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Favorite Monthly Lists & Picks for 2022

 

DECEMBER 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE LIGHT PIRATE by Lily Brooks-Dalton
ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL by Ashley Herring Blake
SHIP WRECKED by Olivia Dade
TREAD OF ANGELS by Rebecca Roanhorse
HOW FAR THE LIGHT REACHES: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler
STELLA MARIS by Cormac McCarthy
WELL TRAVELED by Jen DeLuca
THE LINDBERGH NANNY by Mariah Fredericks
A DANGEROUS BUSINESS by Jane Smiley
A QUIET LIFE by Ethan Joella
WINTERLAND by Rae Meadows
THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE YOU by Meg Howrey
MY DARKEST PRAYER by S. A. Cosby
ALL THE BROKEN PLACES by John Boyne
EMPIRE OF ICE AND STONE: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk by Buddy Levy
HAVE I TOLD YOU THIS ALREADY?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember, by Lauren Graham
HEART OF THE SUN WARRIOR by Sue Lynn Tan
IDOL, BURNING written by Rin Usami, translated by Asa Yoneda
WEIGHTLESS: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul by Evette Dionne
THINGS WE FOUND WHEN THE WATER WENT DOWN by Tegan Nia Swanson
A PROS AND CONS LIST FOR STRONG FEELINGS by Will Betke-Brunswick
HOW TO SURVIVE EVERYTHING by Ewan Morrison
SHOTGUN SEAMSTRESS: An Anthology, by Osa Atoe
GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER: Poems, by Kevin Powell
ON BROWSING by Jason Guriel

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE CIRCUS TRAIN by Amita Parikh
A DASH OF SALT AND PEPPER by Kosoko Jackson
THE INGENUE by  Rachel Kapelke-Dale
THE LIGHT PIRATE by Lily Brooks-Dalton
MS. DEMEANOR by Elinor Lipman
QUEEN OF MYTH AND MONSTERS by Scarlett St. Clair
SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT by Amber and Danielle Brown
THE SUNSHINE GIRLS by Molly Fader
THE WIDOWMAKER: A Black Harbor Novel by Hannah Morrissey
WITCHA GONNA DO? by Avery Flynn

Target Book Club
TELL ME HOW TO BE by Neel Patel (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE HIDDEN PALACE by Dinah Jefferies (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT by Maggie O'Farrell (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE LIGHT PIRATE by Lily Brooks-Dalton (Click here for more)
 


 

NOVEMBER 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: WE ARE THE LIGHT by Matthew Quick
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC by Kevin Wilson
SIGNAL FIRES by Dani Shapiro
DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver
THE CLOISTERS by Katy Hays
INCITING JOY: Essays by Ross Gay
LEGENDS & LATTES: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
GILDED MOUNTAIN by Kate Manning
TRESPASSES by Louise Kennedy
LIBERATION DAY: Stories by George Saunders
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by C. L. Polk
WE ALL WANT IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by Catherine Newman
FOSTER by Claire Keegan
MEREDITH, ALONE by Claire Alexander
A RESTLESS TRUTH by Freya Marske
THE PASSENGER by Cormac McCarthy
CASE STUDY by Graeme Macrae Burnet
FLIGHT by Lynn Steger Strong
WHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth
THE BANNED BOOKSHOP OF MAGGIE BANKS by Shauna Robinson
PARTNERS IN CRIME by Alisha Rai
SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX by Lisa Unger
AND YET: Poems, by Kate Baer
THE ISLANDS: Stories, by Dionne Irving
THE WHITE MOSQUE: A Memoir, by Sofia Samatar

LibraryReads
Top Pick: ASTRID PARKER DOESN'T FAIL by Ashley Herring Blake
THE BANNED BOOKSHOP OF MAGGIE BANKS by Shauna Robinson
THE CLOISTERS by Katy Hays
KISS HER ONCE FOR ME by Alison Cochrun
LEGENDS & LATTES: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PANIC by Kevin Wilson
A RESTLESS TRUTH by Freya Marske
THE REWIND by Allison Winn Scotch
SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Onyi Nwabineli
TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT by Chloe Liese

Target Book Club
WHITE HORSE by Erika T. Wurth (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
GOING ROGUE: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE CLOISTERS by Katy Hays (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE CLOISTERS by Katy Hays (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
SOMEDAY, MAYBE by Onyi Nwabineli (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
IT STARTS WITH US by Colleen Hoover (Click here for more)
 


