Zibby Mag

By Diana Tramontano

To kick off the new year, we have a whole new list of celebrity book club picks! We’ll be rounding up the top selections each month to help you find the book that’s best for you. Be sure to check back to find links to our reviews and podcast episodes featuring these titles! Which one will you pick up first?

Reese’s Book Club: The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

A haunting journey into the past of a grieving woman finally looking for answers in the mysterious death of her best friend.

GMA Book Club: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

An immersive novel exploring the intersection of crime, wealth, family, and power.

Read with Jenna: Sam by Allegra Goodman

A coming-of-age novel following a young girl struggling to navigate who she wants to be and what everyone else needs her to be.

The Gloss: The Last Party by Clare Mackintosh

A New Year’s Eve party gone wrong—at midnight, one person is dead and everyone’s suddenly a suspect.

Good Housekeeping: The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff

A sharp and witty debut novel following an accidentally “self-made” widow as she navigates the rising pressures to help women in her community get rid of their husbands. (Also the Barnes & Noble pick for January!)

Sarah Selects: With Love From London by Sarah Jio

A emotional tale of a young woman discovering the secret life of her late estranged mother.

Belletrist: All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

A 2022 National Book Award finalist, All This Could Be Different depicts a community of young people finding love in unexpected places and building friendship out of tribulations.

For Book of the Month subscribers, there are seven selections to choose from to finish out the year! And if you’re not yet a BOTM member, sign up!

Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen

An enemies-to-lovers rom-com of two competing dating app owners in search of the perfect matchmaking equation. Does the traditional Chinese zodiac or the new animal attraction approach succeed in the end?

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

A gripping tale of two best friends who survived and put away a serial killer, emerging as heroes, only to revisit the tragedy years later when their lies start catching up to them.

Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh

A historical thriller of women thieves surviving in a post-World War II London.

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

Following the bestselling novel Ninth House, Hell Bent is a dark and twisty novel of Alex Stern’s adventures with the monsters of her past.

The Reunion by Kayla Olson

A tale of two former teen stars reconnecting on screen twenty years later to discover their chemistry has only grown stronger.

Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Set during the partition of British India, three sisters navigate the tumultuous times and deepen their bond against all odds.

Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

An immersive novel exploring the intersection of crime, wealth, family, and power.

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Diana Tramontano is a graduate of The College of William & Mary, where she competed on the Division 1 swim team, and the post-grad publishing course at Columbia University. She is a contributing editor for Zibby Mag and the associate publicist at Zibby Books. She lives in New York City. Follow her Instagram account for more book reviews and recommendations: @99livesofabookgirl