FIRST MONDAY READING GROUP
Complete List of Titles
(Updated September 2022)
Complete List of Titles
(Updated September 2022)
YEAR 1
Sep 2003: The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
Oct 2003: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Nov 2003: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
Dec 2003: Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Sep 2003: The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
Oct 2003: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Nov 2003: The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
Dec 2003: Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Jan 2004: The Persian Pickle Club, Sandra Dallas
Feb 2004: Safely Home, Randy Alcorn
Mar 2004: Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift
Apr 2004: In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Gracia Burnham
May 2004: Watership Down, Richard Adams
Jun 2004: Distant Land of My Father, Bo Caldwell
Jul 2004: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Feb 2004: Safely Home, Randy Alcorn
Mar 2004: Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift
Apr 2004: In the Presence of Mine Enemies, Gracia Burnham
May 2004: Watership Down, Richard Adams
Jun 2004: Distant Land of My Father, Bo Caldwell
Jul 2004: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
YEAR 2
Sep 2004: The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
Oct 2004: The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
Nov 2004: Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
Dec 2004: The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare
Oct 2004: The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks
Nov 2004: Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
Dec 2004: The Bronze Bow, Elizabeth George Speare
Jan 2005: Empire Falls, Richard Russo
Feb 2005: Our Lady of the Forest, David Guterson
Mar 2005: In Her Shoes, Jennifer Weiner
Apr 2005: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Lorna Landvik
Mar 2005: In Her Shoes, Jennifer Weiner
Apr 2005: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons, Lorna Landvik
YEAR 3
Sep 2005: The Devil Wears Prada, Lauren Weisberger
Oct 2005: Blindness, Jose Saramago
Nov 2005: Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
Dec 2005: My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult
Oct 2005: Blindness, Jose Saramago
Nov 2005: Bel Canto, Ann Patchett
Dec 2005: My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult
Jan 2006: Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Feb 2006: Bee Season, Myla Goldberg
Mar 2006: The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough
Apr 2006: The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
May 2006: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, Louise Murphy
Jun 2006: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
Jul 2006: The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
Aug 2006: A Girl Named Zippy, Haven Kimmel
Feb 2006: Bee Season, Myla Goldberg
Mar 2006: The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough
Apr 2006: The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
May 2006: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel, Louise Murphy
Jun 2006: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Ann Brashares
Jul 2006: The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
Aug 2006: A Girl Named Zippy, Haven Kimmel
YEAR 4
Sep 2006: Blue Like Jazz, Donald Miller
Oct 2006: The Color of Water, James McBride
Nov 2006: Life of Pi, Yann Martel
Dec 2006: A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
Oct 2006: The Color of Water, James McBride
Nov 2006: Life of Pi, Yann Martel
Dec 2006: A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole
Jan 2007: Slapstick or Lonesome No More!, Kurt Vonnegut
Feb 2007: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Mar 2007: Till We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis
Apr 2007: The Ultimate Gift, Jim Stovall
May 2007: Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs
Jun 2007: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Sophie Kinsella
Jul 2007: Sammy's Hill, Kristin Gore
Feb 2007: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Mar 2007: Till We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis
Apr 2007: The Ultimate Gift, Jim Stovall
May 2007: Running with Scissors, Augusten Burroughs
Jun 2007: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Sophie Kinsella
Jul 2007: Sammy's Hill, Kristin Gore
YEAR 5
Oct 2007: The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Nov 2007: Cane River, Lalita Tademy
Dec 2007: Left to Tell, Immaculee Ilibagiza
Nov 2007: Cane River, Lalita Tademy
Dec 2007: Left to Tell, Immaculee Ilibagiza
Jan 2008: Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery
Feb 2008: Rocket Boys, Homer H. Hickam
Mar 2008: The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
Apr 2008: I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb
May 2008: Eli, Bill Myer
Jun 2008: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon
Jul 2008: The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
Aug 2008: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
Feb 2008: Rocket Boys, Homer H. Hickam
Mar 2008: The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger
Apr 2008: I Know This Much Is True, Wally Lamb
May 2008: Eli, Bill Myer
Jun 2008: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon
