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Fiction Book ClubTuesday, April 14th | 7:00pm
Tuesday, May 12th | 7:00pm
Isola by Allegra Goodman
REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, Slate, The Globe and Mail, Kirkus Reviews, Town & Country, Lit Hub, Christian Science Monitor • FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE AMERICAN LIBRARY IN PARIS BOOK AWARD
Heir to a fortune, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility. Then she is orphaned, and her guardian—an enigmatic and volatile man—spends her inheritance and insists she accompany him on an expedition to New France. That journey takes a unexpected turn when Marguerite, accused of betrayal, is brutally punished and abandoned on a small island.
Once a child of privilege who dressed in gowns and laced pearls in her hair, Marguerite finds herself at the mercy of nature. As the weather turns, blanketing the island in ice, she discovers a faith she’d never before needed.
Inspired by the real life of a sixteenth-century heroine, Isola is the timeless story of a woman fighting for survival.
Upcoming Fiction Book Club Books:
June 9th- The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
July 14th- Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
August 11th- All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
September 8th- The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
October 13th- The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis
November 10th- Tilt by Emma Pattee
December 8th- The Wedding People by Allison Espach
Senior Book ClubWednesday, May 20th | 1:00pm | Chehalem Senior Center
One Death at a Time by Abbi Waxman
No registration needed.
A 2025 Edgar Award Nominee
A cranky former actress teams up with her Gen Z sobriety sponsor to solve the murder that threatens to send her back to prison in this dazzling new mystery novel from the USA Today bestselling author of The Bookish Life of Nina Hill.
When Julia Mann, a bad-tempered ex-actress and professional thorn in the side of authority, runs into Natasha Mason at an AA meeting, it’s anything but a meet-cute. Julia just found a dead body in her swimming pool, and the cops say she did it (she already went to jail for murder once, so now they think she’s making a habit of it). Mason is eager to clear Julia’s name and help keep her sober, but all Julia wants is for Mason to leave her alone.
As their investigation ranges from the Hollywood Hills to the world of burlesque to the country clubs of Palm Springs, this unconventional team realizes their shared love of sarcasm and poor life choices are proving to be a powerful combination. Will secrets from their past trip them up, or will their team of showgirls, cat burglars, and Hollywood agents help them stay one step ahead? Are dead piranhas, false noses, and a giant martini glass important clues or simply your typical day in Los Angeles? And will they manage to solve the crime before they kill each other, or worse, fall off the wagon? Trying to keep it simple and take it easy is one thing—trying to find a murderer before they kill again is a whole other program.
Upcoming Senior Book Club Books:
June 17th- All That Life Can Afford by Emily Everett
July 15th- The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison
August 19th- Extinction by Douglas Preston
September 16th- Count My Lies by Sophie Strava
October 21st- The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
November 18th- TBD
December 16th- TBD
Mystery/Thriller Book ClubThursday, May 21st | 7:00pm
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today |A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.
When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
Upcoming Mystery/Thriller Book Club Books:
June 18th- We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
July 16th- The Frozen River by Aril Lawhon
August 20th- This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead
September 17th- Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister
October 15th- A Murder for Miss Hortense by Mel Pennant
November 19th- 10 Marchfield Square by Nicola Whyte
December 17th- The Busybody Book Club by Freya Sampson
