For this list, we focused on good book club books published in 2022 or scheduled to be published in 2023. We hope the list makes it easier for your club to make book selections for the upcoming year!

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If your club loved Where the Crawdads Sing, this book provides a similar descriptive style and reliance on nature as a character.

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This highly-rated 2022 Canadian novel was picked up for US publication in 2023. The book is based on the real Jane Collective and some of their stories.

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MAAME

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This book deals with the aftermath of a mass shooting and the emotional damage inflicted on a town beyond the initial victims.

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This genre-crossing debut novel has something for everyone, as dark humor and mystery meet literary fiction.

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Ruta Sepetys has a gift for telling untold stories in compelling, relatable ways, and this book was no exception!

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For this list, we focused on good book club books published in 2022 or scheduled to be published in 2023. We hope the list makes it easier for your club to make book selections for the upcoming year!

If your club loved Where the Crawdads Sing, this book provides a similar descriptive style and reliance on nature as a character.

GO AS A RIVER

This highly-rated 2022 Canadian novel was picked up for US publication in 2023. The book is based on the real Jane Collective and some of their stories.

LOOKING FOR JANE

MAAME

This book deals with the aftermath of a mass shooting and the emotional damage inflicted on a town beyond the initial victims.

WE ARE THE LIGHT

This genre-crossing debut novel has something for everyone, as dark humor and mystery meet literary fiction.

THE BANDIT QUEENS

Ruta Sepetys has a gift for telling untold stories in compelling, relatable ways, and this book was no exception!

I MUST BETRAY YOU

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