The Best Books for Book Clubs in 2024, So Far

Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight”,”dek”:[“div”,[“p”,”I’ve been a big fan of Kimberly McCreight for years for her previous novels, especially her debut “,[“em”,”Reconstructing Amelia”],”. She excels at crafting complex women characters who are grappling with real questions surrounding what it means to be a woman and a mother in the world, and her latest is no exception.”],[“p”,[“em”,”Like Mother, Like Daughter”],” follows Cleo, a university student with a complicated relationship with her mother Kat. When Kat suddenly vanishes, Cleo must examine what misconceptions she was holding about her mom and her life, in time to help her before it’s too late. It’s a readable thriller with some deep questions at its core that are ripe for discussion.”],[“p”,[“em”,”—SM”]],[“p”,[“em”,”Out now”]]],”functionalTags”:[],”id”:”66d0d643611a8af9daf517d5″,”isHedClickable”:false,”isPromotion”:null,”name”:”‘Like Mother, Like Daughter’ by Kimberly McCreight”,”offers”:[{“offerUrl”:”https://www.amazon.com/Like-Mother-Daughter-novel/dp/0593536428″,”price”:”$28″,”currency”:”USD”,”purchaseUri”:”https://cna.st/p/Dqg6mLFMxVSCRNGwDJqKfrDAB3YxUk1mtK9ybAbu59JrkvfFsb8W36poMuea94Z1EhEHZR1AxaNno9puZv8rp5pTzFndi6vXcb1GGaXymPhtddLm1GH5Ew2BB1ysriRkugMfQd5jXcBx7RmMpXJojPHu83fmxb89wbCNtW7fFD6KbSEs5G4q3oZECdkmNgqs9hhVK87ZAenYFBjaPvTnjRsYRuf2UD45WhsrqD7LejTik9yW6XS7JLoq8wuZkKcYmmmSjJVcGPaJr”,”reducedPrice”:”$25″,”sellerName”:”Amazon”,”countryCode”:”US”}],”promotionHed”:null,”promotionText”:null,”socialIconsProps”:{“links”:[{“network”:”Pinterest”,”label”:”Post to Pinterest”,”url”:”https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fgallery%2Fbook-club-books-2024&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.glamour.com%2Fphotos%2F66d0d69d4477ef231925e0ac%2Fmaster%2Fw_1200%2Cc_limit%2F9780593536421%2520(1).jpg&description=’Like%20Mother%2C%20Like%20Daughter’%20by%20Kimberly%20McCreight”}]},”itemSocialSharesProps”:{“showBookmark”:false,”links”:[]},”showLocalisedOffers”:true,”isUpcEnabled”:true,”index”:14,”showClampedProductDescription”:false,”isMobileView”:false,”hasMultipleImageSupport”:true,”showImageCreditText”:true,”showMultipleImageCount”:4,”hasProsConsFeature”:false,”hasRatingFeature”:false,”pros”:[],”cons”:[],”rating”:””,”order”:14,”totalCount”:44,”preHeaderOne”:”15/44″,”showOrderedGallery”:false,”hasAffiliateLinkDisabled”:false,”layout”:”ProductEmbed”,”component”:”unified_product_card”,”hasMultipleImage”:false,”componentType”:true,”showProsConsData”:false}”>

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‘Like Mother, Like Daughter’ by Kimberly McCreight

Long Island by Colm Tóibín”,”dek”:[“div”,[“p”,”It has been 20 years since Eilis Lacey left home, moved to Brooklyn, and married Tony. She’s now in her 40s, trying to navigate life after hearing the news of her husband’s infidelity. She decides to return home to Ireland and spend time with the family she left behind, along with the man she left when she moved to America.”],[“p”,”Tóibín’s storytelling is rich and full of tension as he explores the complexities of life, the decisions we make, and the consequences that result.”],[“p”,[“em”,”—MB”]],[“p”,[“em”,”Out now”]]],”functionalTags”:[],”id”:”662819e6289dedfa773592e3″,”isHedClickable”:false,”isPromotion”:null,”name”:”‘Long Island’ by Colm Toibin”,”offers”:[{“offerUrl”:”https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476785112″,”price”:””,”currency”:”USD”,”purchaseUri”:”https://cna.st/p/bvaxwx9ZxZzcPBHwuACZMAUKeU7qDjeqNdQRQZb61WHSQvTcFa6rNeFWGnLB9TP4Z8vFoQAUh78hjEUdGh9gRjSS95G9hNemwALbfCi48RNw4L5K4kXye3sMFf3pNKzScJcRQmShg2JHfU7tvkvyW7Tg2wUTsXoM473qkviFPA1tAsn24bZZmB9QRPVyYCNRYrUjEWTcGPq19WBUVpS1cry8roZh2ZD5vtMSqYxk8BemF2iMfUidfcruEza”,”sellerName”:”Amazon”,”countryCode”:””,”reducedPrice”:””}],”promotionHed”:null,”promotionText”:null,”socialIconsProps”:{“links”:[{“network”:”Pinterest”,”label”:”Post to Pinterest”,”url”:”https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fgallery%2Fbook-club-books-2024&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.glamour.com%2Fphotos%2F66281a4dcbb71f0cd5045cb3%2Fmaster%2Fw_1200%2Cc_limit%2Flong-island-9781476785110_xlg.jpg&description=’Long%20Island’%20by%20Colm%20Toibin”}]},”itemSocialSharesProps”:{“showBookmark”:false,”links”:[]},”showLocalisedOffers”:true,”isUpcEnabled”:true,”index”:15,”showClampedProductDescription”:false,”isMobileView”:false,”hasMultipleImageSupport”:true,”showImageCreditText”:true,”showMultipleImageCount”:4,”hasProsConsFeature”:false,”hasRatingFeature”:false,”pros”:[],”cons”:[],”rating”:””,”order”:15,”totalCount”:44,”preHeaderOne”:”16/44″,”showOrderedGallery”:false,”hasAffiliateLinkDisabled”:false,”layout”:”ProductEmbed”,”component”:”unified_product_card”,”hasMultipleImage”:false,”componentType”:true,”showProsConsData”:false}”>