 

OCTOBER 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng
LUCY BY THE SEA by Elizabeth Strout
HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese
THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn
LEECH by Hiron Ennes
THE WINNERS by Fredrik Backman
LARK ASCENDING by Silas House
THE HERO OF THIS BOOK by Elizabeth McCracken
LESS IS LOST by Andrew Sean Greer
GHOST EATERS by Clay McLeod Chapman
WE SPREAD by Iain Reid
DINOSAURS by Lydia Millet
A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
THE NIGHT SHIP by Jess Kidd
MISTAKES WERE MADE by Meryl Wilsner
SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM by Laura Warrell
MAYBE WE'LL MAKE IT: A Memoir, by Margo Price
WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON by Ryan Lee Wong
DEER MAN: Seven Years of Living in the Wild, written by Geoffroy Delorme, translated by Shaun Whiteside
TELL ME I'M AN ARTIST by Chelsea Martin
THE KISS CURSE by Erin Sterling
MOTHERTHING by Ainslie Hogarth
MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
THE BULLET THAT MISSED: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
BINDLE PUNK BRUJA by Desideria Mesa

LibraryReads
Top Pick: MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
ANYWHERE YOU RUN by Wanda M. Morris
DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver
THE FAMILY GAME by Catherine Steadman
HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese
JACKAL by Erin E. Adams
LAVENDER HOUSE by Lev AC Rosen
MISTAKES WERE MADE by Meryl Wilsner
OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng
STATION ETERNITY by Mur Lafferty

Target Book Club
MISS DEL RÍO: A Novel of Dolores del Río, the First Major Latina Star in Hollywood by Bárbara Mujica (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE NIGHT SHIP by Jess Kidd (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
OUR MISSING HEARTS by Celeste Ng (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE WHALEBONE THEATRE by Joanna Quinn (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE NIGHT SHIP by Jess Kidd (Click here for more)
 


 

SEPTEMBER 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: LOVE ON THE BRAIN by Ali Hazelwood
CARRIE SOTO IS BACK by Taylor Jenkins Reid
BABEL: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT by Maggie O’Farrell
IF I SURVIVE YOU by Jonathan Escoffery
NONA THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir
DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney
OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen
SOLITO: A Memoir by Javier Zamora
THE FORTUNES OF JADED WOMEN by Carolyn Huynh
ONE HUNDRED SATURDAYS: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost World written by Michael Frank, illustrated by Maira Kalman
THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK by Ellen Marie Wiseman
THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES by Sangu Mandanna
A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON by Alexandra Rowland
FOX CREEK by William Kent Krueger
DIDN'T NOBODY GIVE A SHIT WHAT HAPPENED TO CARLOTTA by James Hannaham
PEOPLE PERSON by Candice Carty-Williams
THE AMERICAN ROOMMATE EXPERIMENT by Elena Armas
THE TWO LIVES OF SARA by Catherine Adel West
WITCHES written by Brenda Lozano, translated by Heather Cleary
BLISS MONTAGE: Stories by Ling Ma
ITHACA by Claire North
RUN TIME by Catherine Ryan Howard
THE DECEPTIONS by Jill Bialosky
THE SKI JUMPERS by Peter Geye

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT by Maggie O’Farrell
THE AMERICAN ROOMMATE EXPERIMENT by Elena Armas
BINDLE PUNK BRUJA by Desideria Mesa
THE BULLET THAT MISSED: A Thursday Murder Club Mystery by Richard Osman
GHOST EATERS by Clay McLeod Chapma
THE KISS CURSE by Erin Sterling
A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
PEOPLE PERSON by Candice Carty-Williams
SPELLS FOR FORGETTING by Adrienne Young
THE WAYS WE HIDE by Kristina McMorris

Target Book Club
SONGBIRDS by Christy Lefteri (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE LOST GIRLS OF WILLOWBROOK by Ellen Marie Wiseman (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
THAT BIRD HAS MY WINGS: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
ON THE ROOFTOP by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
SOLITO: A Memoir by Javier Zamora (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE FORTUNES OF JADED WOMEN by Carolyn Huynh (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
PEOPLE PERSON by Candice Carty-Williams (Click here for more)
 


 