Jul 2008: The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
Aug 2008: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
YEAR 6
Sep 2008: Chocolat, Joanne Harris
Oct 2008: A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
Nov 2008: A Name of Her Own, Jane Kirkpatrick
Dec 2008: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Oct 2008: A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah
Nov 2008: A Name of Her Own, Jane Kirkpatrick
Dec 2008: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
Jan 2009: Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
Feb 2009: The Shack, William P. Young
Mar 2009: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christopher Moore
Apr 2009: Suite Francaise, Irene Nemirovsky
May 2009: Molka'i, Alan Brennert
Jun 2009: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith
Jul 2009: Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Feb 2009: The Shack, William P. Young
Mar 2009: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christopher Moore
Apr 2009: Suite Francaise, Irene Nemirovsky
May 2009: Molka'i, Alan Brennert
Jun 2009: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith
Jul 2009: Love in the Time of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
YEAR 7
Oct 2009: A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
Nov 2009: Feed, M.T. Anderson
Dec 2009: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Burbery
Nov 2009: Feed, M.T. Anderson
Dec 2009: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Burbery
Jan 2010: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith
Feb 2010: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked…, Gregory Maguire
Mar 2010: The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls
Apr 2010: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
May 2010: Thr3e, Ted Dekker
Jun 2010: The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Steward
Jul 2010: Water for Elephants, Sarah Gruen
Feb 2010: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked…, Gregory Maguire
Mar 2010: The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls
Apr 2010: The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
May 2010: Thr3e, Ted Dekker
Jun 2010: The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Steward
Jul 2010: Water for Elephants, Sarah Gruen
YEAR 8
Sep 2010: Sarah's Key, Tatiana de Rosnay
Oct 2010: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
Nov 2010: Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann
Dec 2010: The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff
Oct 2010: The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein
Nov 2010: Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann
Dec 2010: The 19th Wife, David Ebershoff
Jan 2011: Half the Sky, Nicholas D. Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn
Feb 2011: Same Kind of Different as Me, Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Mar 2011: The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan
Apr 2011: Little Bee, Chris Cleave
May 2011: The History of Love, Nicole Krauss
Jun 2011: The Host, Stephenie Meyer
Jul 2011: The Help, Kathryn Stockett
Feb 2011: Same Kind of Different as Me, Ron Hall & Denver Moore
Mar 2011: The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan
Apr 2011: Little Bee, Chris Cleave
May 2011: The History of Love, Nicole Krauss
Jun 2011: The Host, Stephenie Meyer
Jul 2011: The Help, Kathryn Stockett
YEAR 9
Sep 2011: Room, Emma Donoghue
Oct 2011: The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Nov 2011: How to Be an American Housewife, Margaret Dilloway
Dec 2011: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Oct 2011: The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
Nov 2011: How to Be an American Housewife, Margaret Dilloway
Dec 2011: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Jan 2012: Unbroken, Lauren Hillenbrand
Feb 2012: One Day, David Nicholls
Mar 2012: Somewhere Inside, Laura Ling and Lisa Ling
Apr 2012: Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers
May 2012: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley
Jun 2012: House Rules, Jodi Picoult
Jul 2012: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman
Feb 2012: One Day, David Nicholls
Mar 2012: Somewhere Inside, Laura Ling and Lisa Ling
Apr 2012: Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers
May 2012: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Alan Bradley
Jun 2012: House Rules, Jodi Picoult
Jul 2012: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, Beth Hoffman
YEAR 10
Sep 2012: Me Talk Pretty One Day, David Sedaris
Oct 2012: The First Gardener, Denise Hildreth Jones
Nov 2012: My Year with Eleanor, Noelle Hancock
Oct 2012: The First Gardener, Denise Hildreth Jones
Nov 2012: My Year with Eleanor, Noelle Hancock
Jan 2013: The Known World, Edward P. Jones
Feb 2013: The House at Tyneford, Natasha Solomons
Mar 2013: The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker
Apr 2013: The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler
May 2013: Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Jun 2013: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, Andrew Peterson
Mar 2013: The Age of Miracles, Karen Thompson Walker
Apr 2013: The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler
May 2013: Wild, Cheryl Strayed
Jun 2013: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, Andrew Peterson
