Book Clubs

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Kits contain 10 paperback copies of the book, background information on the author, book reviews and suggested questions to enhance your group discussion.

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Discussion Groups

Note: Currently all book groups are meeting virtually via zoom or Facebook

First Tuesdays

Meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 2 pm

September 14 -- Beautiful Music by Michael Zadoorian
October 5 -- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
November 2 -- American Spy by Lauren Wilkinson
December 7 -- Caste by Isabella Wilkerson
January 4 -- New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke
February 1 -- The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
March 1 -- Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
April 5 -- Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
May 3 -- Deacon King Kong by James McBride
June 7 -- The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell

Fourth Mondays

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

September 27 -- Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
October 25 -- Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon
November 22 -- The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
December - No meeting
January 24 -- Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey
February 28 - Improvement by Joan Silber
March 28 - Monogamy by Sue Miller
April 25 -- Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey
May 23 -- The Boy in the Field by Margot Lievsey
June 27 -- tba

Tuesday Nights

Meets 7:00-8:00 p.m.

September 14 -- Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War by Tony Horwitz
October 12 -- Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
November 9 -- Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Koller
January 11 -- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
February 8 -- Locust: the Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier by Jeffrey A. Lockwood
March 8 -- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
April 12 -- Emily, Alone by Stewart O'Nan
May 10 -- This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

Mystery Book Discussion

If you love mysteries and true crime, join us. Meets the 4th Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Every other month.

September 28 --The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
November 23 -- Girls of Tender Age: a Memoir by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
January 25 -- The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald
March 22 -- Relative Fortunes: a Julia Kydd Novel by Marlowe Benn
May 24 -- The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
July 26 -- Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

Science Fiction Book Discussion Group

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

October 14 -- Without Warning by John Birmingham
December 9 -- The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
February 10 -- Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
Apr 14 -- Robots of Gotham by Todd McAulty

In Cold Mug: Book Club@ThePub

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.

July 27 -- I Have the Answer by Kelly Fordon
August 24 -- Molokai by Alan Brennert
September 28 -- The Sprawl: Reconsidering the Weird American Suburbs by Jason Diamond
October 26 -- Lakewood by Megan Giddings
November 23 -- Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
No Meeting in December

Non-Fiction Book Discussion Group

Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month, 7:00-8:00 p.m.

July 15 -- Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
August 19 -- I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara
September 19 -- The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
October 21 -- The Lost Family by Libby Copeland
November 18 -- Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
December 16 -- Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker

Facebook Virtual Book Discussion

Meets once a month on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on Facebook. Visit this link to join the group

September 29 -- Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

Thoughts to Action

Meets once a month on Wednesday evenings, 7 p.m. via Zoom. Click here for the book group page.

Thrill Chasers Horror/Thriller Book Club!

Ready for some nail-biting and hair-raising fun? Meets at 1 p.m. on Zoom.

October 1