Zibby Mag

By Sherri Puzey

We’ve flipped the calendar page to a new month, which means October book club picks have been announced! 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: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

The much-anticipated novel from the author of Little Fires Everywhere returns with a story of motherhood, love, and fear—and “how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.” This is the first double author pick for Reese, and it’s also October’s Indie Next pick!

GMA Book Club: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

An unforgettable love story featuring a single mom, courtroom drama, and a small-town secrets. A thought-provoking yet emotional read, making it a perfect pick for book clubs.

Read with Jenna: The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

A debut novel that takes the young protagonist from acting on a theatre stage built in the cavity of a beached whale to a more dangerous kind of acting working as a British secret agent in Nazi-occupied France.

Barnes & Noble: The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

Based on real events, this novel spans over 300 years in an epic story about friendship, sacrifice, and forgiveness on an island off Western Australia.

Sarah Selects: River Woman, River Demon by Jennifer Givhan

A psychological thriller perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic, this genre-bending story weaves together folk magic and strong themes of female empowerment.

For Book of the Month subscribers, there are SEVEN selections to choose from this month! And if you’re not yet a BOTM member, this is a great month to sign up!

Sign Here by Claudia Lux

A dark and humorous debut about an employee of Hell who is up for a promotion if he can get one more member of a wealthy family to sell their soul.

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

An immersive modern fairytale that tackles multi-generational trauma.

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

A thriller for book lovers: a novelist gets tangled up in the criminal secrets of her fiancé’s family.

Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

The first in a new YA duology about a pair of spies investigating murders in 1930s Shanghai.

Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese

Illuminate your high school reading of The Scarlet Letter with this reimagined story of the woman who inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Hester Prynne.

Jacqueline in Paris by Ann Mah

A coming-of-age novel about Jacqueline Bouvier’s college years in Paris—a fictional portrait of the woman before she became the First Lady. (This is what I picked!)

As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh

A speculative YA novel about a young Syrian woman torn between loyalty to her country and her will to survive.

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Sherri Puzey is an editor at Zibby Mag and a senior marketing manager at Zibby Books. You can find her book reviews and recommendations on Instagram @whatsherrireads.