Some books keep coming up. These are the most recommended and repeatedly selected books across the book clubs and podcasts we follow—each one has appeared in more than one reading list on Tell Me What to Read.
Check out the books picked most often, along with links to the book clubs and podcast guests who chose them. Every appearance links back to its original reading list.
The idea here is that, if a book is being recommended by multiple lists, you definitely don’t want to miss it!
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Featured in 3 reading lists
Tomorrow Is Yesterday
Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
Featured in 2 reading lists
Breakneck
Dan Wang draws on years in China to examine its drive to build and engineer the future. His account uses China’s achievements and failures to sharpen a comparison with the United States.
Featured in 2 reading lists
Klara and the Sun
An artificial companion watches over a teenage girl in a novel about care, belief, and what makes a person irreplaceable.
Featured in 2 reading lists
Pachinko
Four generations of a Korean family navigate life in Japan. Min Jin Lee’s family saga follows the choices, exclusions, work, and loyalties that shape lives across decades.
Featured in 2 reading lists
The Maniac
Featured in 2 reading lists
The Secret History
Featured in 2 reading lists
The Vanishing Half
Twin sisters leave their hometown and build lives around different racial identities. Bennett follows the consequences across generations as their daughters encounter the histories their mothers tried to leave behind.
Featured in 2 reading lists
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie Crawford searches for love, independence, and a voice of her own in the American South. Zora Neale Hurston follows the relationships and experiences through which Janie comes to define her life.
Featured in 2 reading lists
Why Nothing Works
Featured in 2 reading lists
