Kathleen Gallagher - kgallagher@grossepointelibrary.org

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 2 pm at the Ewald Branch.

This book club is full, please email Kathleen to be placed on the waiting list.

Reading List:

• The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier
• Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World by Eric Jay
• Atonement by Ian McEwan
• Poverty by American by Mathew Desmond
• Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
• The Master and margarita by Mikail Bulgakov
• This Other Eden by Paul Eden
• God of the Woods by Liz Moore
• Patriot by Alexei Navolny

Priscilla Burns - pburns@grossepointelibrary.org

Meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 1:30 pm at the Ewald Branch.

This book club is full, please email Priscilla to be placed on the waiting list.

2026-27 Reading list:

• September 28 - Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
• October 26 -- The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
• November 23 -- Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
• December -- No meeting
• January 25 --
• February 22 --
• March 22 --
• April 26 --
• May 24--
• June 28 --

Annie Spence - aspence@grossepointelibrary.org

If you’ve never joined a book club before, or if you’ve ever simultaneously read a book while enjoying a cold one and nachos, this is the discussion group for you.

Meets 4th Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30 p.m. at local restaurants.

This book club is full, please email Annie to be placed on the waiting list.

2026 Reading list:

• Jan 27: Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
• Feb 24: Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
  
• Mar 24: Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
• April 28: Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hull
• May 26: The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden
• June 23: Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris

Annie Spence - aspence@grossepointelibrary.org

This afternoon book club will meet at local cafes to discuss novels and some non-fiction. There will be no book for the first meeting, we will discuss what we are currently reading!

This book club is currently full. Sign up for the waitlist on our calendar, or email Annie Spence.

• April 8: The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante
• May 13: Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro
• June 10: Open Water by Claeb Azumah Nelson
• July 10: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
• *No meeting in August*

Mary Rapas - mrapas@grossepointelibrary.org

Monday Blues? Need a little comic relief? Join the Laughing Stacks! Each month we will gather to read and discuss humorous fiction, memoirs by comedians, funny essays, and books about your favorite comedy shows. The books won't be all laughs, but we can promise a few!

Meets at the Woods branch on the second Monday of every month from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

• January: Agnes Browne by Brendan O’Carroll

• Feb: Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World that Made Him by David Henry and Joe Henry

• March: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast

• April: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

• May: Thanks Obama by David Litt
• June 15: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• July 13: Humor Me by Chris Duffy
• August 10: Confessions by Alison Arngrim
• September 14: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
• Oct/Nov/Dec - TBD

Stephanie Fazekas sfazekas@grossepointelibrary.org

2026-27 Reading List:

• Aug. -- Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
• Sept. -- Map of Salt and Stars by Zen Joukhadar
• Oct. -- Seed by Kenya Moss-Dyme
• Nov. -- King of Ashes by S.A. Crosby
• Dec. -- Cupid's First Christmas by Tana Jenkins
• Jan. -- Call me Ishmalle by Xiaolu Guo
• Feb. -- Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell
• March -- American Wolf: A Journey of an Avoidant Heart by Kaylon Hunt
• April -- Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
• May -- Dust Child by Que Mai Phan Nguyen
• June -- Worse than a Lie by Ben Crump

Maria Almaguer - malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org

If you love mysteries, please join us. Meets the 4th Tuesday, every other month at the Woods branch, 7pm.

This book club is full, please email Maria to be placed on the waiting list.

2026-27 Reading list:

• September 22: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
• November 24: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James
• January 26: The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
• March 23: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker
• May 25: Beast in View by Margaret Millar
• July 27: Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman

Jessie Tropman - jtropman@grossepointelibrary.org

Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month, 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Woods Library or via Zoom.

This book club is full, please email Jessie to be placed on the waiting list.

2026 Reading list:

• January 15 -- By The Fire We Carry by Rebecca Nagel
• February 19 -- South to America by Imani Perry
• March 19 -- Good Virus by Tom Ireland
• April 16 -- Cue the Sun by Emily Nussbaum
• May 21 -- No More Tears by Gardiner Harris
  
• June 18 -- Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton
• July - No Meeting
• August 20 -- The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
• September 17 -- Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters by Priya Parker
• October 15 -- Challenger: a True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
• November 19 -- A Flower Traveled in My Blood by Haley Cohen Gilliland
• December -- No Meeting

Charlotte Tito - ctito@grossepointelibrary.org

Do you love reading historical fiction? Love putting yourself in the shoes of fictional people from the past, feeling their experiences through the turning of each page?

