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The heart of a great book club is great discussion books, but a great book isn’t necessarily the same thing as a great book club book (More on this later). If you’re looking for a fiction title for your book club that will provide plenty of material for discussion, here are 72 possibilities. And if you need still more ideas, many of the authors mentioned below have additional titles that would make fantastic discussion books. Don’t forget to see what else they’ve written!

A heads-up! I haven’t read all of these, but I’ve compiled the list based on my own reading, and recommendations from trusted friends and resources. Titles I’ve read are marked with an (*)

Thought-Provoking Fiction Titles for Great Book Club Discussions

Classic Novels

Diversify Your Reading

Modern Classics

Experience Another Era

Contemporary

Try a New Genre

Booked: Reading Together This is part of the Booked: Reading Together series. Throughout October, I’m writing all about book clubs. Check out the archives in case you missed a post.

Previously on The Deliberate Reader

One year ago: Recent Readaloud: Dinosaurs Before Dark

Two years ago: 31 Days of More Great Nonfiction: The Grand Tour

Three years ago: My One Tip for How to Read More and 31 Days of Great Nonfiction: Heat

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