Book Discussions are held on the third Wednesday of the month at Noon
2023 Book Discussion Selections
(as suggested by our participants)
January 18, 2023: Black Elk Speaks facilitated by NH Humanities, Damian Costello
February 15, 2023: White Teeth facilitated by NH Humanities, Ann McClellan
March 15, 2023: Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
April 19, 2023: Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
May 17, 2023: Midnight Library by Matt Haig
June 21, 2023: My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
September 20, 2023: The Maid by Nita Prose
October 18, 2023: West with Giraffes by Lynda Ruttledge
November 15. 2023: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
December 20, 2023: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
And our Book Party--where we come together to select our next year's titles.
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2022 Book Discussion Titles:
January 19, 2022 at 6:30 PM, sponsored by NH Humanities/"Perspectives"
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
facilitated by Damien Costello
February 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM, sponsored by NH Humanities/"Perspectives"
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
facilitated by Ann McClellan, Plymouth State University
March 16, 2022, at Noon
Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
April 20, 2022 at Noon
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
May 18, 2022 at Noon
End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
June 15, 2022 at Noon
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
September 21, 2022 at Noon
Where You'll Find Me
October 19, 2022 at Noon
Notes from Underground by Roger Scruton
November 16, 2022 at Noon
Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
December 21, 2022 at Noon
"No Book" Book Party
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2021 Book Discussion Titles:
January 20, 2021:
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi
February 17, 2021:
Here if you need me by Kate Braestrup
March 17, 2021:
Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
April 21, 2021:
Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo
May 19, 2021:
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
June 16, 2021:
My Life in France by Julia Child
September 15, 2021:
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
October 20, 2021:
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
November 17, 2021
Educated by Tara Westover
December 15, 2021
"No Book" Book Party via Zoom
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2020 Book Discussion Titles
January 15, 2020:
The One Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonnasson
February 19, 2020:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
March 18, 2020:
Cancelled
April 15, 2020:
Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
May 20, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
June 17, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
September 16, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
October 21, 2020: TBD
Cancelled/Online chat
November 18, 2020:TBD
Cancelled/Online chat
December 16, 2020:
NO BOOK Book Party/Online chat and discussion of titles for the new year.
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Book Discussion Titles for 2019
January 16, 2019: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
February 20, 2019: We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
March 20, 2019: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
April 17, 2019: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
May 15, 2019: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
June 19, 2019: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee/ off site Movie Night
September 18, 2019: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
October 16, 2019: The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel--book kit
November 20, 2019: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn--book kit
December 18, 2019: NO BOOK Book Party
January 2020: The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window
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2018 Book Discussion Titles
January: The Underground Railroad by Colin Whitehead
February: Deep Dark Down by Hector Tobar
March: Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
April: Cathedral of the Wild by Boyd Varty
May: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry by Fredrik Backman
June: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
September: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
October: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
November: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
December: NO BOOK Book Party
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2017 Book Discussion Titles
January: The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
February: Distant Hours by Kate Morton
March: Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
April: Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
May: Soul Catcher by Michael White
June: Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
September: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
October: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
November: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
December: NO BOOK Book Party
2023 Book Discussion Selections
(as suggested by our participants)
January 18, 2023: Black Elk Speaks facilitated by NH Humanities, Damian Costello
February 15, 2023: White Teeth facilitated by NH Humanities, Ann McClellan
March 15, 2023: Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
April 19, 2023: Last Green Valley by Mark T. Sullivan
May 17, 2023: Midnight Library by Matt Haig
June 21, 2023: My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray
September 20, 2023: The Maid by Nita Prose
October 18, 2023: West with Giraffes by Lynda Ruttledge
November 15. 2023: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
December 20, 2023: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
And our Book Party--where we come together to select our next year's titles.
___________________________________________________________________
2022 Book Discussion Titles:
January 19, 2022 at 6:30 PM, sponsored by NH Humanities/"Perspectives"
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
facilitated by Damien Costello
February 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM, sponsored by NH Humanities/"Perspectives"
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
facilitated by Ann McClellan, Plymouth State University
March 16, 2022, at Noon
Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
April 20, 2022 at Noon
In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park
May 18, 2022 at Noon
End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
June 15, 2022 at Noon
Nomadland by Jessica Bruder
September 21, 2022 at Noon
Where You'll Find Me
October 19, 2022 at Noon
Notes from Underground by Roger Scruton
November 16, 2022 at Noon
Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
December 21, 2022 at Noon
"No Book" Book Party
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2021 Book Discussion Titles:
January 20, 2021:
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi
February 17, 2021:
Here if you need me by Kate Braestrup
March 17, 2021:
Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
April 21, 2021:
Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo
May 19, 2021:
To the Bright Edge of the World by Eowyn Ivey
June 16, 2021:
My Life in France by Julia Child
September 15, 2021:
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
October 20, 2021:
Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
November 17, 2021
Educated by Tara Westover
December 15, 2021
"No Book" Book Party via Zoom
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2020 Book Discussion Titles
January 15, 2020:
The One Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonnasson
February 19, 2020:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
March 18, 2020:
Cancelled
April 15, 2020:
Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
May 20, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
June 17, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
September 16, 2020:
Whatcha Reading? Online Book Chat
October 21, 2020: TBD
Cancelled/Online chat
November 18, 2020:TBD
Cancelled/Online chat
December 16, 2020:
NO BOOK Book Party/Online chat and discussion of titles for the new year.
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Book Discussion Titles for 2019
January 16, 2019: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
February 20, 2019: We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
March 20, 2019: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
April 17, 2019: Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
May 15, 2019: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
June 19, 2019: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee/ off site Movie Night
September 18, 2019: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
October 16, 2019: The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel--book kit
November 20, 2019: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn--book kit
December 18, 2019: NO BOOK Book Party
January 2020: The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed out the Window
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2018 Book Discussion Titles
January: The Underground Railroad by Colin Whitehead
February: Deep Dark Down by Hector Tobar
March: Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
April: Cathedral of the Wild by Boyd Varty
May: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She is Sorry by Fredrik Backman
June: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
September: The Sellout by Paul Beatty
October: Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
November: Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
December: NO BOOK Book Party
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2017 Book Discussion Titles
January: The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout
February: Distant Hours by Kate Morton
March: Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
April: Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
May: Soul Catcher by Michael White
June: Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
September: Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
October: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
November: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
December: NO BOOK Book Party