Come enjoy discussing newer fiction and nonfiction titles. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. When we meet, we start by sharing books we’ve read recently, then discuss that month’s book. You do not have to read the book to attend the meeting.
This month we will be meeting on Tuesday, January 7 at 1 p.m. in the Teen Room.
In January, we'll be discussing The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff. "A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her.
Lauren Groff’s new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism. The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how—and if—we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.” Description provided by the publisher
Upcoming titles:
February: James by Percival Everett
March: The Women by Kristin Hannah
April: On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci
May: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
June: Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
Previous titles:
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith
The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
Interested in other book clubs? The Alachua County Library District has several. You can find more information on our Book Clubs page.