Welcome to GH Book Club — your destination for ☀️one feel-good book☀️ every month!
Bookworms already know that reading feels great, no matter what the content. But the GH Book Club takes that a step further. If you’re on the hunt for a new way to spend your time that doesn’t involve doomscrolling, we’re here to suggest reigniting your passion for reading by joining the GH Book Club. What sets us apart from other book clubs you may already be a part of, is that each month, we focus solely on reads that will make you feel great, delivering a jolt of positivity each month with an uplifting, engrossing page-turner that will engage your mind and make you smile.
At the end of each year, our hope is that your bookshelf will be filled to the brim with thought-provoking, inspiring fiction and nonfiction picks from both well-known and emerging authors — and that you discover a rekindled (or totally newfound) reading habit. And if that’s not convincing enough, cultivating a reading habit may even improve your memory and longevity.
HOW TO JOIN
Sign up for Good Housekeeping‘s newsletter to get a monthly reminder when a new book has been chosen. Then, buy the book. Finally, share this page with your friends so you can enjoy the book together. Don’t forget to check back here the first week of every month to learn about our favorite new read and share what you loved about this month’s book in the comments!
With every book hand-picked by Good Housekeeping editors, we can just about guarantee these reads will improve your life and add a creative outlet to your day-to-day routine, whether through compelling stories and inspiring character journeys, peeks into others’ lived experiences or ideas that challenge the status quo and offer new perspectives. We hope you love these books just as much as we do.
PICK OF THE MONTH
May 2024
The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
Stella has always lived simply in defiance of her neglectful, glamorous mother. But when her mom dies and leaves Stella with a plane ticket to Paris, she decides to go, against her better instincts. There, a chance discovery sets off a grand adventure that includes a benevolent art collector, a historic bookstore and its residents, and Stella’s senses awakening to all the delectable indulgences life has to offer. This book is a banquet of food, fashion and found family.
BUY THE BOOK
Order The Paris Novel on Amazon or Bookshop.org — or pick it up at your local library — and read along with us!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ruth Reichl is the New York Times bestselling author of five memoirs, the novel Delicious!, and the cookbook My Kitchen Year. She was editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, and previously served as restaurant critic for The New York Times, as well as food editor and restaurant critic for the Los Angeles Times. She has been honored with six James Beard Awards.
EARLIER BOOK CLUB PICKS:
We’ve been recommending our favorite feel-good books to readers since 2021. Check out a full list of all our monthly picks: