Today is my last post for Bookending Spring, and we’re talking book club titles for spring! I’m currently technically in two book clubs, the monthly Barnes and Noble one, and then one with ladies from work. The best thing about the two is I’ve read a variety of books I probably wouldn’t have otherwise picked up, which is always fun!
Bookending Spring is an event created by Sam @ Fictionally Sam and Clo @ Book Dragons. They get a bunch of book bloggers together to create prompts for a season, and it’s been fun! Yesterday, I created my first ever Spring Cleaning Book Tag, which you should do if you enjoy tags! They can always be a fun way to get to know the blogger behind the posts.
Book Club Titles for Spring
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that young adult books are my jam. That’s the majority of what I read, that and graphic novels. I love a great graphic novel, and I don’t think they’re used for book clubs enough! I’ll try to include a mix of suggestions, though, for a wider variety of book clubs. But no promises. 😂
The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood, adapted by Renee Nault
Right off the bat, a graphic novel! This is a fantastic graphic novel adaptation, telling the complete story from Atwood’s original novel. What I most enjoyed was that Nault didn’t take images from the show; it was very much what she pictured in her own head. This would also create good discussion as an adaptation, especially with the next season of the show coming out in June!
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
This might be another book that doesn’t make it onto book club lists often, but it’s such a thought-provoking read, told in verse form. Since April is National Poetry Month (despite it being almost over), this is a quick read that will get your book club talking. I’d recommend listening to the audiobook if you can; it’s amazing.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Rowell is definitely one of my all time favorite YA authors (and she has a new book coming out this fall! Yay!!). Eleanor & Park is one of those stories that just stays with you after you read it. You might think it’s just another young adult romance from the cover, but the story is so much more than that. Rowell creates such rich characters that you won’t want them to leave when the book ends.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
People at work are always surprised when I bring them to this book, in the teen section. It got such critical acclaim when it was published I guess people don’t think that it can be YA? Psssh. YA has such great books (like this one) that you’re sure to miss it if you’re avoiding the teen section. Maybe this one is a bit sad for spring, but it’s great for those rainy days and creates great discussion.
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
This is one that I actually read for book club, and then re-read by listening to the audiobook not too long ago. Jemisin has created such an intricate world that you’re left wondering if this is supposed to be a dystopia or a fictional world or something else entirely. There’s so much here that you can discuss that your book club might want to immediately pick up the next book in the series.
Hopefully these five books can get you started planning for your next book club reads. What’s your favorite read from book club? Leave me suggestions in the comments!