Book Club Picks — 2026-03-29
This week's biggest story is the National Book Critics Circle announcing its winners for the 2025 publishing year, with Kevin Young, Arundhati Roy, and Karen Hao among the honorees — a sweeping celebration of literary diversity. The crime and thriller genre is surging, with The Guardian spotlighting five standout recent reads. As a surprise pick, a debut novel about a young woman with a learning disability has landed on the Women's Prize 2026 longlist, generating quiet but meaningful buzz.
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