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Where the Crawdads Sing
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Where the Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens - Best for discussing isolation, class, and how a community fails a vulnerable girl.
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Best Literary Book Club Picks
A book-club shelf for literary fiction with real discussion material: class, addiction, friendship, regret, and reinvention.
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Demon Copperhead
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Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver - Best for discussing the opioid crisis, foster care, and modern Appalachia with real depth.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin - Best for discussing creative partnership, friendship, and what we owe the people we make things with.
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The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Best short classic pick if your club wants a single sitting and a big discussion.
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The Midnight Library
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The Midnight Library
Matt Haig - Best gentle pick if your club wants an easier, more hopeful discussion month.
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