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July Book Club Picks Are Here!
Wednesday, July 05, 2023By Diana Tramontano
What better way to spend a warm July weekend than with a big reading list of the latest celebrity book club picks?! Which one are you going to pick up first?
Read with Jenna: Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
A powerful novel following three generations of Vietnamese American women navigating the hardships of love, loss, and independence.
Reese’s Book Club: Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
Exploring racism, diversity, and cultural appropriation, this timely novel looks at what happens when a woman steals another writer’s unpublished novel and passes it off as her own.
GMA Book Club: Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Castellano
A woman’s second chance at restarting her life in her childhood friend’s small town might not be exactly what she expected, but it’s everything she needed.
Barnes & Noble: Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur
An amazing family drama set on Cape Cod, Little Monsters follows the many characters as they uncover long buried secrets from the past.
Indie Next: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel
A true-crime novel about the notorious art thief Stéphane Breitweiser.
Sarah Selects: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
A captivating story of women’s strength in a confining culture and a powerful tale of friendship.
Read with Marie Claire: The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
A thrilling page-turner following one woman’s adventure seeking refuge in her best friend’s spare room as well as her open marriage—only to discover that the last woman to do so is missing.
Zibby’s Book Club: American Mermaid by Julia Langbein
American Mermaid is a fun look into the book-turned-movie world and the harsh realities of the industry.
Zibby’s Book Club: Wednesdays at One by Sandra A. Miller
A compulsively readable suspense novel about a life upended when a mysterious woman arrives from nowhere and blurs the lines between one man’s current reality and his buried memories.
For Book of the Month subscribers, there are five selections to choose from. And if you’re not yet a BOTM member, sign up here!
The First Ladies by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
A story of two passionate women, their binding friendship, and the impact they had on modern civil rights.
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center
A lovable novel grappling with the aftermath of one woman’s face blindness diagnosis and how she accidentally fell in love with two different people.
The Connellys of County Down by Tracey Lange
From the New York Times bestselling author of We Are the Brennans comes a passionate story of family loyalty, second chances, and finding love in unlikely places.
Rachel Krall, the true crime podcaster of Megan Goldin’s first novel The Night Swim, returns to help with a standstill case in which she discovers she might actually be a target herself.
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
An epic fantasy retelling of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra that tackles betrayal, secrets, partnerships, and love.
