AWC Book Club Reading Selections for 2026-27
Below are the books received as recommendations. Click on the book cover to jump to its goodreads summary. After careful review, go to any of the links for the poll to vote on your choices.
The New York Trilogy (1987)
by Paul Auster
Nationality
American
Type
detective
Pages
308
Anxious People (2019)
by Fredrik Backman
Nationality
Swedish
Type
comedy/crime
Pages
336
In the Blink of an Eye (2023)
by Jo Callaghan
Nationality
British
Type
police procedural
science fiction
Pages
432
The Hours (1998)
by Michael Cunningham
Nationality
American
Type
literary fiction
contemporary fiction
Pages
230
Small Boat (2023)
by Vincent Delecroix
Nationality
French
Type
psychological fiction
political fiction
Pages
122
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny (2025)
by Kiran Desai
Nationality
Indian
Type
Coming of Age
Pages
670
The Commitments (1987)
by Roddy Doyle
Nationality
Irish
Type
comedy
Pages
144
The Correspondent (2025)
by Virginia Evans
Nationality
American
Type
epistolary
Pages
281
The Story of a New Name (2012)
by Elena Ferrante
Nationality
Italian
Type
fiction
Pages
471
Weyward (2023)
by Emilia Hart
Nationality
British-Australian
Type
historical fiction
Pages
392
The New Menopause (2026)
by Mary Claire Haver, MD
Nationality
American
Type
scientific
Pages
304
Queen Esther (2025)
by John Irving
Nationality
American
Type
historical fiction
Pages
432
The Disordered Mind (2018)
by Eric R. Kandel
Nationality
Austrian-American
Type
self-help
Pages
304
The Kamogawa Food Detectives (2013)
by Hisashi Kashiwai
Nationality
Japanese
Type
mystery
urban fiction
Pages
208
The Sisters (2023)
by Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Nationality
Swedish
Type
saga
Pages
657
The Names (2025)
by Florence Knapp
Nationality
British
Type
domestic fiction
Pages
328
Theo of Golden (2023)
by Allen Levi
Nationality
American
Type
literary fiction
Pages
387
A Fine Balance (1995)
by Rohinton Mistry
Nationality
Indian-Canadian
Type
historical fiction
Pages
603
The Housemaid’s Daughter (2010)
by Barbara Mutch
Nationality
Irish-South African
Type
historical fiction
Pages
416
Nesting (2025)
by Roisin O’Donnell
Nationality
Irish
Type
psychological fiction
political fiction
Pages
400
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox (2006)
by Maggie O’Farrell
Nationality
Irish-British
Type
historical fiction
literary fiction
psychological fiction
Pages
277
The Crying of Lot 49 (1966)
by Thomas Pynchon
Nationality
American
Type
post modern fiction
Pages
152
Normal People (2018)
by Sally Rooney
Nationality
Irish
Type
psychological fiction
Pages
273
The Two Cultures (1959)
by Charles Percy Snow
Nationality
British
Type
fiction
Pages
181
Long Island (2024)
by Colm Toibin
Nationality
Irish
Type
historical fiction
Pages
294
The Color Purple (1982)
by Alice Walker
Nationality
American
Type
epistolary
Pages
287
Indignity (2025)
by Lea Ypi
Nationality
Albanian
Type
creative non-fiction
Pages
368