Good Morning America picks out a new bestseller to read on a monthly basis. These are the picks from both 2019 and 2020. For more information about the Good Morning America Book Club, click here.
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
Follows 15-year-old Ana Cancion, who enters a loveless marriage to immigrate from the Dominican Republic to New York in 1965, hoping to help her family. Trapped in a lonely, stifling life, Ana finds unexpected freedom when her controlling husband returns home and his younger brother encourages her to explore the city and her own dreams. As political unrest brews back home, Ana must choose between loyalty to her family and the promise of a new life shaped by her own desires.
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
Libby Jones inherits a multi-million-pound mansion in London on her 25th birthday—along with a dark mystery tied to her birth. Twenty-five years earlier, three adults were found dead inside the house, a baby was left alive upstairs, and four children vanished. As Libby searches for answers, long-buried secrets from three twisted families begin to resurface in chilling and unexpected ways.
Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi
Zélie and Amari have restored magic to Orïsha—but the ritual also empowered their enemies. As tensions rise and civil war threatens, Zélie must unite the divided maji and fight for Amari’s claim to the throne. With the fate of Orïsha hanging in the balance, Zélie faces her greatest challenge yet: saving a fractured kingdom before it destroys itself.
Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Follows two estranged sisters in a Philadelphia neighborhood ravaged by the opioid crisis—Mickey, a police officer, and Kacey, an addict living on the streets. When Kacey disappears amid a string of murders, Mickey becomes consumed with finding her sister and the killer. Blending gripping suspense with emotional depth, the novel explores the enduring bonds of family, addiction, and survival.
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
Follows Type-A lawyer Dannie Kohan, whose perfectly planned life is upended when she wakes up in a vivid vision of her future—five years ahead, in a different apartment, engaged to a man she’s never met. Dismissing it as a strange dream, she moves on—until years later, when she meets the very man from that night. Blending romance, fate, and heartbreak, this poignant story explores the complexities of love, friendship, and life’s unexpected turns.
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Follows Oona Lockhart, who wakes up on her 19th birthday to find herself in her 51-year-old body—and learns she will continue to jump to a different age with each passing year. As Oona time-hops through her own life, she faces love, loss, and identity in unexpected ways. Inventive and emotional, this novel explores how to truly live when time refuses to follow the rules.
The Book of V by Anna Solomon
Weaves together the lives of three women across centuries: a modern-day Brooklyn mother questioning her identity, a 1970s political wife defying her powerful husband, and the biblical Queen Esther navigating power and sacrifice in ancient Persia. As their stories unfold, themes of desire, duty, and female agency echo across time. Bold and thought-provoking, Anna Solomon’s novel explores how much—and how little—women’s roles have changed through the ages.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Follows twin sisters who run away from their small Southern Black community—only to take radically different paths: one returns home with her Black daughter, while the other secretly passes for white. As their lives diverge across decades, their fates remain connected, especially when their daughters’ paths cross. Brit Bennett’s powerful novel explores identity, family, and the enduring impact of the past on who we choose to become.
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
A sparkling modern romance that follows Lucie Churchill, a young woman torn between the elite world of her white, blue-blooded New York upbringing and the magnetic pull of George Zao, a man she’s determined not to love. When their paths cross years after a steamy encounter in Capri, Lucie must confront her identity, her desires, and the lies she’s built around both. Glamorous, witty, and emotionally rich, this novel is a sharp, stylish exploration of culture, privilege, and the messiness of love.
The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
Weaves a dual-timeline mystery centered on rare book thefts at the New York Public Library. In 1913, Laura Lyons, the superintendent’s wife, questions her role as wife and mother while embracing feminist ideals—until a string of thefts threatens everything she holds dear. Eighty years later, her granddaughter Sadie Donovan, now a curator at the library, uncovers shocking secrets about her family’s past while investigating a new wave of missing manuscripts.
Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
A sweeping coming-of-age story about Nori Kamiza, the illegitimate daughter of a Japanese aristocrat and a Black American soldier, who is hidden away in post–World War II Kyoto. Raised in silence and shame, Nori’s world changes when she meets her half-brother Akira and begins to question the life she’s been forced to accept. Spanning decades, Asha Lemmie’s debut is a powerful tale of identity, resilience, and a young woman’s fight for belonging in a world determined to erase her.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Follows Nora Seed, who finds herself in a magical library between life and death, where each book offers a chance to live a different version of her life. As she explores the paths she didn’t take, Nora searches for the life she truly wants—but learns that perfection may not exist. Moving and thought-provoking, this novel is a powerful reflection on regret, possibility, and what it means to truly live.
Memorial by Bryan Washington
A witty and heartfelt novel about Benson and Mike, a couple at a crossroads in their relationship. When Mike flies to Japan to reconnect with his dying father, Benson stays behind in Houston—unexpectedly living with Mike’s sharp-tongued mother, Mitsuko. As both men navigate family, identity, and personal growth from opposite sides of the world, they confront what love really means and whether their future is still together.
This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
A charming rom-com about Quinn and Minnie, born in the same hospital on New Year’s Eve just one minute apart—but leading completely different lives. Thirty years later, fate reunites them, and their unexpected connection sparks a fresh start. Heartfelt, funny, and full of serendipity, it’s a delightful story about second chances and the magic of timing.
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