Tuesday Book Club

Next date: Tuesday, September 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.  

September 8, 2026: Grendel by John Gardner

The first and most terrifying monster in English literature, from the great early epic Beowulf, tells his own side of the story in this frequently banned book. This is the novel William Gass called "one of the finest of our contemporary fictions."

October 13, 2026: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Story includes a cursed town, a "haunted" house, and a reclusive heir. It was a previous Reese's Book Club pick and is highly praised for its eerie setting.

November 10, 2026: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.

 

 

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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.

 

Stay tuned for further upcoming titles!

Previous books we've read:

• 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