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

Tue May 27 20:40:41 CEST 2025

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This Month’s Best New Book Club Picks

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The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

Christina Baker Kline and Adriana Trigiani loved this novel about the power of books

- In a 1960s Virginia suburb, Margaret starts a book club to discuss <i>The Feminine Mystique</i>. Together, she and her attendees forge a powerful bond — and search for meaning in their lives

- “Ideal for fans of historical fiction and those who enjoyed Bonnie Garmus’s <i>Lessons in Chemistry</i>, Kristin Hannah’s <i>The Women</i>, or Kate Quinn’s <i>The Briar Club</i>” (<i>Library Journal</I> starred review)

Media Praise: People, Indie Next List, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, Literary Hub

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The Doorman by Chris Pavone

Privilege, secrets, and murder collide in an elite Manhattan apartment building

- Stephen King calls this hot new thriller “the kind of novel that wins book awards”

- The lives of residents and staff of the Bohemia intersect on one fateful night — and Chicky Diaz, everyone’s favorite doorman, is thrust into a twisted web

- “Will keep readers up well into the wee hours” (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review)

Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, New York Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage

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The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

Don’t miss this sweeping epic named Oprah’s latest book club pick!

- After troubled 19-year-old Hai becomes the caretaker to Grazina, an elderly widow with dementia, their bond dramatically changes both of their lives

- “Magnificent… In writing this book, Vuong may have joined the ranks of an elite few great novelists” (<i>Los Angeles Times</i>)

- “Heartbreaking, heartwarming yet unsentimental, and savagely comic all at the same time” (<i>The Guardian</i>)

Media Praise: Oprah's Book Club, NPR, PBS, CBS Mornings, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Associated Press, Financial Times, Esquire, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage

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My Friends by Fredrik Backman

The beloved author of <i>A Man Called Ove</i> is back with ‘a moving ode to friendship’ (<i>People</i>)

- After a world-famous painting winds up in her possession, Louisa unravels its mysteries — and discovers the fascinating story of three friends 25 years ago

- “Backman again pays tribute to the forces that make an ordinary life extraordinary” in this “novel that celebrates the beauty of being alive” (<i>BookPage</i>)

- An instant <i>New York Times</i> bestseller highly anticipated by <i>USA Today</i>, <i>Marie Claire</i>, and many more!

Media Praise: The New Yorker, TODAY Show, People, USA Today, New York Post, Indie Next List, Library Reads, Booklist, BookPage

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The Golden Hour by Matthew Specktor

A true Hollywood tell-all with cameos from Jack Nicholson and Marlon Brando

- “This is a book for anyone who loves the movies… and for anyone who wonders about the machinery that propels our culture forward” (Susan Orlean)

- In this must-read for fans of Griffin Dunne’s <i>The Friday Afternoon Club</i>, the son of a legendary talent agent reflects on his star-studded upbringing

- “A memoir that joins Peter Biskind, Joan Didion, William Goldman, and other top-shelf chroniclers of the LA film scene” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> starred review)

Media Praise: NPR, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Town & Country, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Literary Hub

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The Names by Florence Knapp

How could your life have changed — if only you had a different name?

- The ripple effects of Cora’s choice for her son’s name unfold across three alternate timelines in this Read with Jenna pick

- Jojo Moyes, Ann Napolitano, Elin Hilderbrand, and many more are gushing about this “dazzling” novel  (<i>The Washington Post</i>)

- “It’s one of those books that will make you irritable with anyone who interrupts you, but which you’ll finish wanting to press into the hands of a friend” (<i>The Times</i>)

Media Praise: TODAY Book Club/Read with Jenna, People, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Times, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Booklist, BookPage, Literary Hub

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My Name Is Emilia del Valle by Isabel Allende

A sweeping wartime tale from ‘a literary treasure’ (Kristin Hannah)

- During the 19th century, Emilia defies societal norms to become a writer. When she’s assigned to cover a brewing civil war in Chile, she sets out to find her elusive father

- An ABA Indie Next pick and instant <i>USA Today</i> bestseller!

- “All of Allende’s books, <i>My Name Is Emilia del Valle</i> included, have the epic feel of a major Hollywood film” (Associated Press)

Media Praise: The New Yorker, NPR, TODAY Show, The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, Associated Press, Slate, Harper's Bazaar, Indie Next List, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage

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Medicine River by Mary Annette Pember

A searing, unforgettable look inside federal-run Native American boarding schools

- Tracing the experience of her mother and others, the author examines the systemic destruction of Native life through government-sponsored institutions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries

- “A gripping, often harrowing account of the personal and communal toll of cultural genocide” (<i>Kirkus Reviews</i>)

- One of the <i>New York Times</i>’s top nonfiction recommendations for spring

Media Praise: The New York Times/The New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, BookPage, Electric Literature

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Where the Rivers Merge by Mary Alice Monroe

Take it from Lisa Wingate: ‘This is book club fiction at its finest’ 

- Across 80 years, Eliza faces unexpected turmoil and grapples with her family’s legacy in South Carolina’s Lowcountry

- With raves from Elin Hilderbrand, Susan Wiggs, and more

- “You can almost feel the grasses tickling your calves from the very first page” (<i>People</i>)

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

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The Tenant by Freida McFadden

Tenant Whitney is the perfect solution to Blake’s money problems — or is she?

- The #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author behind <I>The Housemaid</I> series is back!

- This psychological chiller had Lisa Jewell “in a choke hold… I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough” 

- Don’t miss what’s sure to be one of the most-discussed books of the summer

Media Praise: Good Morning America, Library Reads, Publishers Weekly

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