Bookmark the Blog: Annual Favorite Books

2025 Most-Viewed Books on RGC Website

February 05, 2026 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Themed Book Lists

With another year of reading behind us and 2026 officially underway, we’re rounding up the 20 books that readers couldn’t stop clicking on across the RGC website in 2025. These aren’t all brand-new releases, but each title made a strong impression and earned its place among the year’s most popular picks.

Which of these books did you already love, and which are calling your name now? Our 2025 RGC reading recap showcases an eclectic range of stories and subjects, from fiction and nonfiction to young adult favorites, across multiple formats – proof that great reads come in many forms!

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Our 2024 Favorite Book Survey Winners Are…

May 04, 2025 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark, Spotlight Book Groups

Thank you to all of the great readers who filled out our 2024 Favorite Books survey!

Every year, Reading Group Choices surveys book groups and readers to compile our annual list of Favorite Books. And every year we randomly choose winners who receive a gift certificate to their local independent bookstore, copies of our 2024-2025 annual guide, and a literary tote!

Meet our 2024 favorite books survey winners below (and sign up for our newsletter so you don’t miss the chance to take our 2024 survey!).

Dianne of Words,

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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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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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Reading Group Choices Favorite Books Survey

January 01, 2025 Annual Favorite Books, Bookmark
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The Reading Group Choices annual favorite books survey

The 2025 Annual Favorite Books Survey Is Open!

Each year Reading Group Choices sends out a survey to learn more about you, our readers, and your favorite books from the year. When you enter the survey you are also entered to win a $100 gift certificate to your local bookstore, five copies of Reading Group Choices’ 30th anniversary edition, and a RGC totebag!

Based on your responses, we create an annual list of the most popular books and highlight the survey winners.

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