Delve into past times with Lexi, Charlotte, and a cup of tea on the first Saturday of the month from 11am-12pm at the Woods branch. Discover how reading about the past can unlock your imagination and inform your future.

2026 Reading List:

- NO MEETING IN JULY
- August 1st -- 11/22/63 by Stephen King
- September 5th -- LA Women by Ella Berman
- October 3rd -- Isola by Allegra Goodman
- November 7th -- Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
- December 5th -- The Mad Wife by Meagan Church

Love reading and watching movies? Join Plot Twist at the Grosse Pointe Public Library – Woods Branch! Each month, pick up a copy of the book, read on your own time, and then join us to watch the movie adaptation together. After the movie, we’ll hang out, snack, and compare which one got it right — or completely missed the mark.

📚 Books available for pick-up at the Woods Branch or by request at any branch. Registration required, see calendar for more information.

We meet at the Woods branch from 6–8 PM | Ages 13–18

Fall Lineup:

• 🧛 Sept. 24 -- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
  - 🎬 Movie: "Twilight" (2008)
• 🐢 Nov. 6 -- Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
  - 🎬 Movie: "Turtles All the Way Down" (2024)

David Lamb - dlamb@grossepointelibrary.org

This bi-monthly group discusses current, contemporary and classical Science Fiction releases. Meets the second Wednesday at 7 p.m., every other month at the Woods Branch.

2026 Reading list:

• February, 2026: Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
• April, 2026: Parable of the Sower - Octavia Butler
• June, 2026: State of Chaos - JK Franks
• August 2026: Upload - Mark McClelland
• October 2026: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein
• December 2026: Red Shirts - John Scalzi

Lexi Smith - asmith@grossepointelibrary.org

Are you a fan of Romance or New Adult fiction (Fiction that focuses on adults between the ages of 18-29)? Are you dying to discuss fictional heartthrobs and romance tropes? Well, now is your time to shine! Due to popularity, the book club has been split into 2 chapters.

The following list will be updated to reflect books the group has voted on. We typically vote on a book each month, so we don't know a lot of titles we are going to read ahead of time.

Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at various locations.

This book club is full, please email Lexi to be placed on the waiting list.

2026 Reading list:

• January 20th -- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
• February 17th -- Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews
• March 17th -- Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
• April 21st -- Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
• May 19th -- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
• June -- Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
• July -- The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
• August -- Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
• September -- Just Kids by Patti Smith
• October -- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• November -- Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek
• December -- Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

Looking for a book club that’s low-pressure, high-fun, and comes with free pizza? Join Slices & Stories at the Grosse Pointe Public Library – Woods Branch! Each month, we’ll dive into a popular YA book, snack on pizza, and share all our bookish thoughts. No need to finish the book to join — just bring your appetite and your opinions.

📚 Books available for pick-up at the Woods Branch or by request at any branch. Registration required, see calendar for more information.

We meet from 6-7pm at the Woods branch | Ages 13-18

Fall Lineup:

• 🎃 Oct. 21: Powerless by Lauren Roberts
• ❄️ Dec. 16: The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

Maria Almaguer - malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org

We read fiction and non-fiction, contemporary and classic. Meets the 2nd Tuesday monthly, Sept.-May, at the Woods branch, 7pm.

This book club is full, please email Maria to be placed on the waiting list.

2026-27 Reading list:

• September 8: All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
• November 10: A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley
• January 12: Belonging: a German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
• February 9: The Villa by Rachel Hawkins
• March 9: The Tango War: The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds, and Riches of Latin America During World War II by Mary McConahay
• April 13: Meet the Newmans by Jennifer Niven
• May 11: 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Maria Almaguer - malmaguer@grossepointelibrary.org

Hooked on true crime? Find yourself talking about it with others who just don’t get the appeal? Feel a bit guilty (and sometimes odd) about your fascination? Then this book club is for you! We’ll read and discuss true crime cases, both historical and contemporary, cold and solved, as well as the psychology behind it all. Not for the faint of heart. Meets the 4th Tuesday, every other month at the Woods branch, 7pm.

This book club is full, please email Maria to be placed on the waiting list.

2026-27 Reading list:

• Aug. 25: A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau
• Oct. 27: Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System—and Pocketed $40 Million by Tanya Smith
• Dec. 22: A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue by Dean Jobb
• Feb. 23: The Murder Book: a Graphic Memoir of a True Crime Obsession by Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell
• Apr. 27: The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
• Jun. 22: Blood in the Snow: The True Story of a Stay-At-Home Dad, His High-Powered Wife, and the Jealousy That Drove Him to Murder by Tom Henderson