Community Reading Report
Chapter 05
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | The Briar Club | Kate Quinn | Unknown |
| Nov 2025 | Code Name Helene | Ariel Lawhon | Unknown |
Chapter 08
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife | Anna Johnston | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | The Last Train from Paris | Juliet Greenwood | Unknown |
| Oct 2025 | The Book Club for Troublesome Women` | Marie Bostwick | Unknown |
Chapter 10
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 | The Secret Life of Sunflowers | Marta Molnar | Susan L |
| Apr 2024 | Guest List | Lucy Foley | Pam B |
| Apr 2025 | The Secret War of Julia Child | Diana R Chambers | Susan L |
| Aug 2023 | The President's Kitchen Cabinet | Adrian Miller | Susan L |
| Aug 2024 | Nickel Boys | Colson Whitehead | Susan L |
| Aug 2025 | Great Big Beautiful Life | Emily Henry | Joni A |
| Dec 2023 | The Bee Sting | Paul Murray | Member |
| Dec 2025 | Frozen River | Ariel Lawton | Pat R |
| Feb 2023 | The Last Flight | Julie Clark | Member |
| Feb 2024 | North Woods | Daniel Mason | Nancy S |
| Feb 2025 | James | Percival Everett | Jeani S |
| Jan 2023 | The Henna Artist | Alka Joshi | Jeani S |
| Jan 2024 | The Art Thief | Michael Finkel | Jean L |
| Jan 2025 | Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby VanPelt | Nancy S |
| Jul 2023 | Killer of the Flower Moon | David Grann | Pam B |
| Jul 2024 | Heaven & Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | Member |
| Jul 2025 | Trust | Hernan Diaz | Pam B |
| Jun 2023 | The Only Woman in the Room | Marie Benedict | Nancy S |
| Jun 2024 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | Joni A |
| Jun 2025 | The Little French Bistro | Nina George | Jane H |
| Mar 2023 | Educated | Tara Westover | Sara C |
| Mar 2024 | Tom Lake | Ann Patchett | Jeani S |
| May 2023 | Island of Sea Women | Lisa See | Pat R |
| May 2024 | Going on Nine | Catherine Underhill Fitzpatrick | Jean L and the author |
| May 2025 | Last Bus to Wisdom | Ivan Doig | Joni A |
| Nov 2024 | Go As a River | Shelley Read | Joni A |
| Oct 2023 | Banned Book of Choice | Various | Members |
| Oct 2024 | The Direction of the Wind | Mansi Shah | Members |
| Oct 2025 | Banned Book of Choice | Various | Members |
| Sep 2023 | Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano | Member |
| Sep 2025 | Blonde Dust | Tatiana de Rosnay | Susan L |
First Edition
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | West With Giraffes | Lynda Rutledge | Linda Berry |
| Feb 2025 | The Other Einstein | Marie Benedict | Dawn Faloon |
| Mar 2025 | The Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon | Deb Bulakites |
| Apr 2025 | The Lost Bookshop | Evie Woods | Karoline Pantone |
| May 2025 | The Watchmaker’s Daughter | CJ Archer | Julie Charton |
| Jun 2025 | The Lion Women of Tehran | Marian Kamali | Gretchen MacArthur |
| Jul 2025 | State of Wonder | Ann Patchett | Holly Svetz |
| Aug 2025 | Secret Book and Scone Society | Ellery Adams | Rita Stoffel |
| Sep 2025 | Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy | Karen Hager |
| Oct 2025 | First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston | Eileen Brown |
| Nov 2025 | In Stitches | Andrew Youn | Dawn Faloon |
| Jan 2026 | How to Say Babylon | Safiya Sinclair | Terry Hermans |
For the Health of It
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Atomic Habits | James Clear | Karen Joyce |
| Jul 2025 | The Anxious Generation | Jonathan Haidt | Donna Varner |
| Aug 2025 | Built to Move | Kelly Starrett | Jackie Subart |
| Sep 2025 | The Starch Solution | John McDougall | Kelley Williamson (Plant Based Chef and Instructor) |
| Oct 2025 | Outlive | Peter Attia, MD | Greg Miles |
| Nov 2025 | Being Mortal | Atul Gawande | Susan Lawrence |
Hilltop Bookers
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2023 | November 9 | Colleen Hoover | Shelli Wolf |
| Feb 2023 | The Things We Cannot Say | Kelly Rimmer | Helene Wolk |
| Mar 2023 | The Girl He Used to Know | Tracy Garvis Graves | Dianna Brooks |
| Apr 2023 | The Housemaid | Freida McFadden | Nancy Ikels |
| May 2023 | The Cousins | Karen McManus | Nancy Tellock |
| Jun 2023 | Everybody's Son | Thrity Umrigar | Joy Fleetwood |
| Jul 2023 | Spare | Prince Harry | Barb Miles |
| Aug 2023 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks | Rebecca Skloot | Lori Brandt |
| Sep 2023 | The Measure | Nikki Erlick | Debbie Krough |
| Oct 2023 | The Last Flight | Julie Clark | Deanna Butler |
| Jan 2024 | The Space Between Us | Thrity Umrigar | Blaire Duggan |
| Feb 2024 | Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult | Pam Frechette |
| Jan 2025 | All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker | Deanna Butler |
| Feb 2025 | The Rent Collector | Camron Wright | Blaire Duggan |
| Mar 2025 | First Lie Wins | Ashley Elston | Debbie Krough |
| Apr 2025 | The Women | Kristin Hannah | Barb Miles |
| May 2025 | James | Percival Everett | Andi Katz |
| Jun 2025 | Ordinary Grace | William Kent Krueger | Pam Frechette |
| Jul 2025 | Desert Star | Michael Connelly | Shelli Wolf |
| Aug 2025 | Broken Country | Clare Leslie Hall | Helene Wolk |
| Sep 2025 | Isola | Allegra Goodman | Nancy Tellock |
| Oct 2025 | Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez | Nancy Ikels |