AUGUST 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY by Jamie Ford
THE BODYGUARD by Katherine Center
THE LAST WHITE MAN by Mohsin Hamid
THE BOOK EATERS by Sunyi Dean
CALLING FOR A BLANKET DANCE by Oscar Hokeah
MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS by Anthony Marra
THE RABBIT HUTCH by Tess Gunty
PROPERTIES OF THIRST by Marianne Wiggins
DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS: A Confessional by Isaac Fitzgerald
THE LAST TO VANISH by Megan Miranda
THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH by George Dawes Green
A MAP FOR THE MISSING by Belinda Huijuan Tang
STORIES FROM THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS by Sidik Fofana
HUSBAND MATERIAL by Alexis Hall
JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey
THE DEVIL TAKES YOU HOME by Gabino Iglesias
DELPHI by Clare Pollard
BOOKISH PEOPLE by Susan Coll
THE LAST KARANKAWAS by Kimberly Garza
SHUTTER by Ramona Emerson
THE WILD HUNT by Emma Seckel
THE WORK WIFE by Alison B. Hart
DEAD-END MEMORIES: Stories, written by Banana Yoshimoto, translated by Asa Yoneda
AUTOPORTRAIT by Jesse Ball
THIS STORY WILL CHANGE: After the Happily Ever After, by Elizabeth Crane

LibraryReads
Top Pick: LOVE ON THE BRAIN by Ali Hazelwood
BABEL: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
THE COUPLE AT NUMBER 9 by Claire Douglas
DAISY DARKER by Alice Feeney
THE HOOKUP PLAN by Farrah Rochon
HUSBAND MATERIAL by Alexis Hall
THE LAST HOUSEWIFE by Ashley Winstead
OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen
SHUTTER by Ramona Emerson
THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES by Sangu Mandanna

Target Book Club
ALL THE LONELY PEOPLE by Mike Gayle (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY by Jamie Ford (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
MERCURY PICTURES PRESENTS by Anthony Marra (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
WRONG PLACE WRONG TIME by Gillian McAllister (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY by Jamie Ford (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
MIKA IN REAL LIFE by Emiko Jean (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE LAST TO VANISH by Megan Miranda (Click here for more)
 


 

JULY 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin
A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY: A Monk and Robot Book by Becky Chambers
FELLOWSHIP POINT by Alice Elliott Dark
LAPVONA by Ottessa Moshfegh
NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ: Stories, by Morgan Talty
THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark
ELSEWHERE by Alexis Schaitkin
A MIRROR MENDED by Alix E. Harrow
THE IT GIRL by Ruth Ware
WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher
UPGRADE by Blake Crouch
OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA by Julia Armfield
THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston
JUNIPER & THORN by Ava Reid
ALSO A POET: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me by Ada Calhoun
GROWN UPS written by Marie Aubert, translated by Rosie Hedger
JACKIE & ME by Louis Bayard
THE ANGEL OF ROME: And Other Stories by Jess Walter
FLORIDA WOMAN by Deb Rogers
THE MERMAID OF BLACK CONCH by Monique Roffey
AMERICAN ROYALTY by Tracey Livesay
LIFE CEREMONY: Stories, written by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
ONE'S COMPANY by Ashley Hutson
THE BOYS by Katie Hafner
X by Davey Davis

LibraryReads
Top Pick: WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by T. Kingfisher
BET ON IT by Jodie Slaughter
BIG GIRL by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
BOOKED ON A FEELING by Jayci Lee
GRACE UNDER FIRE by Julie Garwood
A LADY'S GUIDE TO FORTUNE-HUNTING by Sophie Irwin
THE PALLBEARERS CLUB by Paul Tremblay
A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY: A Monk and Robot Book by Becky Chambers
SUGAR AND SALT by Susan Wiggs
WASH DAY DIARIES by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith

Target Book Club
THE INHERITANCE OF ORQUÍDEA DIVINA by Zoraida Córdova (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE IT GIRL by Ruth Ware (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
HONEY AND SPICE by Bolu Babalola (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN by Tom Perrotta (Click here for more)
 


 

