Best Book Club Picks 2024
Looking for the best book club picks for 2024? This is our TENTH year of picking the best books to read with your book club. Join us as we work our way through fun books that will help you relax and make more time for yourself in the coming year.
Would you like to read more FUN books in the new year than you have in ages?
This is the Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers 10th year of picking awesome book club books for women who love to read.
If reading used to be your passion but somewhere along the path of adulthood life got in the way, you’re in the right place.
We are a group of 10,000+ amazing members who love to chat about books on Facebook and we want you to join us.
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on PeanutBlossom.com on November 17, 2023 before I created our special book club site. I’ve moved everything over here to our new home and I’m thrilled to finally offer it all in one place for your convenience.
How Do I Pick the Books?
- Our group only reads FUN, light-hearted books.
- We avoid tear jerkers.
- We don’t take our book picks too seriously, we believe reading is for pleasure.
- We read a wide variety of genres throughout the year: romance, historical fiction, magical realism, young adult, and mystery all make the rotation year after year.
- We look for a variety of voices in both authors and characters.
How To Join Our Book Club
1. Follow along on Facebook:
Every month, I post monthly discussion threads for each book inside our private Facebook book club. Join us here.
You’ll discover our group is filled with kind, upbeat people who just love to share their new favorite reads.
We talk about all books, not just the official monthly picks. It’s a great place to get new recommendations all year long.
2. Sign up for email updates:
Nothing is worse than having an exciting announcement and knowing that social media algorithms will filter and prevent me from getting the news to you. I don’t want Facebook deciding what you see and what you don’t.
When you sign up for my email newsletter, I will send you all the reminders you need for our book list all year long.
PLUS: Next year’s book list is coming out really soon. My email subscribers are the very first to get the list of new books.
GET ON THE LIST HERE:
Now that you’re in the club, just grab the next book in the list that calls your attention and get reading!
Grab Your Book Journal
Our super popular Official Book Club Journal is back for 2024!
Created with our book club members in mind, this 70-page downloadable journal is filled with printables for you to mix & match the perfect reading journal just for you.
A peek inside:
- There is a 2-page spread customized for every book in our 2023 lineup. Plenty of space for you to brainstorm questions to ask about the book and record your favorite moments.
- A monthly reading log to track your reading time and keep you motivated.
- Several daily reading journal pages for you to track your in-between books or even books you’re reading with another book club.
- The ALL NEW 3×3 Reading Challenge Tracker
- An entire section of Top Favorites for you to make lists of your favorite books of all time in different categories.
- And so much more.
GET THE NEW 2024 BOOK CLUB JOURNAL HERE
NEW for 2024: 10th Anniversary Edition!
Whether you’re joining us for your first year or a nostalgic OG Member who’s been around since Year 1, you may be interested in grabbing the 10th Anniversary ULTIMATE Book Club Journal Bundle.
This bundle includes absolutely everything from the 2024 book club journal and EVERY accessory kit from every single year of book club since 2015!
The Best Book Club Picks 2024
Here we go! Here's our new list of the best book club books for 2024 that the Peanut Blossom Book Club for Recovering Readers will be enjoying together in the new year.
I can't wait to hear you what you think:
JANUARY:
Genre: Contemporary Romance & Women's Life Fiction
Pages: 304
"The perfect escape." —USA Today
Let's escape into a new year of reading together!
Get the Nora Goes Off Script book club questions and matching party menu here.
FEBRUARY:
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Pages: 400
"A refreshingly modern fairy tale and instant New York Times bestseller."
A fresh fairy tale for February to get our hearts a-flutter.
Get the Part of Your World book club questions and matching party menu here.
MARCH:
Genre: Literary Fiction & Modern Historical Fiction
Pages: 416
*Repeat Author: We enjoyed Zevin's The Storied Life of AJ Fikry in our first year of book club!
"One of the Best Books of the Year: The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, TIME, GoodReads, Oprah Daily"
Friendship, Love, and Video Games in the 90's.
Get the Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow book club questions and matching party menu here.
APRIL:
Genre: Historical Mystery
Pages: 443
A novel about the magical lure of books and summoning the courage to rewrite our stories.
Get the The Echo of Old Books book club questions and matching party menu here.
MAY:
Genre: Women Sleuths & Humorous Fiction
Pages: 384
“Suspenseful, funny.... More, please.”―Kirkus Reviews
The first in the Finlay Donovan series, if you end up loving this pick, book 4 will be released this year, too
Get the Finlay Donovan is Killing It book club questions and matching party menu here.
JUNE:
Genre: Contemporary Women Fiction
Pages: 352
“Sunny, funny and full of heart.”—Nita Prose, author of our October 2023 book club pick The Maid
The clever members who correctly guessed this pick mentioned it was one of their favorite books all year!
Get the Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting book club questions and matching party menu here.
JULY:
Genre: Romantic Comedy & Book Lovers Fiction
Pages: 432
"A perfectly intoxicating delight! A must-read for anyone who loves a good love story." — Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of our June 2022 pick Malibu Rising
I'm purposely linking to the audiobook because I hope that you'll enjoy trying that format for this book. However, you can find the paperback link here.
Get the Thank You for Listening book club questions and matching party menu here.
AUGUST:
Genre: Young Adult & Fantasy
Pages: 400
"Decadent and darkly enchanting, a lavish YA fantasy debut."
Get the Hotel Magnifique book club questions and matching party menu here.
SEPTEMBER:
Genre: U.S. Historical Fiction & Women's Issues
Pages: 400
"A powerful novel about identity, betrayal, and the meaning of family."
Get the Downstairs Girl book club questions and matching party menu here.
OCTOBER:
Genre: Psychological Thriller & Suspense
Pages: 336
"The addictive Booktok Sensation you have to read!"
I'm not active on Tiktok but one look at the enormous amount of high reviews on this book and you'll see why it made our list!
NOVEMBER:
Genre: Romantic Comedy & Travel Fiction
Pages: 349
"Strong female friendship and gorgeous descriptions of Scotland are sure to appeal to anyone looking for an armchair getaway." - Publishers Weekly
A shamelessly cozy way to kickstart the holiday season.
DECEMBER:
Genre: Holiday Romance
Pages: 336
"An absolutely perfect holiday hug."--New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren who wrote our February 2020 book The Unhoneymooners
December is historically our 'Reader's Choice' month where you're welcome to choose your own book to read. With the rise in popularity of holiday fiction, I love to suggest a magical and festive option as a fun option.
3×3 Reading Challenge
Looking to get even more out of this year’s reading? You could take any one of our new books and use them for the start to a 3×3 reading challenge.
Other Optional Picks
The annual December “reader’s choice” month has been a tradition since the book club started. I believe it is important to give you space to choose something just for yourself.
We always celebrate together with our popular Pay it Forward Book Exchange on Facebook, too.
If you don’t want to read the December pick from my list, here are some alternative ideas to inspire you:
Books We’ve Read Other Years
Love this list? Want to dig in on our backlist?
You can find EVERY book we’ve ever read:
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