Book cover for The Widow by John Grisham
John Grisham is back with a sensational #1 New York Times bestseller!
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • When small-town lawyer Simon Latch is accused of murder, he must untangle a twisted plot in order to find the real killer — and clear his name…
  • Publishers Weekly calls this one "a captivating legal whodunit" that will stick in your head long after the final page is turned
  • Don't miss Grisham "at his irresistible, unforgettable best" (Chris Whitaker)
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Media mentions for The Widow by John GrishamMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, CBS Mornings, People, Parade, The Times, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for A Guardian and a Thief by Megha Majumdar
Oprah's latest book club pick is 'a perfect novel' (The Washington Post)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • This 2025 National Book Award finalist is "a true literary achievement" and "joy to read" (The New York Times)
  • In a ravaged near-future, two families desperate to protect their children clash
  • "Gives Cormac McCarthy's The Road a run for its money… Equal parts dazzling and devastating" (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Stacy Schiff)
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Media mentions for A Guardian and a Thief by Megha MajumdarMEDIA MENTIONS:Oprah's Book Club, NPR, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, New Scientist, People, The Washington Post, Associated Press, USA Today, Town & Country, Elle, Parade, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
The devastating, unforgettable memoir from Jeffrey Epstein's chief accuser
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • An instant #1 New York Times bestseller hailed as "clear-eyed and necessary… courageous" (The Guardian)
  • In this posthumous release, Virginia Roberts Giuffre details how she was recruited into a world of wealth and unchecked abuse as a teenager — and how she escaped
  • "Illuminating and heartbreaking… A window into the mind of a young girl preyed upon by demons — and a woman who fought them to the end" (CBS Mornings)
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Media mentions for Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts GiuffreMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Vanity Fair, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Times, New York Post
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Book cover for Wreck by Catherine Newman
Another 'absolutely Ephron-esque' saga (Kirkus Reviews) from the author of Sandwich
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Good Morning America Book Club's November pick has J. Courtney Sullivan raving: "I couldn't stop reading, even though I didn't want it to end"
  • Back home in Western Massachusetts, Rocky is sent spiraling by an obsession with a local accident and a mysterious ailment
  • "The kind of book that pulls up a chair, pours the wine, and dives deep… A luminous, laugh-out-loud triumph" (Alison Espach, author of The Wedding People)
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Media mentions for Wreck by Catherine NewmanMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America Book Club, NPR, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, New York Post, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub
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Book cover for Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben
'Witherspoon and Coben were a match made in literary heaven' (USA Today)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Cowritten by an Academy Award–winning actor and a #1 New York Times bestselling author hailed as "simply one of the all-time greats" (Gillian Flynn)
  • Reeling from the loss of her career, Maggie McCabe accepts an unconventional job with an elite plastic surgeon — but when a patient disappears, she's pulled into a sinister web of wealth and deceit
  • Find out why this novel has garnered rave reviews from Laura Dave, Val McDermid, and Lucy Foley
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Media mentions for Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan CobenMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, TODAY Show, CBS Mornings, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Post, Variety, Library Journal, BookPage
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Book cover for The Missing Pages by Alyson Richman
Fans of The Midnight Library: Don't miss this sparkling dual-timeline story
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • In 1912, book collector Harry Widener vanishes on the Titanic as it's sinking. Decades later, Violet is working at Harvard's Harry Widener Memorial Library — and unravels the mystery of his disappearance
  • "A celebration of the love of books and the enduring strength of the human heart" from "a master storyteller at the top of her craft" (Allison Pataki)
  • Rave reviews from Chris Bohjalian, Jenna Blum, and Marie Benedict, who calls it "a bibliophile's page-turner"
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Media mentions for The Missing Pages by Alyson RichmanMEDIA MENTIONS:People, Library Reads, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal
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Book cover for The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly
The latest from 'the modern master' of pulse-pounding thrillers (Publishers Weekly)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • "Mickey Haller is a worthy colleague of Atticus Finch" (Los Angeles Times)
  • When an AI company is tied to the murder of a teenage girl, Mickey Haller is put on the case — but the truth turns out to be more twisted than he could have ever imagined…
  • This instant New York Times bestseller reaffirms that "any new book by Michael Connelly is a cause for celebration" (HuffPost)
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Media mentions for The Proving Ground by Michael ConnellyMEDIA MENTIONS:The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Entertainment Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly
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Book cover for Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan
This 'brilliant' genre-bender 'will attract legions of eager readers' (Booklist)
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • On Cape Cod, a grieving architect meets a mysterious woman who upends his quiet life
  • A one-of-a-kind collaboration between the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook and the Academy Award–nominated filmmaker behind The Sixth Sense
  • Pick this up before the film adaptation — starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor — hits screens in 2026!
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Media mentions for Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night ShyamalanMEDIA MENTIONS:NPR, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, Parade, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Variety, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
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Book cover for Twice by Mitch Albom
What if you got a do-over for every moment in your life?
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Alfie has the unique ability to live any moment twice. But there's a catch: Once he undoes a love, that person will never fall for him again…
  • Get your tissues ready for this Good Morning America Book Club pick that "builds to an unforgettable conclusion" (Booklist)
  • The moving latest from the author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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Media mentions for Twice by Mitch AlbomMEDIA MENTIONS:Good Morning America Book Club, NPR, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, Parade, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub
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Book cover for The Mad Wife by Meagan Church
1950s housewife Lulu finds her seemingly perfect life upended by a mysterious new neighbor
WHY IT'S READWORTHY:
  • Book clubs will love this intriguing blend of historical fiction and domestic suspense
  • "A haunting, hopeful tale of resilience, reckoning, and the redemptive power of truth" (Sarah Penner, author of The Lost Apothecary)
  • Buckle up for a jaw-dropping twist you won't see coming
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Media mentions for The Mad Wife by Meagan ChurchMEDIA MENTION:Parade
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The Garden of Last Days
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