[Ginga-argentina] This month’s best new book club picks

Sun Jul 27 21:57:06 CEST 2025

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This Month’s Best New Book Club Picks

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Culpability by Bruce Holsinger

Oprah’s July book club pick left her ‘riveted until the very last shocking sentence’ 

- This sharp, propulsive family drama is “the book of the summer” (<i>Real Simple</i>)

- After their autonomous car crashes into another vehicle, members of the Shaw family navigate secrets, guilt, and moral dilemmas

- “If you are not already hooked on Holsinger, it’s time to join the club” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review)

Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, People, The Washington Post, USA Today, Real Simple, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews

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Happy Wife by Meredith Lavender and Kendall Shores

Twists and turns abound in this page-turner set among Florida’s wealthy elite

- A Read with Jenna pick that Jenna Bush Hager calls “one of those delicious, fun summer books that you’ll open on the beach and never put down”

- When 28-year-old Nora marries 46-year-old divorce lawyer Will, the whirlwind union causes a stir in affluent Winter Park. Then Will vanishes the day after his birthday party…

- Praised by Karin Slaughter as “smartly written and easy to devour”

Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, People, Paste, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist

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The CIA Book Club by Charlie English

A gripping true story that ‘reads like a spy novel’ (<i>Financial Times</i>)

- During the Cold War, the CIA ran a secret operation to smuggle books by Agatha Christie, George Orwell, and others into Soviet Europe — in hopes of bringing down the Iron Curtain

- “A riveting account” that’s “as fascinating as it is undersung” (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>)

- “Vibrant, beautifully researched and exciting… A real pleasure to read” (<i>The Guardian</i>)

- An ABA Indie Next pick

Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Economist, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Times, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub

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Wayward Girls by Susan Wiggs

Six young women are trapped at a Catholic reform school teeming with dark secrets

- “This powerful and unforgettable novel is a poignant and enlightening look into a sad chapter of recent history” (<i>Library Journal</i> starred review)

- Jodi Picoult, Adriana Trigiani, and Kristina McMorris recommend this latest from a prolific #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author

- “After decades of bestsellers, <i>Wayward Girls</i> might be Susan Wiggs’s opus” (<i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Robert Dugoni)

Media Praise: People, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist

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The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline

Fiona Davis and Karin Slaughter are raving about this riveting mystery

- A wildly popular #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author delivers “her boldest book yet” (<i>BookTrib</i>)

- When an American woman inherits an Italian estate shrouded in secrets, she finds herself at the center of a nefarious plot

- “Has all the hallmarks of the very best Lisa Scottoline novels, and yet is also something spectacularly new. I literally could not put down this brilliant, gothic tale” (Marie Benedict) 

Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage

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Daikon by Samuel Hawley

During World War II, a third atomic bomb falls into the hands of a Japanese physicist

- See why John Grisham is praising this “riveting tale about war, intrigue, love, and perseverance”

- As Keizo Kan uncovers the weapon’s power and mysteries, his loyalty and humanity are put to the test

- “A gripping and fascinating work of historical fiction that’s so convincing I felt like I’d stumbled onto an extraordinary World War II documentary” (#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jess Walter)

Media Praise: People, The Washington Post, Esquire, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, Literary Hub

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The Accidental Favorite by Fran Littlewood

What if you learned your parent had a favorite child — and it changed everything you thought you knew?

- When the Fisher family patriarch inadvertently reveals he prefers one of his daughters over the others, it sends shock waves through a weeklong birthday celebration

- “A compelling drama about a dysfunctional family that will make readers laugh out loud and cringe all at once” (<i>Library Journal</I>)

- Named a summer must-read by <i>Oprah Daily</i> and <i>People</i>

Media Praise: Oprah Daily, People, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub

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Spectacular Things by Beck Dorey-Stein

Two sisters grapple with their mother’s secret past in this ‘epic story’ (Reese Witherspoon)

- “Engrossing… This one fires on all cylinders” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review)

- Mia is the responsible sibling, while Cricket is an athlete born for stardom. As they navigate life in their small Maine town and beyond, they face shifting loyalties and painful choices

- From a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author whose work is filled “with gorgeous sentences and complex, kind characters” (Amanda Eyre Ward, author of <i>The Jetsetters</i>)

- Selected as Reese’s Book Club pick for July!

Media Praise: Reese's Book Club, People, Parade, Publishers Weekly

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The View from Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani

A sparkling <i>New York Times</i> bestseller and ‘ideal vacation read’ (<i>Elle</i>)

- From a beloved author who counts Taylor Jenkins Reid and Kristin Hannah among her fans

- After a devastating loss, recently divorced Jess leaves her small New Jersey town for her ancestral home in Italy. As she unravels her familial history, will she find the courage to create the life of her dreams?

- A “captivating and memorable” novel (<i>Library Journal</i>) that “will leave readers as satisfied as an Italian Sunday dinner would” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)

Media Praise: Book of the Month, TODAY Show, Good Morning America, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, People, USA Today, Elle, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist

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Nothing More of This Land by Joseph Lee

‘This profound examination on identity and place impresses’ (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)

- An award-winning journalist and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal member delves into what it means to be Indigenous in this “wise meditation on belonging” (Deborah Jackson Taffa, author of <i>Whiskey Tender</i>)

- Recommended by NPR, <i>Vogue</i>, and more

- A must-read work of nonfiction from an author hailed as “a brilliant and sensitive chronicler of his own destiny and that of his community” (Colm Tóibín)

Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Next Big Idea Club, People, The Washington Post, Vogue, The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Literary Hub

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