BOOK PICKS 2026-27

SEPTEMBER
I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
September 30 (Alyssa)

OCTOBER
Mad Mabel, by Sally Hepworth
October 28 (Angie)

NOVEMBER
The Road to Tender Hearts, by Annie Hartnett
December 2 (Megan L)

DECEMBER
The Things We Never Say, by Elizabeth Strout
January 6 (Lisa)

JANUARY
Kin, by Tayari Jones
January 27 (Erin)

FEBRUARY
The Girls, by Emma Cline
February 24 (Jenna)

MARCH 
Calamity Club, by Kathryn Stockett
March 31 (Daysha)

APRIL
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon, by David Grann
April 28 (Rebecca)

MAY
Unsheltered, by Barbara Kingsolver
May 26 (Maryn)

JUNE
Whistler, by Ann Patchett
June 30 (Laurie)

JULY
Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler
July 28 (Melissa)

GOLD STAR NIGHT - DATE TBD, 6pm start
Over the course of this year, read these 4 bonus books and celebrate with the other gold star readers at a bonus book group!
🍁 FALL: The Compound, by Aisling Rawle
⛄ WINTER: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, by Tracy Kidder
🌹 SPRING: Hollywood Ending, by John Green
🌞 SUMMER: Bluebird, Bluebird, by Attica Locke

 

OTHER RECS - Titles left on the shelf for now

Dungeon Crawler Carl

We All Want Impossible Things

The Dutch House

Three Days in June

Joyland

The Word is Murder

A Secret History

West with Giraffes

The Sweetness of Water

Unlikely Animals

Happiness Falls

The Robber Bride

The Correspondent

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

How to Stay Married