Books for Moms and Daughters to Read Together
This post was originally published in 2020 and has been updated.
Sometimes volume clubs are just two people: you and your mom. Whether it started back when you were a child with The Boxcar Children serial and Judy Blume, or you kicked it off subsequently in life with some historical fiction that fabricated yous and Mom cry — there's nada like a fam group chat that's all about good books. So in laurels of our favorite reading partners, we rounded up some reads both you and Mom will love. Good convos and wild hot takes guaranteed. Wine and cheese sold separately.
"The Idea of You" by Robinne Lee
For when you tell your mom literally everything about your love life…
But have yous ever shared a crush? This book follows a 39-twelvemonth-quondam sophisticated, divorced mother who starts a hot-and-heavy human relationship with a male child band member one-half her age. He's essentially a not-and then-thinly veiled Harry Styles. And naturally, things go complicated and super steamy — don't say we didn't warn you. Information technology's the ultimate smart accept on a romance novel and will have you lot staying up all nighttime to finish. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"Crying in H Mart" by Michelle Zauner
For when you're in the mood to shed a few tears...
We're non crying, you are. Zauner's memoir is the expanded version of her pop New Yorker essay where she writes near losing her mother and grappling with her identity. Zauner, who you might know as indie popular artist Japanese Breakfast, writes movingly most grief, and using food to connect with her Korean background and her family. It'll make yous capeesh your relationship with whatever mom figure in your life. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"Imperial Holiday" by Jasmine Guillory
For when your mom's your best travel partner…
Hip, hip, adieu, off to the UK we go. This one follows a fifty-something woman who accompanies her girl on a piece of work trip to England. While her girl is busy styling the regal family unit, she falls for a private British secretarial assistant. The catch? She'south leaving on New year's Day and they only have express time with each other. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"Eligible" by Curtis Sittenfeld
For when you both dearest an updated classic…
Say 'hi' to this modernistic version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." It centers on a thirty-something mag writer and her yoga-educational activity sister living in NYC. Later on their father'southward health scare, they go home to Ohio and their two other sisters, and see that things are all falling apart. Cue the entrance of a handsome doctor, a worrying mom, and a trashy Television receiver show storyline that mirrors "The Bachelor." And yes, the modern Mr. Darcy lives up to our (high) expectations. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"Winter Garden" by Kristin Hannah
For when historical fiction is your genre of choice...
This 1's something grandma, mom, and yous will all appreciate. Information technology'southward all well-nigh love, loss, and family ties and follows 2 sisters who are forced to reconnect with their estranged female parent afterwards the death of their father. Nosotros won't spoil the secret that holds them together — or tore them apart — but know this: there's a World War Two twist and you lot'll probably cry your heart out. Information technology's perfect for fans of Hannah'due south other book, "The Nightingale." (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"The Perfect Mother" by Aimee Molloy
For when you tin't resist a buzzy thriller…
You lot've read "Gone Daughter" and "The Girl on the Train." Now try this. Information technology'southward focused on a grouping of Brooklyn moms later a wild dark out. Cut to the next morning time...and one of their kids is missing. There's a media circus and secrets, plus some poignant commentary about the expectations of mothers. Kerry Washington's reportedly set to star in the motion picture version so in that location'south your cherry on top if you lot weren't sold already. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"My Life And so Far" by Jane Fonda
For when you and Mom both love "9 to 5"...
Then yous'll both devour Jane Fonda's 2005 bestseller. It's got everything you desire from a glory memoir: behind-the-scenes Hollywood moments, insight into her childhood, and some juicy stories that deserve to be shared in the group conversation. Simply it has more than just some dishy anecdotes. Fonda gets candid about her entry into political activism and feminism, and her longtime struggle with bulimia and body image. Volume club approved. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"The Interestings" by One thousand thousand Wolitzer
For when your mom yet talks near her childhood camp memories...
Relatable. This 2013 novel follows six teens from their time at an artsy summer military camp to their wildly divergent adult lives in NYC years later. It's a volume that nails what it's like to have long-term relationships and what happens when tragedy, success, money, and life get in the way. Information technology'due south the blazon of book that once you finish reading you'll want to dig through your own photos and take a trip downward retention lane. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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"All You Can E'er Know" past Nicole Chung
For when yous and your mom could use a middle-to-heart...
Read this memoir, then have your convo. It follows Chung's adoption story — from childhood to machismo — as she navigates some hidden truths about her nascency family. It's all about the complicated nature of race, identity, and belonging. And is one yous'll want to talk nearly and share with others later reading. (Amazon, Bookshop)
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