The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Patterson, Susan

Instant New York Times Bestseller!

The Mother-Daughter Book Club is Susan and James Patterson's new novel, the follow-up to Things I Wish I Told My Mother--the New York Times bestselling, book club favorite praised novel.

"An entertaining book ... As friends talk books, hopes, dreams ... and dishy revelations ... it's romantic love--both old and new ... that drive[s] the story forward." --Kirkus Reviews

Between their busy lives and their far-flung residences, the Mother-Daughter Book Club--four longtime college friends and their five daughters--more often discuss the books on their nightstands via 2 a.m. texts than in-person meetings. And maybe it's just as well, after what happened at their last get-together ...

So it's an emotional reunion when they finally gather again, this time on the spectacular shores of Italy's Lake Como. Sightseeing excursions, reminiscing fueled by "Como-politans," and a hint of vacation romance all build toward the book club's trademark "Night of Secrets."

These friends, and sometime rivals, are close readers--of novels, memoirs, and of each other. But as the years and the distance cast shadows and doubt, confidences and sympathies turn into surprising revelations.

Author: Susan Patterson,James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 04/20/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.77w x 1.22d
ISBN: 9780316580595

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026
Booklist 04/01/2026

About the Author
Susan Solie Patterson has bachelor of science and master of fine arts degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she was an all-American swimmer. She is the coauthor of Big Words for Little Geniuses, a New York Times bestseller.
​ James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.