JUNE 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: THIS TIME TOMORROW by Emma Straub
WOMAN OF LIGHT by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
YERBA BUENA by Nina LaCour
NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley
TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN by Tom Perrotta
HORSE by Geraldine Brooks
YOU MADE A FOOL OF DEATH WITH YOUR BEAUTY by Akwaeke Emezi
CULT CLASSIC by Sloane Crosley
ORDINARY MONSTERS by J. M. Miro
THE LATECOMER by Jean Hanff Korelitz
BLOOMSBURY GIRLS by Natalie Jenner
NORA GOES OFF SCRIPT by Annabel Monaghan
IONA IVERSON'S RULES FOR COMMUTING by Clare Pooley
NOTES ON YOUR SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE by Alison Espach
THE FOUNDLING by Ann Leary
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS by Therese Anne Fowler
HIDE by Kiersten White
THE SHORE by Katie Runde
SLEEPWALK by Dan Chaon
METROPOLIS by B. A. Shapiro
TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON by Chris Pavone
THREE written by Valérie Perrin, translated by Hildegarde Serle
THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE by Matt Cain
NUCLEAR FAMILY by Joseph Han
RAINBOW RAINBOW: Stories, by Lydia Conklin

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE WOMAN IN THE LIBRARY by Sulari Gentill
THE DEAD ROMANTICS by Ashley Poston
FAKE IT TILL YOU BAKE IT by Jamie Wesley
FLYING SOLO by Linda Holmes
IONA IVERSON'S RULES FOR COMMUTING by Clare Pooley
THE LIES I TELL by Julie Clark
THE MEASURE by Nikki Erlick
NORA GOES OFF SCRIPT by Annabel Monaghan
THE PERFECT CRIMES OF MARIAN HAYES by Cat Sebastian
TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN by Tom Perrotta

Target Book Club
YERBA BUENA by Nina LaCour (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
BY HER OWN DESIGN: A Novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register, by Piper Huguley (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
NIGHTCRAWLING by Leila Mottley (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
HALF-BLOWN ROSE by Leesa Cross-Smith (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
COUNTERFEIT by Kirstin Chen (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS by Salma El-Wardany (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
MORE THAN YOU'LL EVER KNOW by Katie Gutierrez (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
ON GIN LANE by Brooke Lea Foster (Click here for more)
 


 

MAY 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: BOOK LOVERS by Emily Henry
TRUST by Hernan Diaz
BOOK OF NIGHT by Holly Black
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
THE SUMMER PLACE by Jennifer Weiner
SPEAR by Nicola Griffith
SIREN QUEEN by Nghi Vo
THE BOOK WOMAN'S DAUGHTER by Kim Michele Richardson
LOVE MARRIAGE by Monica Ali
WOMAN, EATING by Claire Kohda
KAIKEYI by Vaishnavi Patel
NETTLE & BONE by T. Kingfisher
SOMETHING WILDER by Christina Lauren
WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS by Kelly Barnhill
A THOUSAND WAYS TO PAY ATTENTION: A Memoir of Coming Home to My Neurodivergent Mind, by Rebecca Schiller
ACTS OF SERVICE by Lillian Fishman
THE HURTING KIND: Poems, by Ada Limón
THE CARETAKERS by Amanda Bestor-Siegal
POGUEMAHONE by Patrick McCabe
UNMASKED: My Life Solving America’s Cold Cases by Paul Holes
MARRYING THE KETCHUPS by Jennifer Close
FEVERED STAR by Rebecca Roanhorse
CITY ON FIRE by Don Winslow
SAINT SEBASTIAN'S ABYSS by Mark Haber
ALL THE LOVERS IN THE NIGHT written by Mieko Kawakami, translated by Sam Bett and David Boyd

LibraryReads
Top Pick: BOOK OF NIGHT by Holly Black
THE BOOK WOMAN'S DAUGHTER by Kim Michele Richardson
CHEF'S KISS by TJ Alexander
THE HACIENDA by Isabel Cañas
HIDE by Kiersten White
THE MURDER OF MR. WICKHAM by Claudia Gray
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE by Matt Cain
SIREN QUEEN by Nghi Vo
THIS TIME TOMORROW by Emma Straub

Target Book Club
THE STAND-IN by Lily Chu (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED by Lisa Jewell (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
ELEKTRA by Jennifer Saint (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS by Pip Williams (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE CHANGE by Kirsten Miller (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE SUMMER PLACE by Jennifer Weiner (Click here for more)
 


 

