We’ve all been there, sitting around scrolling on our phones, trying to find the perfect pick for next month’s meeting. Then, when you’ve made the selection and you read it, you meet again, and no one has anything to say about the dull, hard-to-get-into selection you find on the first page of Google. There’s nothing worse!

To help prevent awkward book club meetings that just end up descending into what everyone’s watching on TV instead of actually talking about the book, we’ve compiled a list of book-club-worthy books.

These fall under a range of genres with a diverse range of topics that will shake up your book club.

See must-read selections for book clubs below!

On June 5, Amazon announced the 10 books that have been selected for their annual Best Books of the Year So Far list. And while some books have been highly talked-about, like Oprah Winfrey’s latest selections The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong and Matriarch: A Memoir by Tina Knowles, you might not have heard about a few of the selections.

“Selecting the Best Books of the Year So Far is a tireless—and fun—process for the Amazon Books Editors,” wrote Amazon Books Editorial Director Sarah Gelman in the announcement. “Over thousands of hours, we read across genres from authors both new and established, searching for the very best books that make us smile, think, cry, cringe, and pique our sense of wonder.”

Earning the top spot on the list this year is Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy.

“Wild Dark Shore is a novel that masterfully evoked each of these emotions in our team, and beautifully highlights the imperfections of human nature even when we have the best intentions,” Gelman added.

“Shot from a cannon in the dark, Wild Dark Shore is a novel that hooks you from the start and doesn’t let you go until the last page; it will leave you breathless, wide-eyed, and in awe of the extraordinary power of fiction,” wrote Amazon Editor Al Woodworth. “McConaghy’s exquisite gift is that she creates characters that you know you shouldn’t trust with your whole heart, but you do anyway. The result is a gutting, magnificent story of the things people will do—or won’t do—for the people and things they care about.”

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In the official synopsis, readers learn that Wild Dark Shore follows a small family (aka the Salts) on a remote island off the shore of Antarctica called Shearwater, whose lives change after a woman mysteriously washes ashore after a storm.

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“Isolation has taken its toll on the Salts, but as they nurse the woman, Rowan, back to strength, it begins to feel like she might just be what they need,” the description details. “Rowan, long accustomed to protecting herself, starts imagining a future where she could belong to someone again.”

“But Rowan isn’t telling the whole truth about why she set out for Shearwater,” the blurb teases. “And when she discovers sabotaged radios and a freshly dug grave, she realizes Dominic [Salt] is keeping his own secrets.”

But as secrets start bubbling to the surface, another major storm starts brewing.

“As the storms on Shearwater gather force, they all must decide if they can trust each other enough to protect the precious seeds in their care before it’s too late—and if they can finally put the tragedies of the past behind them to create something new, together,” the description ends.

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Reese Witherspoon‘s 2025 book club picks are some of our favorites yet!

Since it was founded in 2017, Reese’s Book Club has been our go-to for monthly book recommendations. Filled with picks that largely center female authors and female stories, the book club has been responsible for making authors into best-sellers and even leading to some incredible screen adaptations.

Last year, Witherspoon took members on quite a ride. After starting the year off with a bang with First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston, Witherspoon continued with some fan-favorite suggestions throughout the year like Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez, How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang and The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan, just to name a few.

With such an impressive lineup of books from last year, we’re of course paying attention to Witherspoon’s picks his year too. In January, The Morning Show star kicked things off with The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan.“She’s a literary sensation, the face behind a blockbuster film trilogy, but her life isn’t what it seems,” Witherspoon detailed about the story in her announcement. “This story swept me away with its big dreams, love, and unexpected twists.”

In February, she changed gears and recommended Isola by Allegra Goodman. The book, which follows the heroine as she’s left to fend for herself in the wilderness, is about “love, resilience, defiance,” Witherspoon said. “This is easily one of my favorite historical fiction reads yet,” she said in her announcement.

As the year rolls on, the book club picks keep on coming. Check out all her 2025 picks below!

Reese Witherspoon’s 2025 Book Club Picks

Calling all Hunger Games fans: a limited edition, collectible version of the latest book is available to pre-order, and it’s on sale! No, you’re not dreaming, this is reality: a collector’s edition of Sunrise on the Reaping is available for pre-order, and it’s one of the most beautiful editions of any book we’ve ever seen.

Set 24 years before the events of the first novel, following 16‐year‐old Haymitch Abernathy’s Hunger Games. It’s romantic, bloody, heart-wrenching, and something you’ll wanna read over and over again before the movie comes out.

And with this new edition, you get brand new, art-deco-inspired art with the iconic purple and gold metallic coloring. Along with that, there are stained edges with stenciled art and beautifully-colored end papers. And yes, it’s on sale.

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Along with the latest book, all four others have limited-edition copies as well!

