Your next book club, sorted

Book recs and hosting inspo, broken out by vibe

It’s book club time at YHTRTN! We both just finished this one and are diving into this one! We’re firm believers that you can have a great chat about any good book, but we’re breaking these recs out by book club vibe to give you some fresh ideas. Plus, we’d never let you show up with ACOTAR to book club with the church ladies! We also asked our readers a while back to share some book club experience ideas, and we got the best responses! So we’re pairing each book club vibe with a few different ideas to mix things up at your next get-together.

1. Buzzy Book Club

The books everyone is talking about!! This is for the group who suffers from FOMO, loves to be in on the hype, and can’t miss a must-read.

The Women, Onyx Storm, Funny Story, The Wedding People, Lessons in Chemistry, The God of the Woods, Pictures of You, Heartless Hunter

Hosting inspo: Have a Lessons in Chemistry watch party, everyone brings a book-themed snack to share, come dressed as a favorite character.

2. Romance Book Club

The books that make you kick your feet in the air and squeal. For the hopeless romantics who love and swoon over a dreamy book boyfriend.

The Last Love Note, Life’s Too Short, Four Weekends and a Funeral, PS I Hate You, Highcliffe House, The One with the Kiss Cam, Is She Really Going Out with Him?, Reminders of Him

Hosting inspo: Make flower-pressed bookmarks, blind date with a book (we wrote some for you here!), bring wedding photos and everyone shares their love story—or if you’re super brave, come in your/a wedding dress (this one made us laugh).

3. Church Book Club

See also, book club with your mom, or mixed-crowd book club. Either way, we’re keeping the spice low, the language clean, and nothing too controversial.

Educated, These is my Words, The Covenant of Water, The Red Tent, The Book of Longings, Heaven is Here, Lessons in Chemistry, Remarkably Bright Creatures

Hosting inspo: Make presentations on certain characters, bring your favorite quotes, meet in a local bookshop to discuss.

4. New Reader Book Club

New to reading means: old favorites! These are books for the readers who are just getting started and get to read some of the best, most beloved books for the first time (jealous!!!).

The Nightingale, Where the Crawdads Sing, Before We Were Yours, Anxious People, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Kite Runner, The Help, These Is My Words

Hosting inspo: Watch party! (so many of these have been made into a movie), share snippets of the real story your book was based on, deep-dive on the author.

5. Let’s Get Deep Book Club

Books perfect for deep discussions on real issues. This is for the group who appreciates good writing, a great story, and something to think about for a long time.

Take My Hand, My Notorious Life, American Dirt, Solito, Demon Copperhead, Mad Honey, When Breath Becomes Air, The Many Lives of Mama Love

Hosting inspo: Discuss over a campfire, meet at a coffee shop, bring in a literary analysis or book review to discuss along with your story.

6. Biographers Book Club

All the best memoirs! This is for the group who loves a documentary and a juicy story. You know who you are.

Becoming, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, The Third Gilmore Girl, Beyond the Wand, Dinner for Vampires, Know My Name, The Many Lives of Mama Love, Solito

Hosting inspo: Watch interviews with the writer/subject of the memoir, combine with cookbook club (this is a must for Be Ready When The Luck Happens!), serve themed cocktails.

xo

Stef + Ash