Jamie Canavés is the Tailored Book Recommendations coordinator and Unusual Suspects mystery newsletter writer–in case you’re wondering what you do with a Liberal Arts degree. She’s never met a beach she didn’t like, always says yes to dessert, loves ‘80s nostalgia, all forms of entertainment, and can hold a conversation using only gifs. You can definitely talk books with her on Litsy and Goodreads. Depending on social media’s stability maybe also Twitter and Bluesky.
Welcome to the after-Halloween month known as November! If you thought that book clubs would slow down during the holiday months, you would be wrong. There’s a wide range of different book clubs—many with a focus, all with remote options, and a couple host an in-person event—which means the books selected offer tons of options in different genres, categories, moods, types, and tropes. Whether you’re planning on reading curled up indoors or taking your book on the go (thank you ebooks and audiobooks!) in November, there’s something here for you.
NYPL’s Teen Banned Book Club pick was selected in October but runs through November, so you still have time to read and join the November 21st event.
This month’s collection of book club picks include historical fiction set in pre-Civil War New Orleans, a translated South Korean novel, a memoir about leaving the Evangelical church and creating new community, a missing person mystery set on a reservation, historical fiction set in 1960s New York following the residents of a women’s hotel, a new mystery novel by the author of The Girl on the Train, a memoir by an Indigenous activist, a novel set over decades in England and Lagos inspired by Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, a darkly funny novel with a messy main character, and a dual timeline historical love story. Also, after a hiatus, Amor en Páginas is back with a contemporary romance pick!
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Subtle Asian Book Club
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo, Jamie Chang (Translator)
About the book club: Tiffany and Alexandra, longtime friends, created the Subtle Asian Book Club in 2020 with the goal of uplifting Asian voices and storytellers. You can read along with the monthly book pick, join in on discussions on social media, and watch videos of their live author interviews.
About the book: If you’re looking to add more translated literature, here’s a great novel that takes a look at the patriarchy in South Korea.
Follow Subtle Asian Book Club on social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Discord
The Stacks Book Club
Luster by Raven Leilani
About the book cub: Hosted by Traci Thomas, The Stacks is a podcast that chats all about books, and there’s a monthly book club! The book chosen for the month is discussed on the podcast the last week of the month with a selected special guest.
What The Stacks Book Club said about the book: “Our November book club pick is the novel Luster by Raven Leilani. This novel is about a young Black woman who gets involved with a white middle aged married man whose wife is down for an open relationship. It is raw, it is provocative, it is messy and it is darkly funny. Our episode on Luster will be out on Wednesday, November 27. Tune in next week to find out who our guest will be.”
Follow The Stacks on social media: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
Good Morning America‘s GMA Book Club
The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
About the book club: Read along with Good Morning America Book Club, which aims to “showcase book picks from a wide range of compelling authors.”
What GMA said about the book: “November: The Blue Hour by New York Times bestselling author @PaulaHawkins2010 is this month’s #GMABookClub pick! 💙
Hawkins’ new novel delves into themes of ambition, legacy and betrayal. Set on a remote Scottish island, isolated from the mainland ‘for twelve hours each day,’ according to a synopsis, a present-day discovery connects the lives of three people, unraveling a tangled web of secrets and deception.”
If you want to know about past monthly book club picks, prepare your TBR shelf and take a look.
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