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‘Long Island’ by Colm Toibin

Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner”,”dek”:[“div”,[“p”,”A remarkable follow-up to Brodesser-Akner’s 2019 novel (and subsequent FX mini-series) “,[“em”,”Fleishman Is In Trouble”],”. But where Fleishman deals largely in sex, “,[“em”,”Compromise”],” trades primarily in a topic that’s arguably more taboo: money. Or, more accurately, the very particular Semitic sort of generational wealth that usually is cultivated thanks to a singular work ethic and, often, a livelihood that’s tethered to mundane but necessary materials.”],[“p”,”Jewish-American family The Fletchers are rich. The patriarch, Carl, runs a polystyrene empire (also known as styrofoam. See: mundane materials) started by his father who escaped Europe during the war. The novel opens with Carl’s kidnapping in 1980 and, after a large ransom is paid, he is returned home a week later to his family and everyone moves on. But, of course, they don’t.”],[“p”,”The novel follows Carl’s three outrageously screwed-up grown children—L.A. screenwriter Beamer, nervous land-use attorney Nathan, and brilliant, bratty perpetual student Jenny as they attempt to navigate adulthood in the shadow of an event that has irrevocably traumatized the Fletcher family forty years before. And then there’s the issue of all the money going away.”],[“p”,”Literally anybody who appreciates family sagas, postmodern fiction, and really great and funny writing will love this book, but I imagine Jewish-American readers will feel a particular kinship to the novel thanks to its razor-sharp send-ups of familiar traditions, obsessions, verbal patters, definition of success, and superstitions.”],[“p”,[“em”,”—Perrie Samotin, digital director”]],[“p”,[“em”,”Out now”]]],”functionalTags”:[],”id”:”66882af43bf458a1e36e97f5″,”isHedClickable”:false,”isPromotion”:null,”name”:”‘Long Island Compromise’ by Taffy Brodesser-Akner”,”offers”:[{“offerUrl”:”https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593133498″,”price”:”$30″,”currency”:”USD”,”purchaseUri”:”https://cna.st/p/GtarNJcB8nP3WYC6nrvZA4RPtkaw3Aso8FWEcoG6ZpuLVrfHgRMWM5sh9PbmKVWLpQfqMDYCCRu9L5a91fWXQFG1xx3GqpdMNMSHefWC19faTrWTdCpKu8tEG1Fo2Kf2yC1deX2bwg4zuwZjUfNhxUu8rk6nPS62QQGuAPgjZv7y6aBNA84TRfgmAr7MqzNmZKmiLhRPqbsuhBivSTtonJbykJEkUZyx9eSXopV8oGmKF7arJqt”,”reducedPrice”:”$21″,”sellerName”:”Amazon”,”countryCode”:”US”}],”promotionHed”:null,”promotionText”:null,”socialIconsProps”:{“links”:[{“network”:”Pinterest”,”label”:”Post to Pinterest”,”url”:”https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.glamour.com%2Fgallery%2Fbook-club-books-2024&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.glamour.com%2Fphotos%2F66882e6294b403acaa59977e%2Fmaster%2Fw_1200%2Cc_limit%2F9780593133491.jpg&description=’Long%20Island%20Compromise’%20by%20Taffy%20Brodesser-Akner”}]},”itemSocialSharesProps”:{“showBookmark”:false,”links”:[]},”showLocalisedOffers”:true,”isUpcEnabled”:true,”index”:16,”showClampedProductDescription”:false,”isMobileView”:false,”hasMultipleImageSupport”:true,”showImageCreditText”:true,”showMultipleImageCount”:4,”hasProsConsFeature”:false,”hasRatingFeature”:false,”pros”:[],”cons”:[],”rating”:””,”order”:16,”totalCount”:44,”preHeaderOne”:”17/44″,”showOrderedGallery”:false,”hasAffiliateLinkDisabled”:false,”layout”:”ProductEmbed”,”component”:”unified_product_card”,”hasMultipleImage”:false,”componentType”:true,”showProsConsData”:false}”>

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‘Long Island Compromise’ by Taffy Brodesser-Akner