Tuesday Book Club

Next date: Tuesday, December 08, 2026 | 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM

Talk books with us at our Tuesday Book Club.  We meet every second Tuesday of the month, 2:00-3:00 p.m.  No registration needed; just come on in!  This book club is open to all adults.

Would you like us to request a copy of the book for you? Or do you have questions about the Tuesday Book Club? Please contact us at the phone number in the Contact section to the right.  

December 8, 2026: Small Things like These by Claire Keegan

It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.

 

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January 12, 2027: 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84 Charing Cross Road is a true story told through letters about a 20-year friendship between Helene Hanff, a poor New York writer, and Frank Doel, a quiet English bookseller.

February 9, 2027: Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler by Ann Patchett is a character-driven novel about how a single traumatic event and a sudden childhood disappearance echo across a lifetime.

March 9, 2027: Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

A modern day trad-wife influencer wakes up to find herself in the 18th century with a family she doesn't recognize. Is she dreaming, hallucinating or is this a carefully-constructed stunt?

April 13, 2027: The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

A list of recommended novels is found in a library book, but the mystery is: who wrote it and left it to be found? This story follows how the list affects a retired widower, a teenager who works at the library, and others.

May 11, 2027: Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

An immersive historical novel inspired by the true story of a woman physician in 15th-century China.

June 8, 2027: 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

The famous novel about evolution and the dangers of A.I.

Stay tuned for further upcoming titles!

Previous books we've read:

• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
• Grendel by John Gardner
• The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
• Junglekeeper: What It Takes to Change the World by Paul Rosolie
• Algospeak: How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language by Adam Aleksic
• Hula by Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes
• Narn i chin Hurin: The Tale of the Children of Hurin by J.R. R. Tolkien
• Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
• The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
• North Woods by Daniel Mason
• The Choir by Joanna Trollope
• The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
• Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly
• Jaws by Peter Benchley
• The Great River : The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi by Boyce Upholt
• The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
• The Measure by Nikki Erlick
• The Chelsea Girls by Fiona Davis
• Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
• The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth by Zoë Schlanger
• The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland
• Gilgamesh translated by Stephen Mitchell
• The Reformatory by Tanarive Due
• Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
• The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean by Susan Casey
• Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
• The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
• This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
• The Country Guesthouse by Robyn Carr
• Hyperion by Dan Simmons

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Public Meeting Room, Whippany, 07981