Looking for inspiration for your next book club choice? We found the best fiction and non-fiction books that start conversations, encourage debate and stimulate the imagination

Best book club books: Recommendations that start debate

The Rotters Club by Jonathan Coe

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

The Outsider by Albert Camus

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

New People by Danzy Senna

Spring by Ali Smith 

Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday

You think it, I'll say it by Curtis Sittenfeld

Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer

Gigi and The Cat by Colette 

In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum

Book club recommendations: Our guide to the best conversation starting novels 

Best book club books: Fiction, non-fiction novels and memoirs that start discussions