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2021 Book Club Picks Winners

Browse the 2021 Book Club Picks winners and nominees by category. Each category starts with the winner, followed by nominees and other recognized titles.

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This page collects the full 2021 Book Club Picks results in one place. Each category starts with the winner, followed by the nominees, so readers can scan the results quickly.

Barnes & Noble Book Club

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Barnes & Noble Book Club category.

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Better Luck Next Time

Johnson, Julia Claiborne

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Death of Jane Lawrence

Starling, Caitlin

Standalone · Contemporary Romance

Oct-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Five Wounds

Quade, Kirstin Valdez

Standalone · General Fiction

Apr-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Good Neighbors

Langan, Sarah

Standalone · Thriller

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Guilt Trip

Jones, Sandie

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Hour of the Witch

Bohjalian, Chris

Standalone · Romantic Suspense

May-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Other Black Girl

Harris, Zakiya Dalila

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Our Country Friends

Shteyngart, Gary

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Paper Palace

Heller, Miranda Cowley

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jul-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

We Begin at the End

Whitaker, Chris

Standalone · Amateur Sleuth

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Barnes & Noble YA Book Club

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Barnes & Noble YA Book Club category.

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Ace of Spades

Abike-Iyimide, Faridah

Standalone · Mystery

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Beasts of Prey

Gray, Ayana

Beasts of Prey Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Oct-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Lore

Bracken, Alexandra

Standalone · Fantasy

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Matrix

Groff, Lauren

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Sep-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Ones We're Meant to Find

He, Joan

Standalone · Action Adventure

May-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Pride and Premeditation

Price, Tirzah

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Series · Mystery

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Pride and Premeditation

Price, Tirzah

A Jane Austen Murder Mystery Series · Book 1 · Mystery

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Skin of the Sea

Bowen, Natasha

Of Mermaids and Orisa Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

That Weekend

Thomas, Kara

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Wings of Ebony

Elle, J.

Wings of Ebony Series · Book 1 · Fantasy

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Witch Haven

Smith, Sasha Peyton

Standalone · Fantasy

Sep-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Yolk

Choi, Mary H.K.

Standalone · General Fiction

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Costco's Buyer's Pick

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Costco's Buyer's Pick category.

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Better off Dead

Child, Lee; Child, Andrew

Jack Reacher Series · Book 26 · Mystery

Oct-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Book of Lost Names

Harmel, Kristin

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Gabaldon, Diana

Outlander Saga (Chronology) Series · Book 9 · Historical Romance

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

Gabaldon, Diana

Outlander Series · Book 9 · Historical Romance

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

Benedict, Marie

Standalone · Historical

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Night She Disappeared

Jewell, Lisa

Standalone · Thriller

Sep-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Oona Out of Order

Montimore, Margarita

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Other Passenger

Candlish, Louise

Standalone · Thriller

Jul-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

The President's Daughter

Patterson, James; Clinton, Bill

Standalone · Political Thriller

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

When the Apricots Bloom

Wilkinson, Gina

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Crandall, Susan

Standalone · Historical

Jul-2013 2021 Book Club Picks *

Good Morning America Book Club

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Good Morning America Book Club category.

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Dava Shastri's Last Day

Ramisetti, Kirthana

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Dec-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Jones, Cherie

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Husbands

Baker, Chandler

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Klara and the Sun

Ishiguro, Kazuo

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Of Women and Salt

Garcia, Gabriela

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Olympus, Texas

Swann, Stacey

Standalone · General Fiction

May-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Other Black Girl

Harris, Zakiya Dalila

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Personal Librarian

Benedict, Marie; Murray Victoria Christopher

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jul-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Push

Audrain, Ashley

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Several People Are Typing

Kasulke, Calvin

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Still Life

Winman, Sarah

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

We Are Not Like Them

Pride, Christine; Piazza, Jo

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Hello Sunshine (Reese's Book Picks)

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Hello Sunshine (Reese's Book Picks) category.

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Infinite Country

Engel, Patricia

Standalone · Literary

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Island of Missing Trees

Shafak, Elif

Standalone · Literary

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Last Thing He Told Me

Dave, Laura

Hannah Hall Series · Book 1 · Thriller

May-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Lucky

Stapley, Marissa

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Northern Spy

Berry, Flynn

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Outlawed

North, Anna

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Paper Palace

Heller, Miranda Cowley

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jul-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Sanatorium

Pearse, Sarah

Detective Elin Warner Series · Book 1 · Thriller

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Sankofa

Onuzo, Chibundu

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Oct-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Seven Days in June

Williams, Tia

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

We Were Never Here

Bartz, Andrea

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Oprah's Picks

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Oprah's Picks category.

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Bewilderment

Powers, Richard

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Sweetness of Water

Harris, Nathan

Standalone · General Fiction

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Target Club Picks

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Target Club Picks category.

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Atomic Love

Fields, Jennie

Standalone · Historical

Aug-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

Black Girls Must Die Exhausted

Allen, Jayne

Black Girls Must Series · Book 1 · Literary

Sep-2018 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Dutch House

Patchett, Ann

Standalone · Literary

Sep-2019 2021 Book Club Picks *

Eli's Promise

Balson, Ronald H.

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

The End of Her

Lapena, Shari

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Exiles

Kline, Christina Baker

Standalone · Historical

Sep-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Last Flight

Clark, Julie

Standalone · Thriller

Jun-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

Pretty Things

Brown, Janelle

Standalone · Thriller

Apr-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

Single Black Female

Brown, Tracy

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Valentine

Wetmore, Elizabeth

Standalone · Literary

Apr-2020 2021 Book Club Picks *

When the Apricots Bloom

Wilkinson, Gina

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Today Show Book Club (Read with Jenna)

Winner and nominees for the 2021 Book Club Picks Today Show Book Club (Read with Jenna) category.

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Black Buck

Askaripour, Mateo

Standalone · General Fiction

Jan-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Bright Burning Things

Harding, Lisa

Standalone · Psychological Suspense

Dec-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Family

Krupitsky, Naomi

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Nov-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Four Winds

Hannah, Kristin

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Good Company

Sweeney, Cynthia D'Aprix

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Apr-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Great Circle

Shipstead, Maggie

Standalone · Literary

May-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Hell of a Book

Mott, Jason

Standalone · General Fiction

Jul-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Lincoln Highway

Towles, Amor

Standalone · Literary

Oct-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Malibu Rising

Reid, Taylor Jenkins

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Jun-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

Send for Me

Fox, Lauren

Standalone · Literary

Feb-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

The Turnout

Abbott, Megan

Standalone · Thriller

Aug-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

What's Mine and Yours

Coster, Naima

Standalone · Women's Fiction

Mar-2021 2021 Book Club Picks *

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