Book Group Selections & Meeting Dates
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Meetings will typically start at 10:30 a.m. with lunch following the discussion, unless otherwise noted.
Meetings and luncheons usually are on the last Tuesday of the month.
Book selections are from five categories:
- Classic
- Biography
- Fiction
- Mystery
- Non-Fiction
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
“… a double puzzle for puzzle fans, who don’t often get the classicism they want from contemporary thrillers." ― Janet Maslin, The New York Times
The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
A “riveting”portrait of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the women in his life – 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Wright’s birth – Wall Street Journal
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
“A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" ―The New York Times Book Review
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel--staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby
Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
"Dares to satisfy us in a way that stories of an earlier age used to." ― Ron Charles, The Washington Post
Lilian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
“Prescient and quick....A perfect fusing of subject and writer, idea and ideal.” ― Chicago Tribune
Educated by Tara Westover
An unforgettable memoir about a young girl who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara
A masterful true crime account of the Golden State Killer - the elusive serial rapist turned murderer who terrorized California for over a decade - from Michelle McNamara, the gifted journalist who died tragically while investigating the case.
White Houses by Amy Bloom
"Vivid and tender . . . Bloom--interweaving fact and fancy--lavishes attention on Hickock, bringing Hick, the novel's narrator and true subject, to radiant life." ― O: The Oprah Magazine
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
“…a moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.” — Barack Obama
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