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By: Julianne Buonocore Posted on February 28, 2024 September 3, 2024 Updated on September 3, 2024
The Good Morning America book club list is a celebrity book club list with books that push the envelope, make you think, and foster discussion. Here, you’ll not only get the fully updated list. You’ll also benefit from helpful details about the latest pick and top recommendations, plus you’ll get a printable PDF to track your book club reading in this celebrity book club. Let’s get literary!
Jane is thrilled to be house-sitting in the luxurious hills above Los Angeles. It’s the perfect opportunity to finish her epic second novel.
When it doesn’t work as planned, she turns her attention to Hollywood, landing a meeting with influential producer Hampton Ford to develop an innovative biracial comedy. Just as things appear promising, everything takes a sudden, unexpected downturn.
It blends comedy and culture, and the Los Angeles Times called it “the New Great American Novel” — wow!
Several books have seen massive success through Good Morning America’s book club. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus sold more than six million copies and was successfully adapted to TV. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig sold more than two million copies, and The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett was a #1 New York Times bestseller that won several awards.
So, if you’re wondering where to start or what to read next from Good Morning America’s book club list, below are the best picks.
They make great book club picks for your book clubs too!
TOP PICKS
Lessons in Chemistry – (My Rating: ★★★★★) Popular with readers worldwide, with over one million copies sold. It’s a quirky, feminist story. It’s about a 1960s female scientist and single mother. She unexpectedly becomes the unlikely star of a beloved TV cooking show.
Long Bright River – (My Rating: ★★★★★ and also recommended by Barack Obama) A book I still think about many years later. I call it “a thriller with a conscience.” It explores the opioid epidemic through the lens of one Philadelphia family. One sister is a cop, and the other is a missing addict.
The Maid – (My Rating: ★★★★☆) This mystery remains popular for its quirky, heartwarming protagonist. She’s a socially-challenged, lovable maid who becomes entangled in the investigation of the mysterious death of a wealthy guest.
The Midnight Library – (My Rating: ★★★★☆) One of the most popular books of the last several years. A woman finds herself faced with a library of books that contain different paths her life may have taken. She must decide what makes her life fulfilling and worthwhile. It’s a thoughtful tale with a greater purpose.
Pineapple Street – (My Rating: ★★★★★) This family comedy-drama tackles generational wealth. It does so through the eyes of members of a Brooklyn Heights family. It focuses on two sisters, their middle-class sister-in-law, and the well-to-do matriarch who rules their roost. It’s been a hit with readers based on how sharp and observant it is in telling their story.
The Push – (My Rating: ★★★★★) One of the most thoughtful literary thrillers I’ve ever read. On the surface, it’s about whether one mother’s daughter is “good” or “bad.” But, beneath, it’s a complex rumination on motherhood and generational trauma.
The Vanishing Half – (My Rating: ★★★★★ and also recommended by Barack Obama) My favorite book of 2020. Two light-skinned Black twins grow up, each choosing to identify as a different race. The result is one fascinating family drama, with characters that feel like they can jump off the page.
Below is the complete (and updated) Good Morning America book club list in chronological order. It starts with the oldest pick and ends with the most recent pick.
For the ones I’ve read, I’ve added star ratings in parentheses after the titles.
Dominicana by Angie Cruz (My Rating: ★★★☆☆)
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (My Rating: ★★★★☆)
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore (My Rating: ★★★★☆)
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwon (My Rating: ★★★☆☆)
Memorial by Bryan Washington
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens (My Rating: ★★★★☆)
The Push by Ashley Audrain (My Rating: ★★★★★)
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann (My Rating: ★★★☆☆)
The Other Black Girl by Zakaia Dalila Harris (My Rating: ★★★☆☆)
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The Husbands by Chandler Baker
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Still Life by Sarah Winman
The Maid by Nita Prose (My Rating: ★★★★☆)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (My Rating: ★★★★★)
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
The Light Pirate by Lily-Brooks Dalton
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (My Rating: ★★★★★)
The Nigerwife by Vanessa Walters
Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Castellano
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo
The List by Yomi Adegoke
Class by Stephanie Land
Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (My Rating: ★★★☆☆)
Malas by Marcela Fuentes