YEAR 11
Sep 2013: Ender’s Game, Orson Scott Card
Oct 2013: Seven: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, Jen Hatmaker
Nov 2013: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, Maria Semple
Dec 2013: Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Straye
Oct 2013: Seven: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, Jen Hatmaker
Nov 2013: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, Maria Semple
Dec 2013: Tiny Beautiful Things, Cheryl Straye
Jan 2014: The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway
Feb 2014: Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan
Mar 2014: Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
Apr 2014: The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach
May 2014: Double Identity, Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jun 2014: Orange Is the New Black, Piper Kerman
Jul 2014: Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
Feb 2014: Mr Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan
Mar 2014: Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese
Apr 2014: The Art of Fielding, Chad Harbach
May 2014: Double Identity, Margaret Peterson Haddix
Jun 2014: Orange Is the New Black, Piper Kerman
Jul 2014: Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn
YEAR 12
Sep 2014: Orphan Train, Christina Baker Kline
Oct 2014: Baby Proof, Emily Giffin
Nov 2014: Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg
Dec 2014: The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey
Oct 2014: Baby Proof, Emily Giffin
Nov 2014: Homemade Life, Molly Wizenberg
Dec 2014: The Snow Child, Eowyn Ivey
Jan 2015: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Feb 2015: Counting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan
Mar 2015: Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Kathryn Boo
Apr 2015: The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez & Jenna Glatzer
May 2015: One More Thing, BJ Novak
Jun 2015: A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
Jul 2015: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
Feb 2015: Counting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan
Mar 2015: Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Kathryn Boo
Apr 2015: The Pregnancy Project, Gaby Rodriguez & Jenna Glatzer
May 2015: One More Thing, BJ Novak
Jun 2015: A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
Jul 2015: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt
YEAR 13
Sept 2015: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
Oct 2015: Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
Nov 2015: Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dec 2015: Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn
Oct 2015: Far from the Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy
Nov 2015: Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Dec 2015: Ella Minnow Pea, Mark Dunn
Jan 2016: Wonder, R.J. Palacio
Feb 2016: The Enchanted, Rene Denfeld
Mar 2016: Something Rich and Strange, Ron Rash
Apr 2016: Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty
May 2016: Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
June 2016: The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown
July 2016: The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
Feb 2016: The Enchanted, Rene Denfeld
Mar 2016: Something Rich and Strange, Ron Rash
Apr 2016: Big Little Lies, Liane Moriarty
May 2016: Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel
June 2016: The Boys in the Boat, Daniel James Brown
July 2016: The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
YEAR 14
Sept 2016: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin
Oct 2016: The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig
Nov 2016: Dispatches from Pluto, Richard Grant
Oct 2016: The Whistling Season, Ivan Doig
Nov 2016: Dispatches from Pluto, Richard Grant
Dec 2016: Greenglass House, Kate Milford
Jan 2017: Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng
Feb 2017: Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay
Mar 2017: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler
Apr 2017: Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
May 2017: A House for Happy Mothers, Amulya Malladi
June 2017: All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
Feb 2017: Bad Feminist, Roxane Gay
Mar 2017: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler
Apr 2017: Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
May 2017: A House for Happy Mothers, Amulya Malladi
June 2017: All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
YEAR 15
Sept 2017: When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II, Molly Guptill Manning
Oct 2017: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Nov 2017: The Dinner, Herman Koch
Oct 2017: The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Nov 2017: The Dinner, Herman Koch
Jan 2018: Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women's Lives at Work, Gillian Thomas
Feb 2018: Fun Home, Alison Bechdel
Mar 2018: Landline, Rainbow Rowell
Apr 2018: Before We Were Yours, Lisa Wingate
May 2018: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
Feb 2018: Fun Home, Alison Bechdel
Mar 2018: Landline, Rainbow Rowell
Apr 2018: Before We Were Yours, Lisa Wingate
May 2018: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail Honeyman
YEAR 16