Whether you’ve been wanting to read it for the first time, or reread The Hunger Games, this limited edition copy is for you. For those who don’t know, The Hunger Games is a dystopian trilogy based on teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, from her being in the televised bloodbath called the Hunger Games, to working to topple the government.

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The Hunger Games: Deluxe Edition is the perfect collector’s edition for any fan of the franchise. While we’ve come to know and love the original cover, the classic black paperback with the golden accents, this new edition is something so dreamy!

This collectible paperback edition not only has stained edges, but it has a new cover. For the stained edges, there’s an orange background with red stenciled artwork of leaves that were also on the cover.

And in the colorful new cover, we get the same orange and red leaves throughout the cover’s border. Along with that, there’s a stunning, bright blue background with a black-silver bird in the middle.

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The Hunger Games Box set has all four books from the series, including Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, and the prequel called The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. All of them have new art and stained edges!

While we know what the limited edition Hunger Games looks like, the others share the same theme. All of which feature the same bird designs they had in the original color. However, Catching Fire has golden stained edges that contrast the red cover, while Mockingjay has an all purple and pink motif to it. As for the prequel, the cover is yellow, while the edges are stained to look like green leaves.

Before you go, click here to see which books you should read based on your last binge-watch.

A new Read With Jenna pick is here!

Before June even starts, Jenna Bush Hager has already shared her latest book club pick with her followers. On Instagram, the Today Show co-host shared that her June selection is A Family Matter by Claire Lynch.

“If you love stories about family—spanning generations—with BIG secrets and unexpected twists and turns, you are going to LOVE this emotional mystery,” Bush Hager wrote in the caption.

She then continued by summarizing some of what the book, which releases officially on June 3, is about. “We begin in 1982 with Dawn, a young mom who unexpectedly falls for a woman named Hazel,” she details of the storyline from 1982. “Their connection shifts everything she thought she knew about love, and suddenly, life gets more complicated.”

“Theirs is the kind of connection that’s impossible to resist, and suddenly life is more complicated, and more joyful, than Dawn ever expected,” the official description continues. “But she has responsibilities and commitments. She has a daughter.”

Forty years later, in 2022, the novel follows Heron, “a devoted father who’s built his whole life around his daughter.” “But we quickly learn that he’s been holding onto a secret that threatens to rewrite her entire past,” Bush Hager teases.

Per the description, Heron gets unfortunate news from his doctor, but doesn’t have the guts to tell his daughter, Maggie. “Telling Maggie, his only child—the person around whom his life has revolved—seems impossible,” the synopsis reads. “Heron can’t tell her about his diagnosis, just as he can’t reveal all the other secrets he’s been keeping from her for so many years.”

Bush Hager then concluded by saying the book “is a heartbreaking and hopeful exploration of first love, second chances, and the beautiful, messy ways families hold together—or fall apart.”

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In the comments, fans are already freaking out over the selection. “An unputdownable story. A treasure!” wrote one commenter. “Once again I lovvvvvved this book!!!” echoed fellow bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand.

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The author herself, who’s also penned the 2021 book Small: On motherhoods, also commented. “Unbelievably exciting to see it really happening!” Lynch wrote in the comment section. “Really looking forward to the month ahead ❤️.”

Judging from the early reviews, we can’t wait to get our hands on this novel ourselves. Pre-order it at over 10% off today!

Before you go, click here to see all the best Read With Jenna picks of all time.

Over the years, Taylor Jenkins Reid has captivated millions of readers with her moving, page-turning books. Daisy Jones & The Six, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Carrie Soto Is Back are just a few of her best-selling and fan-loved novels. And there’s a new one coming soon!

On June 3, Jenkins Reid will release her latest novel, Atmosphere: A Love Story.

The book will follow astronomy lover Joan Goodwin as she’s selected to become one of the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program in the summer of 1980.

“I knew that I wanted to continue to write about women and male-dominated spaces, analyzing the rules for women and how they’re different for women than they are for men in those spaces is interesting,” Jenkins Reid told People. “But also, I’m so curious about the types of women that thrive in that environment. I see Daisy Jones and Karen in Daisy Jones & the Six as great examples of that.”

As a reminder, Daisy Jones & The Six was adapted into a hit TV series in 2023, while The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Carrie Soto Is Back and Malibu Rising are all currently in pre-production. Jenkins Reid’s other novel, One True Loves, has also been adapted into a movie starring Luke Bracey, Philippa Soo, and Simu Liu.

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In the official description for Atmosphere, readers learn that the novel will be about much more than Joan beating the odds.

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“Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances,” the description reads. “That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.”

The blurb also introduces some of the other characters: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, mission specialist Lydia Danes, warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer.

“As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined,” the description reads. “In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.”

“Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant,” the description ends.

