23 Riveting Reads That Make For Great Discussion in a Book Club

Good books, good company, and good food are the three main things it takes to create a great book club. Having discussions about intriguing, insightful, and interesting reads fuels the fire for a new way of thinking — something only a really good book can do.

What makes a great book club real? To start, something that offers many points of discussion. This can be a historical book that teaches readers more about the past, it can be a crime novel that gives everyone full-body chills, or it could be a memoir that changes each person's way of thinking. The best part about a book club is that even though everyone reads the same book, each person can still take away something entirely different.

Whether you're already in a book club or you're thinking about starting one, we've curated a list of the best book club books to give you something to talk about. Sourced from book-lovers in the POPSUGAR Book Club plus books I've read in my own reading group, these excellent stories are guaranteed to spark great conversations. From mind-altering memoirs to bestselling novels, these books will make picking the next read a breeze. Check out the best books to read in a book club, ahead.