Each month, we share top book picks from Indie Next and LibraryReads, as well as the Target Book Club title and Costco's "Buyer's Pick." We also feature a number of other prominent picks, including Oprah’s Book Club, the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Reese's Book Club, Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club, the "Good Morning America" Book Club, and Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Favorites.

You can see previous years' features here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014.
 

MAY 2023

Indie Next
#1 Pick: HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry
IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by TJ Klune
CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
NO TWO PERSONS by Erica Bauermeister
THE POSTCARD written by Anne Berest, translated by Tina Kover
SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LAKESIDE SUPPER CLUB by J. Ryan Stradal
THE HALF MOON by Mary Beth Keane
SMALL MERCIES by Dennis Lehane
THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese
THE TRUE LOVE EXPERIMENT by Christina Lauren
TO SHAPE A DRAGON'S BREATH: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit, by Moniquill Blackgoose
THE FIANCÉE FARCE by Alexandria Bellefleur
IF WE'RE BEING HONEST by Cat Shook
THE WAGER: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
CLYTEMNESTRA by Costanza Casati
THE FERRYMAN by Justin Cronin
THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw
MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH MURDER: An American in Paris Mystery, by Colleen Cambridge
MEET ME AT THE LAKE by Carley Fortune
YOU ARE HERE by Karin Lin-Greenberg
THE NIGHT FLOWERS by Sara Herchenroether
THE EAST INDIAN by Brinda Charry
WITH MY LITTLE EYE by Joshilyn Jackson
MONSTERS: A Fan’s Dilemma by Claire Dederer

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE FERRYMAN by Justin Cronin
CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
THE GUEST by Emma Cline
THE HALF MOON by Mary Beth Keane
KILLING ME by Michelle Gagnon
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT by Sarah Adams
QUIETLY HOSTILE: Essays by Samantha Irby
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry
THE WISHING GAME by Meg Shaffer
WITCH KING by Martha Wells

Target Book Club
LATE BLOOMERS by Deepa Varadarajan (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
THE COVENANT OF WATER by Abraham Verghese (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT KITTY KARR? by Crystal Smith Paul (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
THE NIGERWIFE by Vanessa Walters (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA by Patti Callahan Henry (Click here for more)
 

APRIL 2023

Indie Next
#1 Pick: YOURS TRULY by Abby Jimenez
HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls
ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld
THE ONLY SURVIVORS by Megan Miranda
YOU COULD MAKE THIS PLACE BEAUTIFUL: A Memoir by Maggie Smith
LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle
HOUSE OF COTTON by Monica Brashears
SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh
BEYOND THAT, THE SEA by Laura Spence-Ash
AMERICAN MERMAID by Julia Langbein
DUST CHILD by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES by T. Kingfisher
WANDERING SOULS by Cecile Pin
THE ANGEL MAKER by Alex North
THE GREAT RECLAMATION by Rachel Heng
A LIVING REMEDY: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
THE SOULMATE by Sally Hepworth
COMMUNITY BOARD by Tara Conklin
WHITE CAT, BLACK DOG: Stories by Kelly Link
THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE by Rachel Beanland
HOMECOMING by Kate Morton
FLUX by Jinwoo Chong
SALTWATER DEMANDS A PSALM: Poems, by Kweku Abimbola
BLUE HOUR by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
OZARK DOGS by Eli Cranor

LibraryReads
Top Pick: IN THE LIVES OF PUPPETS by TJ Klune
DIRTY LAUNDRY by Disha Bose
THE HAUNTING OF ALEJANDRA by V. Castro
HOMECOMING by Kate Morton
MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH MURDER: An American in Paris Mystery, by Colleen Cambridge
MOOREWOOD FAMILY RULES by HelenKay Dimon
NATURAL BEAUTY by Ling Ling Huang
THE SCOURGE BETWEEN STARS by Ness Brown
SISTERS OF THE LOST NATION by Nick Medina
SYMPHONY OF SECRETS by Brendan Slocumb

