Book Clubs
Love great books? So do we.
Second Friday Book Club
Join other book lovers every second Friday of the month for a lively discussion of selected books.
Informal book chatter begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by a moderated book discussion at Noon. No registration required. This is an online event. Join us on Zoom each month.
Upcoming Second Friday Book Club Titles
July 10 — Heartwood by Amity Gaige
In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping. At the heart of the investigation is Beverly, the determined Maine State Game Warden tasked with finding Valerie, who leads the search on the ground. Meanwhile, Lena, a seventy-six-year-old birdwatcher in a Connecticut retirement community, becomes an unexpected armchair detective. Roving between these compelling narratives, a puzzle emerges, intensifying the frantic search, as Valerie's disappearance may not be accidental.
Obituary writer Bud Stanley isn't really living his best life. He's fallen into a funk after a divorce. (She left him for another man, who, in fairness, was far more interesting.) He's not doing his job well. He's given up on dating. And he's about to be fired for accidentally publishing his own obituary one mildly drunken night (though technically the company can't legally fire a dead person).
As Bud awaits his fate at work, he does the only logical thing: He goes to the wakes and funerals of total strangers to learn how to live again.
Millennials Ruin Book Club
Meets every third Wednesday of the month.
Join librarian Bethany for a no-pressure, read-what-you-want book club. Talk about what you’ve read, what you’re currently reading, and what you’re reading next. New members are always welcome.
New members are always welcome. Register for the Zoom link.
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For more information about our book clubs, please call (561) 868-7701.