BookTok Book Club
Facilitated by Veronica Williamson
Meets the 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm
This group will read and discuss books that have gone viral on Tik Tok and have since become some of the must-read fiction of the year.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
*September 9:* Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
October 7: Powerless by Lauren Roberts
November 4: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
* September rescheduled due to the Labor Day Holiday*
Grab Bag Book Club
Facilitated by Peter Klein
Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm
This group will read and discuss a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books in an effort to broaden the groups reading habits.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
October 2: BANNED BOOKS DISCUSSION; PICK ONE (or more) –
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
GenderQueer by Maia Kobabe
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
We’ll have a general discussion on Banned Books, focused on (but not limited to) these six titles.
November 6: Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson
December 4: The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
The Morning After
Facilitated by Katlin Seagraves
Meets the 1st Saturday of the month at 10:30 am
Explores the tropes, tribulations, and subgenres within Romance, reading and discussing mostly newer releases.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
October 5: That Time I got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberlee Lemming
November 2: Cross the Line by Simone Soltani
*December 7:* A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
*December’s meeting will be offsite (regular date and time) at a location TBD*
All-Star Debuts
Facilitated by Kelly Brown & Carissa Kellerby
Meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at 3:00 pm
Reads and discusses the buzziest debuts from both well-established authors and best-selling newbies.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
October 13: The Return by Rachel Harrison
November 10: Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
December 8: Light a Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy
Lit Fic Book Club
Facilitated by Shannon Kline
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 4:30pm
The perfect excuse to leave work a little early but still make it home by dinnertime. This group reads contemporary literary fiction with a focus on women authors. Novels considered literary are typically high-caliber, meaningful character studies that deeply explore thought-provoking themes.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
September 19: Autumn by Ali Smith
October 17: We Were Witches by Ariel Gore
November 21: I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
December 19: The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
Own Voices Book Club
Facilitated by Rebecca Howard
Meets the 4th Sunday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
This group reads and discusses books that encourage us to see beyond our own perspectives, confront our biases, and explore the complex, and multi-layered nature of identity.
Upcoming Book Discussions:
September 22: Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
October 27: Evil Eye by Etaf Rum
November 24: Birdcatcher by Gayl Jones
*No December Meeting*
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