Target Book Club
TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LaRUE by V.E. Schwab (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
ROMANTIC COMEDY by Curtis Sittenfeld (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
CAMP ZERO by Michelle Min Sterling (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
DIRTY LAUNDRY by Disha Bose (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls (Click here for more)
 

MARCH 2023

Indie Next
#1 Pick: I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU by Rebecca Makkai
PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson
WEYWARD by Emilia Hart
THE CRANE HUSBAND by Kelly Barnhill
THE WRITING RETREAT by Julia Bartz
MURDER YOUR EMPLOYER: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
THE GOLDEN SPOON by Jessa Maxwell
THE FAREWELL TOUR by Stephanie Clifford
THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE by Roshani Chokshi
A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT: A Roots of Chaos Novel by Samantha Shannon
HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano
WHAT HAPPENED TO RUTHY RAMIREZ by Claire Jiménez
THE FOXGLOVE KING by Hannah Whitten
ENCHANTMENT: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, by Katherine May
THE GOD OF ENDINGS by Jacqueline Holland
GO AS A RIVER by Shelley Read
MY LAST INNOCENT YEAR by Daisy Alpert Florin
THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI by Shannon Chakraborty
TIME'S UNDOING by Cheryl A. Head
MADAME RESTELL: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright
THE GOSPEL OF ORLA by Eoghan Walls
THE LONDON SÉANCE SOCIETY by Sarah Penner
THE DIG by Anne Burt
USERS by Colin Winnette
SCORCHED GRACE: A Sister Holiday Mystery by Margot Douaihy

LibraryReads
Top Pick: LONE WOMEN by Victor LaValle
ALL THAT IS MINE I CARRY WITH ME by William Landay
CLYTEMNESTRA by Costanza Casati (Please note: This book is now releasing on May 2nd)
THE GOSPEL OF ORLA by Eoghan Walls
HANG THE MOON by Jeannette Walls
HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano
A HOUSE WITH GOOD BONES by T. Kingfisher
THE LONDON SÉANCE SOCIETY by Sarah Penner
THE SECRET LIVES OF COUNTRY GENTLEMEN by KJ Charles
WEYWARD by Emilia Hart

Target Book Club
O BEAUTIFUL by Jung Yun (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE PARIS APARTMENT by Lucy Foley (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
HELLO BEAUTIFUL by Ann Napolitano (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI by Rajasree Variyar (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
BLACK CANDLE WOMEN by Diane Marie Brown (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
PINEAPPLE STREET by Jenny Jackson (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE LOST ENGLISH GIRL by Julia Kelly and THE NIGHT TRAVELERS by Armando Lucas Correa (Click here for more)
 

FEBRUARY 2023

Indie Next
#1 Pick: HOW TO SELL A HAUNTED HOUSE by Grady Hendrix
BIG SWISS by Jen Beagin
EXILES by Jane Harper
DON'T FEAR THE REAPER by Stephen Graham Jones
SECRETLY YOURS by Tessa Bailey
PANDORA by Susan Stokes-Chapman
GEORGIE, ALL ALONG by Kate Clayborn
BRUTES by Dizz Tate
MAAME by Jessica George
THE GUEST LECTURE by Martin Riker
B.F.F.: A Memoir of Friendship Lost and Found by Christie Tate
RADIANT SIN by Katee Robert
THE REUNION by Kayla Olson
LOOKING FOR JANE by Heather Marshall
STONE BLIND by Natalie Haynes
THE MITFORD AFFAIR by Marie Benedict
OUR SHARE OF NIGHT written by Mariana Enriquez, translated by Megan McDowell
THE APPLICANT by Nazlı Koca
REALLY GOOD, ACTUALLY by Monica Heisey
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson
DECENT PEOPLE by De'Shawn Charles Winslow
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Benjamin Stevenson
THE CHINESE GROOVE by Kathryn Ma
HOURGLASS by Keiran Goddard
EASTBOUND written by Maylis De Kerangal, translated by Jessica Moore

