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Read the book and come for a lively discussion.
Copies, provided by The Friends of BTL, are available
at the Adult Circulation desk one month prior to the meeting, and all books are also available on digital platforms.
New members are always welcome! |
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Daytime Book Discussion - 3rd Wednesday of the month: 11:00 - 12:00pm |
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Wednesday, January 15 @ 11:00 am . Greenlights by Matthew McConaugheyFrom the Academy Award-winning actor comes an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. |
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Wednesday, February 19 @ 11:00 am Short nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy EganA narrative account of the pioneering photographer's life-risking effort to document a disappearing North American Indian nation offers insight into the danger and resolve behind his venture, his elevation to an impassioned advocate and the posthumous discovery of his considerable achievements. |
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Wednesday, March 19 @ 11:00 am James by Percival EverettDescribes the events of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man in New Orleans. |
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Wednesday, April 16 @ 11:00 am The Plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzWildly successful author Jacob Finch Bonner, who had stolen the plot of his book from a late student, fights to hide the truth from his fans and publishers, while trying to figure out who wants to destroy him. |
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Wednesday, May 21 @ 11:00 am The Wager by David GrannIn this tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon recounts the events on His Majesty's Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth. |
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Wednesday, June 18 @ 11:00 am Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by American writer Joan Didion. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005.The novel has been credited for helping define modern American fiction and has been described as an "instant classic".It is known for depicting the nihilism and the illusory glamor of life in Hollywood, as well as capturing the landscape and culture of 1960s Los Angeles. |
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Wednesday, July 16 @ 11:00 am The Measure by Nikki ErlickWhen every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy, in this novel told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters. |
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Wednesday, August 20 @ 11:00 am SHORT STORY SELECTIONS
Staff Favorites More info to follow ************* |
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Wednesday, September 17 @ 11:00 am Plainsong by Kent HarufFrom the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. |
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Wednesday, October 15 @ 11:00 am The Bee Sting by Paul MurrayAvoiding the fact that his once-lucrative car business is going under, Dickie Barnes struggles to be a good person while his family falls apart, wondering if a single moment of bad luck can change the direction of a life and if there's still time to find a happy ending. |
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Wednesday, November 19 @ 11:00 am |
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Wednesday, December 17 @ 11:00 am West with giraffes by Lynda RutledgeInspired by true events, this part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story follows Woodrow Wilson Nickel as he recalls his journey in 1938 to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. |
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Evening Book Discussion - 1st Tuesday of the month: 7:30 - 8:30pm |
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Tuesday, January 7 @ 7:30 pm The Plot by Jean Hanff KorelitzWildly successful author Jacob Finch Bonner, who had stolen the plot of his book from a late student, fights to hide the truth from his fans and publishers, while trying to figure out who wants to destroy him. |
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Tuesday, February 4 @ 7:30 pm The Wager by David GrannIn this tale of shipwreck, survival and savagery, the #1 New York Times best-selling author of Killers of the Flower Moon recounts the events on His Majesty's Ship The Wager, a British vessel that left England in 1740 on a secret mission, resulting in a court martial that revealed a shocking truth. |
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Tuesday, March 4 @ 7:30 pm Plainsong by Kent HarufFrom the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. |
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Tuesday, April 1 @ 7:30 pm The measure by Nikki ErlickWhen every person, all over the globe, receives a small wooden box bearing the same inscription and a single piece of string inside, the world is thrown into a collective frenzy, in this novel told through multiple perspectives that introduces an unforgettable cast of characters. |
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Tuesday, May 6 @ 7:30 pm Greenlights by Matthew McConaugheyFrom the Academy Award-winning actor comes an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. |
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Tuesday, June 3 @ 7:30 pm The bee sting by Paul MurrayAvoiding the fact that his once-lucrative car business is going under, Dickie Barnes struggles to be a good person while his family falls apart, wondering if a single moment of bad luck can change the direction of a life and if there's still time to find a happy ending. |
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Tuesday, July 1 @ 7:30 pm |
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Tuesday, August 5 @ 7:30 pm SHORT STORY SELECTIONS
Staff Favorites More info to follow ************* |
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Tuesday, September 2 @ 7:30 pm West with Giraffes by Lynda RutledgeInspired by true events, this part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story follows Woodrow Wilson Nickel as he recalls his journey in 1938 to deliver Southern California's first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo. |
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Tuesday, October 7 @ 7:30 pm |
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Tuesday, November 4 @ 7:30 pm Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy EganA narrative account of the pioneering photographer's life-risking effort to document a disappearing North American Indian nation offers insight into the danger and resolve behind his venture, his elevation to an impassioned advocate and the posthumous discovery of his considerable achievements. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Big Burn. |
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Tuesday, December 2 @ 7:30 pm James by Percival EverettDescribes the events of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn through the eyes of the enslaved Jim, who decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island after learning he is to be sold to a man in New Orleans. |
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