If you’re looking for the next book for your book club, this is a list of the 100 Best Book Club Books of All Time. The books are listed in reverse chronological order (so newer books are first), based on publication year.
The list has a preference for titles released in more recent years, but includes notable titles that were published in earlier years as well that have remained firmly on book club reading lists.
Happy reading and if you think there’s something missing, feel free to drop me a line in the comments below!
For more book club reads, see the Best Book Club Books of 2021 or the Best Book Club Books of 2020.
The Vanishing Half (2020)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Vanishing Half (2020) Publication Date: June 2, 2020
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Vanishing Half (2020) Publication Date: June 2, 2020
The Giver of Stars (2019)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Giver of Stars (2019) Publication Date: October 8, 2019
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Giver of Stars (2019) Publication Date: October 8, 2019
The Dutch House (2019)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Dutch House (2019) Publication Date: September 24, 2019
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Dutch House (2019) Publication Date: September 24, 2019
Such A Fun Age (2019)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Such A Fun Age (2019) Publication Date: December 31, 2019
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Such A Fun Age (2019) Publication Date: December 31, 2019
Where the Crawdads Sing (2018)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) Publication Date: August 14, 2018
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) Publication Date: August 14, 2018
Circe (2018)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Circe (2018) Publication Date: April 10, 2018
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Circe (2018) Publication Date: April 10, 2018
Educated (2018)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Educated (2018) Publication Date: February 20, 2018
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Educated (2018) Publication Date: February 20, 2018
Little Fires Everywhere (2017)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Little Fires Everywhere (2017) Publication Date: September 12, 2017
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Little Fires Everywhere (2017) Publication Date: September 12, 2017
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (2017)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (2017) Publication Date: May 9, 2017
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (2017) Publication Date: May 9, 2017
Pachinko (2017)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Pachinko (2017) Publication Date: February 7, 2017
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Pachinko (2017) Publication Date: February 7, 2017
A Gentleman in Moscow (2016)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Gentleman in Moscow (2016) Publication Date: September 6, 2016
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Gentleman in Moscow (2016) Publication Date: September 6, 2016
The Girl on the Train (2015)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Girl on the Train (2015) Publication Date: February 18, 2024
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Girl on the Train (2015) Publication Date: February 18, 2024
All The Light We Cannot See (2014)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of All The Light We Cannot See (2014) Publication Date: February 18, 2024
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of All The Light We Cannot See (2014) Publication Date: February 18, 2024
Station Eleven (2014)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Station Eleven (2014) Publication Date: September 9, 2014
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Station Eleven (2014) Publication Date: September 9, 2014
A Man Called Ove (2014)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Man Called Ove (2014) Publication Date: July 15, 2014
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Man Called Ove (2014) Publication Date: July 15, 2014
The Goldfinch (2013)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Goldfinch (2013) Publication Date: October 22, 2013
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Goldfinch (2013) Publication Date: October 22, 2013
The Rosie Project (2013)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Rosie Project (2013) Publication Date: October 1, 2013
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Rosie Project (2013) Publication Date: October 1, 2013
Where'd You Go Bernadette (2012)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Where'd You Go Bernadette (2012) Publication Date: August 14, 2012
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Where'd You Go Bernadette (2012) Publication Date: August 14, 2012
The Night Circus (2011)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Night Circus (2011) Publication Date: September 13, 2011
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Night Circus (2011) Publication Date: September 13, 2011
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008)
What It's About: Publication Date: July 10, 2018
What It's About: Publication Date: July 10, 2018
Olive Kitteridge (2008)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Olive Kitteridge (2008) Publication Date: March 25, 2008
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of Olive Kitteridge (2008) Publication Date: March 25, 2008
A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) Publication Date: May 22, 2007
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) Publication Date: May 22, 2007
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003)
What It's About: Publication Date: May 18, 2004
What It's About: Publication Date: May 18, 2004
The Devil in the White City (2003)
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Devil in the White City (2003) Publication Date: February 11, 2003
What It's About: See the Full Summary and Review of The Devil in the White City (2003) Publication Date: February 11, 2003
Great list! I have heard a lot about some of the books from this list. I have read only 3 but I plan to add some to my TBR. Thank you for sharing!
My book group have read many of the books on this list, and I personally have read and loved even more of them – thanks for producing this list, I’ll certainly check out some of the ones I haven’t read!
I only count 91 books. Are there more to come?
This is an incredible list! I’m definitely inspired to make better use of my Kindle. Great blog and site Jennifer!
What a great list of books!! I have read quite a few on this list…24!!! And others on this list are already on my nightstand waiting impatiently. Not sure if you have a section of “If you like this book, you should read this”. I follow authors so something like that would be helpful. Either way, this list is amazing and the goal now is to read them all. Thank you! Your site is beautiful!!
What an amazing list!! We must be of like minds because I have read 24 of them…like The Handmaid’s Tale and my favorite, A Thousand Splendid Suns!! I am not sure if you have a section like “If you like this book, you should read this” but that would be really helpful. Either ways this is a great list and the goal now is to read all of them. Thank you for such a beautiful site!!!