APRIL 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus
THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan
BOMB SHELTER: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
LEFT ON TENTH: A Second Chance at Life: A Memoir by Delia Ephron
EASY BEAUTY: A Memoir by Chloé Cooper Jones
THE SIGN FOR HOME by Blair Fell
UNLIKELY ANIMALS by Annie Hartnett
LET'S NOT DO THAT AGAIN by Grant Ginder
TIME IS A MOTHER by Ocean Vuong
YOUNG MUNGO by Douglas Stuart
THIN PLACES: A Natural History of Healing and Home, by Kerri ní Dochartaigh
BODY WORK: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative, by Melissa Febos
NINE LIVES by Peter Swanson
MEMPHIS by Tara M. Stringfellow
THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John Scalzi
FOUR TREASURES OF THE SKY by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
FRENCH BRAID by Anne Tyler
DISORIENTATION by Elaine Hsieh Chou
THE YOUNGER WIFE by Sally Hepworth
SISTER STARDUST by Jane Green
THE CARTOGRAPHERS by Peng Shepherd
TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN LADY written by María Gainza, translated by Thomas Bunstead
REPTILE MEMOIRS written by Silje Ulstein, translated by Alison McCullough

LibraryReads
Top Pick: LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus
THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE by Adriana Trigiani
I'LL BE YOU by Janelle Brown
INSOMNIA by Sarah Pinborough
TO MARRY AND TO METTLE by Martha Waters
THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, by Janelle Monáe
PORTRAIT OF A THIEF by Grace D. Li
SISTER STARDUST by Jane Green
TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
THE WEDDING CRASHER by Mia Sosa

Target Book Club
RAZORBLADE TEARS by S. A. Cosby (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
GIRLS OF FLIGHT CITY: Inspired by True Events, a Novel of WWII, the Royal Air Force, and Texas, by Lorraine Heath (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
FINDING ME: A Memoir by Viola Davis (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
SEA OF TRANQUILITY by Emily St. John Mandel (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
TRUE BIZ by Sara Nović (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
MEMPHIS by Tara M. Stringfellow (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE CANDY HOUSE by Jennifer Egan (Click here for more)
 


 

MARCH 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: ONE ITALIAN SUMMER by Rebecca Serle
THE SWIMMERS by Julie Otsuka
THE GOLDEN COUPLE by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER by Tessa Bailey
DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake
GIRL IN ICE by Erica Ferencik
WHEN WE WERE BIRDS by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
TELL ME AN ENDING by Jo Harkin
RED PAINT: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk, by Sasha taqʷšablu LaPointe
THE TOBACCO WIVES by Adele Myers
IN LOVE: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom
THE UNSINKABLE GRETA JAMES by Jennifer E. Smith
PURE COLOUR by Sheila Heti
THE PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley
NEVER SIMPLE: A Memoir by Liz Scheier
GROUNDSKEEPING by Lee Cole
THE VERIFIERS by Jane Pek
CHORUS by Rebecca Kauffman
THE LIGHTNING ROD: A Zig & Nola Novel by Brad Meltzer
SEEKING FORTUNE ELSEWHERE: Stories by Sindya Bhanoo
THE WONDERS by Elena Medel, translated by Lizzie Davis and Thomas Bunstead
BOOTH by Karen Joy Fowler
THE BOY WITH A BIRD IN HIS CHEST by Emme Lund
THE BELIEVER: Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle, by Sarah Krasnostein
NEW ANIMAL by Ella Baxter

LibraryReads
Top Pick: FOUR AUNTIES AND A WEDDING by Jesse Q. Sutanto
A BRUSH WITH LOVE by Mazey Eddings
THE KAIJU PRESERVATION SOCIETY by John Scalzi
THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEWOMEN WITCHES by India Holton
MR. WRONG NUMBER by Lynn Painter
THE NIGHT SHIFT by Alex Finlay
THE SUITE SPOT by Trish Doller
SUNDIAL by Catriona Ward
UNDER LOCK & SKELETON KEY: A Secret Staircase Mystery by Gigi Pandian
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BENNETTS by Lisa Scottoline

Target Book Club
BETWEEN TWO KINGDOMS: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted, by Suleika Jaouad (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
WOMEN IN WHITE COATS: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine by Olivia Campbell (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
ONE ITALIAN SUMMER by Rebecca Serle (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE CLUB by Ellery Lloyd (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
GROUNDSKEEPING by Lee Cole (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE LOVE OF MY LIFE by Rosie Walsh (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE PARIS LIBRARY by Janet Skeslien Charles and THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS by Kristin Harmel (Click here for more)
 