LibraryReads
Top Pick: THE WRITING RETREAT by Julia Bartz
THE CRANE HUSBAND by Kelly Barnhill
A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT by Samantha Shannon
FOR HER CONSIDERATION by Amy Spalding
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU by Rebecca Makkai
IT'S ONE OF US by J.T. Ellison
THE LAST TALE OF THE FLOWER BRIDE by Roshani Chokshi
THE NEIGHBOR FAVOR by Kristina Forest
TAKE THE LEAD: A Dance Off Novel, by Alexis Daria

Target Book Club
THE MEMORY LIBRARIAN: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer, by Janelle Monáe (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
SOMETHING WILDER by Christina Lauren (Click here for more)

Oprah's Book Club
BITTERSWEET: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE SNOW HARE by Paula Lichtarowicz (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
MAAME by Jessica George (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
RIVER SING ME HOME by Eleanor Shearer (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE HOUSE OF EVE by Sadeqa Johnson (Click here for more)
 

JANUARY 2023

Indie Next
#1 Pick: AGE OF VICE by Deepti Kapoor
THE NEW LIFE by Tom Crewe
ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham
HELL BENT by Leigh Bardugo
SAM by Allegra Goodman
MS. DEMEANOR by Elinor Lipman
JUST THE NICEST COUPLE by Mary Kubica
BETTER THE BLOOD: A Hana Westerman Thriller by Michael Bennett
THE SURVIVALISTS by Kashana Cauley
THE VILLA by Rachel Hawkins
THE BANDIT QUEENS by Parini Shroff
THE NIGHT TRAVELERS by Armando Lucas Correa
IN THE TIME OF OUR HISTORY by Susanne Pari
THE DELUGE by Stephen Markley
MOONRISE OVER NEW JESSUP by Jamila Minnicks
LOST IN THE MOMENT AND FOUND by Seanan McGuire
THE BLACKHOUSE by Carole Johnstone
BAD CREE by Jessica Johns
BLAZE ME A SUN: A Novel About a Crime written by Christoffer Carlsson, translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles
I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF by Marisa Crane
REEF ROAD by Deborah Goodrich Royce
EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEADIA OF FAERIES: Book One of the Emily Wilde Series, by Heather Fawcett
EVERYBODY KNOWS by Jordan Harper
CITY UNDER ONE ROOF by Iris Yamashita
THE DREAM BUILDERS by Oindrila Mukherjee

LibraryReads
Top Pick: GEORGIE, ALL ALONG by Kate Clayborn
ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham
BACK IN A SPELL: A Witches of Thistle Grove Novel by Lana Harper
BAD CREE by Jessica Johns
THE BANDIT QUEENS by Parini Shroff
THE DUKE GETS EVEN: The Fifth Avenue Rebels, by Joanna Shupe
EMILY WILDE'S ENCYCLOPEADIA OF FAERIES: Book One of the Emily Wilde Series, by Heather Fawcett
EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY HAS KILLED SOMEONE by Benjamin Stevenson
EXES & O'S by Amy Lea
THE HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes

Target Book Club
IN THE TIME OF OUR HISTORY by Susanne Pari (Click here for more)

Costco's "Buyer's Pick"
THE MAID by Nita Prose (Click here for more)

Barnes & Noble Book Club
THE BANDIT QUEENS by Parini Shroff (Click here for more)

Reese's Book Club
THE HOUSE IN THE PINES by Ana Reyes (Click here for more)

Jenna Bush Hager's "Read with Jenna" Today Show Book Club
SAM by Allegra Goodman (Click here for more)

"Good Morning America" Book Club
AGE OF VICE by Deepti Kapoor (Click here for more)

Simon & Schuster's Book Club Favorites
THE BLACKHOUSE by Carole Johnstone (Click here for more)