Looking for a little reading inspiration? Here’s what our book clubs have been reading this month.
BOOK CLUBBERS
(Meets the first Thursday evening of each month)
The expats : a novel
by Chris Pavone.
An international spy thriller about a former CIA agent who moves with her family to Luxembourg where everything is suspicious and nothing is as it seems.
SPINECRACKERS
(Meets the first Friday morning of each month)
Marrying Mozart
by Stephanie Cowell
Eighteenth-century Europe comes alive with unforgiving winters and yawning princes; scheming parents and the enduring passions of young talent. Set in Mannheim, Munich, Salzburg and Vienna, Marrying Mozartis the richly textured love story of a remarkable historical figure-and four young women who engaged his passion, his music, and his heart.
CLASSICS
(Meets the third Wednesday evening of each month)
The Pioneers
by James Fenimore Cooper
Natty Bumppo, now on the threshold of old age, finds his way of life challenged as the land he has roamed becomes private property and the laws of man supplant the laws of nature.
BOOKALICIOUS
(Meets the second Monday evening of each month at Village Vintner)
Fake ID
L. R. Giles
“An African-American teen in the Witness Protection Program moves to a new town and finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead”
NITE READERS
(Meets the third Thursday evening of each month)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
The irascible A.J. Fikry, owner of Island Books, has already lost his wife. Now his most prized possession, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children’s section with a note from her mother saying she can no longer raise her. It doesn’t take long for the locals to notice the transformation of both bookstore and owner, especially to a lovely yet eccentric sales rep.
Want to join us next month? Stop by the Adult Services desk to pick up the reading selections for NEXT month!