Sept 2018: The Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Oct 2018: Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
Nov 2018: Next Year in Havana, Chanel Cleeton
Dec 2018: Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
Oct 2018: Homegoing, Yaa Gyasi
Nov 2018: Next Year in Havana, Chanel Cleeton
Dec 2018: Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
Jan 2019: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng
Feb 2019: Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
Mar 2019: Dark Matter, Blake Crouch
Apr 2019: The Bookshop of Yesterdays, Amy Meyerson
May 2019: The Heart’s Invisible Furies, John Boyne
June 2019: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
Feb 2019: Educated: A Memoir, Tara Westover
Mar 2019: Dark Matter, Blake Crouch
Apr 2019: The Bookshop of Yesterdays, Amy Meyerson
May 2019: The Heart’s Invisible Furies, John Boyne
June 2019: The Hate U Give, Angie Thomas
YEAR 17
Sept 2019: The Summer Wives, Beatriz Williams
Oct 2019: A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
Nov 2019: My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante
Dec 2019: The Admissions, Meg Mitchell Moore
Oct 2019: A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles
Nov 2019: My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante
Dec 2019: The Admissions, Meg Mitchell Moore
Jan 2020: Artemis, Andy Weir
Feb 2020: The Huntress, Kate Quinn
Mar 2020: A Place for Us, Fatima Farheen Mirza
Apr 2020: Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After, Heather Harpham
May 2020: My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite
June 2020: The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan
Feb 2020: The Huntress, Kate Quinn
Mar 2020: A Place for Us, Fatima Farheen Mirza
Apr 2020: Happiness: The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After, Heather Harpham
May 2020: My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite
June 2020: The Keeper of Lost Things, Ruth Hogan
YEAR 18
Sept 2020: The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead
Oct 2020: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
Nov 2020: Musical Chairs: A Novel, Amy Poeppel
Dec 2020: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb
Oct 2020: The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
Nov 2020: Musical Chairs: A Novel, Amy Poeppel
Dec 2020: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb
Jan 2021: The Henna Artist, Alka Joshi
Feb 2021: Sea Wife, Amity Gaige
Mar 2021: The Indigo Girl: A Novel, Natasha Boyd
Apr 2021: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray
May 2021: The Yellow House, Sarah M. Broom
June 2021: Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson
July 2021: The Sun Down Motel, Simone St. James
Feb 2021: Sea Wife, Amity Gaige
Mar 2021: The Indigo Girl: A Novel, Natasha Boyd
Apr 2021: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, Anissa Gray
May 2021: The Yellow House, Sarah M. Broom
June 2021: Nothing to See Here, Kevin Wilson
July 2021: The Sun Down Motel, Simone St. James
YEAR 19
Sept 2021: Restart, Gordon Korman
Oct 2021: The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
Nov 2021: The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
Dec 2021: The Nature of Fragile Things, Susan Meissner
Oct 2021: The Midnight Library, Matt Haig
Nov 2021: The Rose Code, Kate Quinn
Dec 2021: The Nature of Fragile Things, Susan Meissner
Jan 2022: The Overdue Life Amy Byler, Kelly Harms
Feb 2022: Aftershocks, Nadia Owusu
Mar 2022: Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner
Apr 2022: The Group, Mary McCarthy
May 2022: How to Pronounce Knife, Souvankham Thammavonga
June 2022: Anne of Manhattan, Brina Starler
Feb 2022: Aftershocks, Nadia Owusu
Mar 2022: Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner
Apr 2022: The Group, Mary McCarthy
May 2022: How to Pronounce Knife, Souvankham Thammavonga
June 2022: Anne of Manhattan, Brina Starler
YEAR 20
Sept 2022: Tokyo Ever After, Emiko Jean
Oct 2022: The Blinds, Adam Sternbergh
Nov 2022: Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
Dec 2022: Born a Crime, Trevor Noah
Jan 2023: Everything Sad Is Untrue, Daniel Nayeri
Feb 2023: Sing, Unburied, Sing, Jesmyn Ward
Mar 2023: The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles
Apr 2023: The Family Next Door, Sally Hepworth
May 2023: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid
June 2023: Wildwood, Colin Maloy
YEAR 21
Sept 2023: And Then There Were None, by Agatha Christie
Oct 2023: The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, by Jamie Ford
Nov 2023: A Prayer for Owen Meany, by John Irving
Dec 2023: Code Name Sapphire, by Pam Jenoff
Jan 2024: Kaleidoscope, by Cicely Wong
Feb 2024: Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea, by Rita Chang-Eppig
Mar 2024: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zeven
Apr 2024: The 57 Bus, by Dashka Slater
May 2024: Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty, by Patrick Raddin Keefe
June 2024: Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro
July 2024: Kasher in the Rye, by Moshe Kasher
Aug 2024: Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult, by Michelle Dowd
GOLD STAR books
FALL: The Other Black Girl, by Zakiya Harris
WINTER: Anxious People, by Frederick Bachman
SPRING: The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver
SUMMER: This Is Not a Book about Benedict Cumberbatch, by Tabitha Carvan