 

FEBRUARY 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: LOVE & SAFFRON: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love by Kim Fay
HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK by Sequoia Nagamatsu
THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de Gramont
SHADY HOLLOW: A Murder Mystery, by Juneau Black
ELECTRIC IDOL by Katee Robert
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb
JOAN IS OKAY by Weike Wang
VLADIMIR by Julia May Jonas
NOTES ON AN EXECUTION by Danya Kukafka
GREENWICH PARK by Katherine Faulkner
DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS by Sue Lynn Tan
DEVIL HOUSE by John Darnielle
CATCH THE SPARROW: A Search for a Sister and the Truth of Her Murder by Rachel Rear
DON'T CRY FOR ME by Daniel Black
THE FAMILY CHAO by Lan Samantha Chang
VIOLETA by Isabel Allende
MUST LOVE BOOKS by Shauna Robinson
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOUNTAIN: A Memoir of Courage by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
PERPETUAL WEST by Mesha Maren
THE GOOD SON by Jacquelyn Mitchard
WHAT THE FIREFLIES KNEW by Kai Harris
THE DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS by Eva Jurczyk
THE HOUSEBOAT by Dane Bahr
THE EMPLOYEES: A Workplace Novel of the 22nd Century, written by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken
JAWBONE written by Mónica Ojeda, translated by Sarah Booker

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley
BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson
THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de Gramont
COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS by Alexandria Bellefleur
DELILAH GREEN DOESN'T CARE by Ashley Herring Blake
FINLAY DONOVAN KNOCKS 'EM DEAD by Elle Cosimano
GOOD GIRL COMPLEX by Elle Kennedy
NOT THE WITCH YOU WED by April Asher
THE VERIFIERS by Jane Pek
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb

Target Book Club
THE KINDEST LIE by Nancy Johnson (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE BETRAYAL OF ANNE FRANK: A Cold Case Investigation, by Rosemary Sullivan (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
THE WAY OF INTEGRITY: Finding the Path to Your True Self, by Martha Beck (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE FAMILY CHAO by Lan Samantha Chang (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE CHRISTIE AFFAIR by Nina de Gramont (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE VIOLIN CONSPIRACY by Brendan Slocumb (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
CIRCUS OF WONDERS by Elizabeth Macneal (Click here for more)
 


 

JANUARY 2022

Indie Next
#1 Pick: TO PARADISE by Hanya Yanagihara
LOST & FOUND: A Memoir by Kathryn Schulz
THE MAID by Nita Prose
FIONA AND JANE by Jean Chen Ho
OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl Gonzalez
A FLICKER IN THE DARK by Stacy Willingham
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan
MOUTH TO MOUTH by Antoine Wilson
SMALL WORLD by Jonathan Evison
BROWN GIRLS by Daphne Palasi Andreades
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE STREET by Diane Chamberlain
HONOR by Thrity Umrigar
HIGH-RISK HOMOSEXUAL: A Memoir, by Edgar Gomez
RECKLESS GIRLS by Rachel Hawkins
NO LAND TO LIGHT ON by Yara Zgheib
THIS BOY WE MADE: A Memoir of Motherhood, Genetics, and Facing the Unknown, by Taylor Harris
SEASONAL WORK: Stories by Laura Lippman
THE STARLESS CROWN by James Rollins
WAHALA by Nikki May
BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOLS by Jillian Cantor
THE LATINIST by Mark Prins
NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS by Chantal James
BIBLIOLEPSY by Gina Apostol
GO BACK AT ONCE by Robert Aickman
I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO MEET YOU: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE MAID by Nita Prose
THE DEPARTMENT OF RARE BOOKS AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS by Eva Jurczyk
ELECTRIC IDOL by Katee Robert
A FLICKER IN THE DARK by Stacy Willingham
MUST LOVE BOOKS by Shauna Robinson
THE OVERNIGHT GUEST by Heather Gudenkauf
RECKLESS GIRLS by Rachel Hawkins
THE ROUGHEST DRAFT by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan
WEATHER GIRL by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Target Book Club
THE PUSH by Ashley Audrain (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
SOMETHING TO HIDE: A Lynley Novel by Elizabeth George (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
ANTHEM by Noah Hawley (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
HONOR by Thrity Umrigar (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE MAID by Nita Prose (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS by Jessamine Chan (Click here for more)