| Nov 2025 | Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney | Dianna Brooks |
Historical Fiction
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | Beneath a Scarlet Sky | Mark Sullivan | Unknown |
| May 2024 | The Other Einstein | Marie Benedict | Unknown |
| Jun 2024 | Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride | Unknown |
| Jul 2024 | Manhunt | James L. Swanson | Unknown |
| Aug 2024 | Before We Were Yours | Lisa Wingate | Unknown |
| Sep 2024 | Camp X | David Stafford | Unknown |
| Oct 2024 | Brunelleschi's Dome | Scott King | Unknown |
| Nov 2024 | High Crimes and Misdemeanors--The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Jackson | Gene Smith | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | Rise to Rebellion | Jeff Shaara | Unknown |
| Mar 2025 | Little Liar | Mitch Albom | Unknown |
| Apr 2025 | A Gentleman in Moscow | Amor Towles | Unknown |
| May 2025 | The Restless Wave | Admiral James Stavridis | Unknown |
| Jul 2025 | Paris | Edward Rutherford | Unknown |
| Aug 2025 | Table for Two | Amor Towles | Unknown |
| Sep 2025 | A Grave Every Mile | David Fitz-Gerald | Mary Cornwall |
| Oct 2025 | Becoming Madame Secretary | Stephanie Dray. | Don Winton |
| Nov 2025 | The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek | Kim Michele Richardson | Rita Stoffel |
| Dec 2025 | None | None | None |
| Jan 2026 | The Spy and the Traitor | Ben Macintyre. | Sharon Dupuy |
| Feb 2026 | Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind | Helen F Brown | Don Winton |
Literarily Speaking
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | The River is Waiting | Wally Lamb | Jerry Myers |
Mens Book Club
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | The Innocents Abroad | Mark Twain | Gerry White |
| Nov 2025 | Source Code: My Beginnings | Bill Gates | Dan Wojtanik |
| Dec 2025 | Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution | Carlo Rovelli | Allen Rosenspire |
| Jan 2026 | Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty | Patrick Radden Keefe | Shel Eisenberg |
| Feb 2026 | The Odyssey | Homer (trans: Emily Wilson) | Alal Brookes |
| Mar 2026 | When We Cease to Understand the World | Benjamin Labatut | Dan Greene |
| Apr 2026 | The Art Thief | Michael Finkel | Carlos Murawczyk |
| May 2026 | A Walk In The Park | Kevin Fedarko | Bruce Norman |
| May 2026 | A Walk In The Park | Kevin Fedarko | Bruce Norman |
Mystery Loves Company
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | The Comfort of Ghosts | Jacqueline Winspear | Staci Justus |
| Nov 2025 | Secret of Secreta | Dan Brown | Stephanie Weston |
| Dec 2025 | Proving Ground | Michael Connelly | Ann Steiner |
| Jan 2026 | Gone Before Goodbye | Harlen Coben | Sharon DuPuy |
Mystery Loves Company (afternoon)
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | The Maid | Nita Prose | Jackie Subart |
| Oct 2025 | Home Before Dark | Riley Sager | Barbara Ceazan |
Mystery Loves Company (evening)
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | The Tenant | Katrine Engberg | Laura Thomson |
Mystery Loves Company (morning)
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 | WIN | Harlan Coben | Denice Shook |
| Apr 2025 | Bonded in Death | JD Robb | Charlotte Robinson |
| May 2025 | The Frozen River | Ariel Lawhon | Karen Joyce |
| Jun 2025 | Woman in Cabin 10 | Ruth Ware | Kat Meezan |
| Jul 2025 | The Perfect Marriage | Jeneva Rose | Shawn Brekke |
| Aug 2025 | Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman | Mark Kalishman |
| Sep 2025 | The Perfect Divorce | Jeneva Rose | Shawn Brekke |
| Oct 2025 | Home Before Dark | Riley Sager | Barbara Ceazan |
| Nov 2025 | Open Season | C J Box | Becky McCall |
Romance Novels
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | Friends to Lovers | Sally Blakely | Cheryl Huff |
Science Fiction/Fantasy
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | Walkers | Dan Koontz | Pam Barritt |
True Crimes and Cold Cases
| Month | Book Title | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | A Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty | Valerie Bauerlein | Jackie Subart |
| Dec 2024 | American Black Widow: The Shocking True Story of a Preacher's Wife Turned Killer | Gregg Olsen | Kristie Meyer |
| Jan 2025 | While Idaho Slept: The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students | J. Reuben Appleman | Unknown |
| Feb 2025 | The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town | Ron Franscell | Sherri Lamb |
| Mar 2025 | American Predator The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century | Maureen Callahan | Michelle Groeniger |
| Apr 2025 | Jon Benet: Inside the Ramsey Murder Investigation | Steve Thomas and Don Davis | Denice Shook |
| May 2025 | The Devil Went Down to Georgia | Deb Miller Landau | Robyn Petau |
| Jun 2025 | The Perfect Father | John Glatt | Charlotte Robinson |
| Jul 2025 | The Art Thief | Michael Finkel | Rosemary McCarthy |
| Aug 2025 | The Devil in the White City | Eric Larson | Karen Seewald |
| Sep 2025 | The Deadly Heist | Steven B. Epstein | Ann Jackson |
| Oct 2025 | The Good Nurse | Charles Graeber | Denice Shook |
| Nov 2025 | The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe | Donald H. Wolfe | Kristie Meyer |
| Dec 2025 | Chasing Evil | John Edward and Robert Hilland | Jackie Subart |