1000 Book: What shall we read in November, 2026?

Community Book Clubs Side Read: 1000 Books to Read Before You Die
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Hi there @1000_Books folks - Let’s nominate some books to choose from for November 2026 (to discuss in December 2026). Please try to keep them at a reasonable length. Once we have five or six suggestions, I’ll set up a poll.

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If you’re asking for suggestions: A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle.

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I am asking for suggestions, @Lana_Maskus! Thank you for contributing. :slight_smile:

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Hi Kim, my recommendations:

  1. My Family & Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 288 pgs
  2. The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh 512 pgs
  3. Regeneration by Pat Barker 256 pgs
  4. House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Mornaday 210 pgs
  5. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 192 pgs

I realize one of these is 512 pages but I think it is doable! Please no more war/travel books for now! Thanks for asking.

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I have read several John Steinbeck novels but not East of Eden. After watching the excellent TV series it is now high on my TBR list and as soon as the library notifies that they have it on hold for me I will be on it!

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Sorry for the delayed response. On the road and needless to say the hard copy of Mustich’s book with my notes isn’t in my suitcase.:rofl: Just downloaded ebook.

The Remains of the Day Kazuo Ishiguro (258 pages)
Life Among the Savages Shirley Jackson (242 pages)
West with Night Beryl Markham (241 pages)
The Uncommon Reader Alan Bennett (126 page novella)

The last book I have read before but would happily read again!

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Thanks, @John_B1! I’m hoping we’ll be reading that together soon, but as far as I can tell it’s not on Mustisch’s 1000 Books to Read Before You Die, so it doesn’t qualify. It’s also longer than what we’d typically read here, at 600-650 pp (depending on edition).

When do you think you might get it from the library? I’d be willing to set up and participate in a side read of it, if you think you’ll get it in the next month or so. We could maybe break it down the way we did War & Peace, scheduling about 100 pp per week through the end of the year (although reading at your own pace as the mood hits you - that would just be a guideline).

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The Library has a waiting list of 30 ahead of me. This has happened with other books I have requested but the book hs always arrived within 2 to 3 weeks. Should that still hold true I would certainly hope to receive the book sometime during November.

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