We can’t wait to read it!

Before you go, click here to see all the best picks from Reese Witherspoon’s book club.

When it comes to romance-comedy books, Emily Henry is quite a legend. In the past five years, starting with 2020’s Beach Read, she’s released one book a year, and they’ve all captivated fans around the world and become major bestsellers.

But if you’re a big fan of Henry, then chances are you’ve already read all her titles, the most recent one being the Reese Witherspoon-approved 2025 release, Great Big Beautiful Life. But don’t fret, we’ve compiled a list of books that Emily Henry book lovers (see what we did there?) would love.

From enemies-to-lovers romances like The Hating Game and You, With a View, to travel romances that will have a hit of People We Meet on Vacation, like The Unhoneymooners and Mrs. Nash’s Ashes, these are books that will keep you entertained, giggling and even feeling some butterflies.

Check out some of our faves for Emily Henry fans below!

Summer 2025 is coming in hot, so it’s time to get your books in order so that you have something to get stuck into on the beach, by the pool, in an airport, or wherever this season is taking you!

These books are best enjoyed outdoors while soaking up some rays, and we’ve compiled a range of books from simmering romances to mind-altering fantasies, and twisty thrillers to gripping revenge plots.

We’re sticking with fiction for this one because who wants to learn during summer break? But there’s something here for everyone, no matter how you’re spending your summer.

These new releases are coming out throughout summer 2025, so you’re reading list will stay stacked through August.

Once a Twilight fan, always a Twilight fan. The first book that started it all, Twilight, came out in 2005, and in honor of the 20th anniversary, the publisher is releasing a Deluxe Hardcover Collection that you can pre-order today ahead of its Sept 2025 release; and trust us, you’ll want to grab this collection for yourself.

It was recently announced that for the 20th anniversary of the first book coming out, shoppers can pre-order a truly beautiful collector edition of the main books in the series, from Twilight to Midnight Sun. And it’s on rare sale right now for pre-order!

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The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection comes with the books Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn, and Midnight Sun; all of which follow the love story between a teen girl, Bella, and a vampire, Edward. However, this collection is as beautiful as can be!

Not only is there floral wraparound box art, but there’s new jacket art for each book that fits the dramatic, gothic vibe and to top it off: stained edges on each book! On each book, the edges have a matching black stain, with a white star design. Truly, it’s all so dreamy!

This collection will be available on Sept 30, 2025, but you can pre-order today! Until then, check out some more photos of the collection, including more art on each book and the collection itself. See the photos below, and see how truly stunning this edition is:

Here’s the kicker: this isn’t the only limited edition you can pre-order!

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Now, for this Twilight: Deluxe Collector’s Edition takes on a more vintage-inspired, floral approach to the gothic romance. Not only does it have a foil-stamped slipcase, but it also has a stunning new cover, interior, and a beautiful portrait design of both the protagonists, Bella and Edward. You can pre-order today ahead of its Sept 30, 2025 release.

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The Twilight (20th Anniversary Edition) is the perfect homage to those who adore the iconic original cover, but want a more gothic, moody twist to it. While the cover is the same, there’s an amazing stained edge design: with a black background, red swirled detailing, and the iconic quote in white, reading, “And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.” Plus, there’s amazing art inside!

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It’s official, Oprah Winfrey has announced her May book club pick!

On May 13, the former talk show host went to CBS Mornings to announce (alongside BFF Gayle King) that her latest selection is The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong.

“I picked it because I thought it was some of the most beautiful writing I’ve experienced in my lifetime,” Winfrey said of the novel, which was released yesterday, too. “I think it’s poetic literature and I think that Ocean Vuong’s ability to capture the essence of just ordinary people is like nobody I’ve ever experienced.”

“He is an extraordinary writer, one of the best of our time and for the ages,” she continued. “If you read the first chapter, you’re gonna be hooked.”

The Emperor of Gladness tells the story of a 19-year-old boy named Hai who, after hitting rock bottom, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Grazina, an 82-year-old woman with dementia who has been excluded by society. “It’s a heartfelt and powerful examination of two people at opposite ends of life, sharing the same experience of living on the fringes of society, and the unique challenges they face to survive and thrive,” Winfrey described.

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In a touching interview with King, Vuong opened up about how much Winfrey’s stamp of approval means to him.

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“It’s such an honor for me to have her pick the book because where I come from, working-class people, the act of reading could be very intimidating,” he said, noting that he used to see Winfrey’s book club as a point of entry for the women in his mother’s salon. “What she gave them was that she made the act of reading accessible,” he said.

“She gave them a ticket into the discourse, and that access means so much to me, especially as a first-generation immigrant, as a first-generation to go to college, as an educator,” he said.

The Emperor of Gladness is available now, get your copy today!

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