Book Groups
We love talking about books almost as much as we enjoy reading them. Our book groups cover a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction. Copies of the book in discussion are often available throughout the partnership.
2nd Wednesday Book Group
- 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm
- Blackfoot Room & Virtual Event
This group reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles selected by participants every spring. Members facilitate discussions, which are held both in the library and online.
To join in person, simply come to one of our monthly meetings in the Blackfoot Room. To request the Zoom link or for more information, email (please send email prior to day of discussion).
Discussion Titles:
2026
July 8 – An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
August 12 – A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain, by Robert Butler
September 9 – A River Runs Through It, by Norman Maclean
October 14 – The Frozen River: A Novel, by Ariel Lawhon
November 4 (one week early) – Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
December 9 – Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannete Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress, by Lorissa Rinehart
2027
- January 13 – Normal People: A Novel, by Sally Rooney
- February 10 – This Boy’s Life: A Memoir, by Tobias Wolff
- March 10 – Rental House, by Weike Wang
- April 7 (one week early) – Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams
- May 12 – Foster, by Claire Keegan
- June 9 – The Boxcar Librarian: A Novel, by Brianna Labuskes
- July 14 – The All of It, by Jeannette Haien
- August 11 – If Cats Disappeared From the World, by Genki Kawamura
- September 8 – Indian Country: A Novel, by Shobha Rao
3rd Wednesday Book Group
- 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 pm
- Blackfoot Room
We read a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction titles, primarily from the Book Chat Bag collections of MPL and its Partner Libraries. This lively book discussion group is facilitated by a librarian. New members are always welcome! See calendar for upcoming titles.
If you are interested in participating in this discussion, email Pam at pamc9701@gmail.com with the “3rd Wednesday Book Group” in the subject line.
Discussion Titles:
Jan – Winter Garden
Author: Kristen Hannah
448 pages
Feb – Horse
Author: Geraldine Brooks
401 pages; lots of copies
March – What We Can Know
Author: Ian McEwan
303 pages; 16 copies
April – Molokai
Author: Alan Brennert
389 pages; 10 copies
May – My Friends: a novel
Author: Hisham Matar
398 pages; lots of copies
June – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Author: Maya Angelou
281 pages
July – The Small and the Mighty
Author: Sharon McMahon, Biography/History
307 pages; 9 copies
August – Never Let Me Go
Author: Kazuo Ishiguro
288 pages; 11 copies
September – Ordinary Grace
Author: William Kent Krueger, Fiction/Murder/Secrets
307 pages; 12 copies
October – Soldiers and Kings
Author: Jason DeLeon.
367 pgs. Library has copies. Non-Fiction. National Book Award winner 2024.
November – The Briar Club
Author: Kate Quinn
423 pages; 24+ copies
December – The Namesake
Author: Jhumpa Lahiri
291 pages; 8 copies
January 2027 – The Good Earth
Author: Pearl S. Buck
260 pages; lots of copies
Book Group Resources:
Novelist Plus: your one-stop shop for book club resources. Choose Quick Links/Book Club Resources.
Book Kits: make organizing your next book discussion easy.