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Book club is informal and friendly! No registration is required, nor is any kind of fancy literary background. Indeed, the books we choose vary widely from month to month -- some are short, some are long; some are easy reads, some are more challenging. We might do a non-fiction book with a regional connection, a biography of an interesting person in the news, or a traditional "book club book" that Oprah might recommend. Regardless, we have fun with it!
Also note: We are aware that many folks borrow our "book-club book" and read it on their own at home with no intention of attending the discussion group. That's fine, too -- we call them "lurkers" and love that they're willing to try something new. We do try to expose you to different authors, different genres, and different subject matters than you're used to. Reading outside of your comfort zone can be very enriching! But if you didn't like it, that's OK, too -- at least you can say you tried it!
We usually request a couple dozen copies of each title from other NH libraries, hopefully including a large print or audiobook edition. (Don't forget to check Hoopla and Overdrive -- our selection may be available to download from home!)
2025 Book Club Selections
January: West With Giraffes - Linda Rutledge
February:No Two Persons - Erica Bauermeiter
March:The House in the Pines - Ana Reyes
April: Looking for Jane - Heather Marshall
May: The Berry Pickers - Amanda Peters
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2024 Book Club Selections
January: Nightwork - Nora Roberts
February:The Children's Act - Ian McEwan
March: Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 - Stephen Puleo
April: The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave
May: The Word is Murder - Anthony Horowitz
June: The Only Woman in the Room - Marie Benedict
July: Small Mercies - Dennis Lehane
August: The Lottery - Patricia Wood
September: Manhattan Beach - Jennifer Egan
October: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts - Kate Racculia
November:The Boys - Ron & Clint Howard
December:The Lost Bookshop - Evie Woods
2023 Book Club Selections
January: The Maid - Nita Prose
February:The Engineer's Wife - Tracey Enerson Wood
March:The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennett
April: The Round House - Louise Erdich
May: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - Kim Michele Richardson
June: The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared - Jonas Jonasson
July: The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
August:Dog Tripping - David Rosenfelt
September:French Braid - Anne Taylor
October: The Bear - Andre Kriak
November:The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See
December: Where the Forest Meets the Stars - Glendy Vanderah
2022 Book Club Selections
January: The Guest List - Lucy Foley
February: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man - Emmanuel Acho
March: Ask Again, Yes - Mary Beth Keane
April: The Silent Patient - Alex Michaelides
May: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford
June: Anxious People - Fredrik Backman
July: The Ride of Her Life - Elizabeth Letts
August: The Dressmaker - Kate Alcott
September: The Midnight Library - Matt Haig
October: The Children's Blizzard - David Laskin
November:The Kitchen House - Kathleen Grissom
December: The Christmas Train - David Baldacci
2021 Book Club Selections
January: Wesley the Owl - Stacy O'Brien
February: The End of Your Life Book Club - Will Schwalbe
March: Grandma Gatewood's Walk : the inspiring story of the woman who saved the Appalachian Trail - Ben Montgomery.
April: Choose Your Own Hemingway!
May: Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens
June: Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
July: The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan
August:Wild: from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail - Cheryl Strayed
September:The Oysterville Sewing Circle - Susan Wiggs
October: Mr. Flood's Last Resort - Jess Kidd
November: Eight Hundred Grapes - Laura Dave
December: Educated - Tara Westover
2020 Book Club Selections
January: The Book of Joy - Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama
February: The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
March: Small Town, Big Oil - David Moore
April: The Art Forger - B.A. Shapiro
May: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - Kim Michele Richardson
June: 12 Years a Slave - Solomon Northup
July: The Women in the Castle - Jessica Shattuck
August: Bel Canto - Ann Patchett
September: The Library Book - Susan Orlean *Special all-library-read*
October: News of the World - Paulette Jiles
November: Before I Go to Sleep - S. J. Watson
December: A Redbird Christmas - Fannie Flagg
2019 Book Club Selections
January: Beartown Fredrik Backman
February: Daring Ladies of Lowell Kate Alcott
March: American Marriage Tayari Jones
April: 2019 Community Read - The Hate U Give / Born a Crime / Waking Up White
May: The Woman in the Window A.J. Finn
June: Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng
July: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Gail Honeyman
August: The Astronaut Wives Club Lily Koppel
September: A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles
October: The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein
November: The Great Alone Kristin Hannah
December: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Book Store Robin Sloan
2018 Book Club Selections
January: All-Girls Filling Stations Last Reunion Fannie Flagg
February: A Man Called Ove Fredrik Backman
March: Nightingale Kristin Hannah
April: An Invisible Thread Laura Schroff
May: Keeper of Lost Things Ruth Hogan
June: Boston Girl Anita Diamant
July: Stranger In the Woods Michael Finkel
August: The Great American Read Choose Your Own Book!
September: Our Souls at Night Kent Haruf
October: The Stars Are Fire Anita Shreve
November: In a Dark, Dark Wood Ruth Ware
December:When Breath Becomes Air Paul Kalan
2017 Book Club Selections
Storied Life of AJ Fickry Gabrielle Zevin
Dead Wake Erik Larson
Miller’s Valley Anna Quindlen
Ordinary Grace William Kent Kruegar
There Was an Old Woman Hallie Ephron
Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker Jennifer Chiaverini
Learning to Drive Mary Hays
The Day the World Came to Town Jim Defede
I am the Messager Markus Zusak
A Man of His Own Susan Wilson
2016 Book Club Selections
Books with Food theme - multiple titles
The Life We Bury Allen Eskens
The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd
Secret Life of Violet Grant Beatriz Williams
Big Little Lies Liane Moriarty
Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell
Boys in the Boat Daniel Brown
Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng
The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry Fredrik Backman
Half A Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
2015 Book Club Titles
Without a Map Meredith Hall
The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs Nick Trout
Where’d You Go Bernadette? Maria Semple
George Washington’s Secret Six Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger
Savannah Blues Mary Kay Andrews
The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion
What Alice Forgot Liane Moriarty
Bel Canto Ann Patchett
Bee Keeper’s Apprentice Laurie King
Tall Grass Sandra Dallas
Orphan Train Christina Baker Kline
2014 Book Club Selections
Still Alice Lisa Genova
Until Tuesday Luis Carlos Montalvan
Language of Flowers Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Defending Jacob William Landay
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand Helen Simonson
Immortal Life of Henriette Lacks Rebecca Skloot
Art of Hearing Heart Beats Jan-Philipp Sendker
Memory of Running Ron McLarty
Skipping Christmas John Grisham
1000 White Women Jim Fergus
