CURRENT BPL BOOK CLUBS
 
 
The Library offers a wide variety of book clubs to cover many ages and genres. You can meet new people and expand your literary interests! We provide the book at each meeting or you can ask for it from the Customer Service Desk. All of our clubs work on a drop-in basis, and you are welcome to come even if you didn't finish (or start!) your title. More info is below.
 
  
 
ADULT BOOK CLUBS
 
Noon Book Club
August 6 at 12PM
This group meets the first Wednesday of the month in the Library. Pick up a copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk.
The wind knows my name
by Isabel Allende

Traces the ripple effects of war and immigration on two children—5-year-old Samuel, whose mother puts him on a Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to England in 1938, and 7-year-old Anita, who boards another train eight decades later to the U.S., where she's separated from her mother.

Kids' Books for Adults Book Club
August 19 at 7PM
This group meets the third Tuesday of the month via Zoom. If you need a copy of the book, ask at the Customer Service Desk.

For August, various titles by Sarah Dessen will be discussed.
 
Join Zoom Meeting by computer:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83580667298?pwd=o9nAXi9lHltfF3GJK2zZUXbKkQ2xlF.1
Or by phone: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID 835 8066 7298
Email aangell@ci.benicia.ca.us for the passcode.
 

Cook the Book Book Club
August 26 at 12PM
This group usually meets the fourth Tuesday of the month in the Library. Members cook a dish based on the theme or from an assigned cookbook and come discuss what they think about the dish. Member often bring food from their cookbook to share, but this is not required.
 
THEME: "Second Helpings". Pick any of our past shared titles. Here's the list:

 
 
That sounds so good : 100 real-life recipes for every day of the week
by Carla Lalli Music

The James Beard Award-winning author of Where Cooking Begins presents recipes for quick, easy-to-prepare meals that are filled with bold, unique flavors that use straightforward methods and swap-friendly ingredients.
Black food : stories, art, and essays
by Bryant Terry

A beautiful, rich, and groundbreaking book exploring Black foodways within America and around the world, curated by food activist and author of Vegetable Kingdom Bryant Terry.
Turnip greens & tortillas : a Mexican chef spices up the southern kitchen
by Eddie Hernandez

Doing things his own way, the James Beard-nominated chef/co-owner of Taqueria del Sol presents a vast array of recipes for Southern fare with a Mexican flair, including Memphis barbecue pork tacos, chicken pot pie served in a“bowl” of a puffed tortilla and turnip greens in“pot likker” spiked with chilis. 25,000 first printing.
Smitten kitchen keepers : new classics for your forever files
by Deb Perelman

The creator of the award-winning sourdough website The Perfect Loaf and resident bread baker at Food 52 shares his detailed techniques, foolproof recipes and teaching style into this groundbreaking debut cookbook that delves into the fundamentals of sourdough. Illustrations.
Unbelievably vegan : 100+ life-changing, plant-based recipes: a cookbook
by Charity Morgan

A private celebrity chef—and breakout star of the documentary The Game Changers—who has cooked for elite athletes breaks the myth that giving up animal proteins means sacrificing taste through more than 100 big, bold, plant-based vegan recipes. Illustrations.
Diasporican : a Puerto Rican cookbook
by Illyanna Maisonet

America's first Puerto Rican food columnist shares the results of documenting her family's food traditions through over 90 recipes, some passed down from her grandmother, for classic dishes including Tostones, Pernil, Arroz con Gandules and Flan de Queso. Illustrations.
I dream of dinner (so you don't have to) : low-effort, high-reward recipes
by Ali Slagle

Organized by chapters of main ingredients, a recipe developer and home cook offers delicious recipes that have eight ingredients each, take less than forty-five minutes and only use one or two pots including Fish & Chips Tacos and Farro Carbonara. Illustrations.
Salt, fat, acid, heat : mastering the elements of good cooking
by Samin Nosrat

A master class in cooking distills decades of professional experience into four elements: salt, fat, acid, and heat, which when properly applied in the kitchen will produce delicious meals, and includes recipes to put the lessons into practice.
Cravings. : Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat Recipes for all the food you want to eat
by Chrissy Teigen

The Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model demonstrates how to make cooking a part of a fashion-forward lifestyle, sharing 100 recipes ranging from personal creations and her mother's classics to dishes taught to her by chef friends.

Mystery Book Club
August 28 at 7PM
This group meets the fourth Thursday of the month in the Library. Pick up a copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk.
 
Find me : a novel
by Alafair Burke

A Manhattan defense lawyer searches for her missing best friend, a person who never recovered from amnesia after an accident, with the help of a homicide detective who thinks the disappearance might be related to a cold case. 60,000 first printing.
 
KIDS' AND TEEN BOOK CLUBS
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Kids' Book Club
August 5 at 3:30PM
For Grades 3-5.
This group meets the first Tuesday of the month online and in the Library.
 
Email aangell@ci.benicia.ca.us (Librarian Alli) for details of how to join the meeting online. Pick up a copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk.
 
Sidekicks
by Dan Santat

Captain Amazing, the hometown hero of Metro City, is so busy catching criminals that he rarely has time for his pets -- he hasn't even noticed they've been developing superpowers of their own! So when he announces that he needs a sidekick, his eager pets -- a dog, a cat, a hamster, and a chameleon -- all decide to audition for the part and a chance for some one-on-one time with the Captain. But Dr. Havoc, Captain Amazing's longtime nemesis, is hatching up an evil scheme, and the Captain is in serious trouble. Can the warring pets put their squabbles aside to save Captain Amazing and Metro City?

Jr. Kids' Book Club
August 26 at 3:30PM
 For Grades 1-3.
This group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month online and in the Library.
 
Email aangell@ci.benicia.ca.us (Librarian Alli) for details of how to join the meeting online. Pick up a copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk.
 
 
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot
by Dav Pilkey

New illustrations by the artist of the best-selling Because I'm Your Dad complement the popular original stories by the creator of Captain Underpants in a series of adventures starring an intrepid young mouse who, along with his giant flying robot best friend, heroically battles to keep diabolical foes from taking over the world. Simultaneous.