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The Lilac People & The Berry Pickers

March 27, 2025 Bookmark, Featured Books
The Lilac People by Milo Todd

Milo Todd and Amanda Peters have created two unmissable books to start unforgettable conversations.

The Lilac People by Milo Todd

“A profound and riveting story of identity and resilience.”
—Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train

For readers of All the Light We Cannot See, a moving and deeply humane story about a trans man who must relinquish the freedoms of prewar Berlin to survive first the Nazis and then the Allies while protecting the ones he loves.

Brimming with hope, resilience, and the enduring power of community,

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Most Read Books from RGC 2023

March 06, 2025 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our 2024 survey results are in! And along with our readers’ favorite books of the year, we have a list of the most-read titles specifically from Reading Group Choices 2023.

Has your group read all of these terrific books yet?

Most-Read of 2023

1. The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

 

Bestselling historical fiction author Kim Michele Richardson is back with the perfect book club read following Honey Lovett, the daughter of the beloved Troublesome book woman,

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Reading Group Choices 30th Anniversary Edition is Here!

February 21, 2025 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Welcome to the 30th anniversary edition of Reading Group Choices! 

Reading Group Choices 2024-2025 is now available for purchase (eBook and paperback) on our website! The fact that recommending books can foster and encourage togetherness and an exposure to new ideas is not lost on us. We know that we are not only recommending a good book to read or providing discussion questions to help with conversations; we are also encouraging mornings, afternoons and evenings around the world where people sit down – and slow down – together for a few hours, and talk about books.

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2024 Most-Viewed Books on RGC Website

February 16, 2025 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

As we turn the page on 2024 and step into a new chapter of reading in 2025, we’re taking a moment to spotlight the 20 most-viewed books on the RGC website over the past year. While not all of these titles were published in 2024, they certainly captured your attention!

How many of these standout reads made it onto your list? And which ones are heading straight to your TBR? This year’s RGC reading wrap-up celebrates a diverse mix of genres—fiction, nonfiction, and young adult—along with a variety of formats!

1. Absolution

by Alice McDermott

One of our recommended books is Absolution by Alice McDermott

 

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Best of the Best Books 2024

January 16, 2025 Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

Our “best of the best” returns for 2024! We’ve reviewed the end-of-year best book lists and narrowed them down into one reference guide.

Overwhelmed by what to read from the past year? We’ve gathered the fiction, nonfiction, and young adult titles we recommended in 2024 that also appear on at least one of the favorite lists from:

BookRiot, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Bookpage, New York Times, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Washington Post,

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