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Book Club Collection Book Club Collection Contact: [email protected] Updated 4/2021 1=Poor, 5=Very good Title Author Category Description # Copies Rating 11/22/1963 King, Stephen Fiction History/Time Travel/Thriller 8 Affair of the Falcons Rivero, Melissa Fiction Immigration/Contemporary/Family 8 Alexander Hamilton Chernow, Ron NonFiction Biography/American History 8 4.0 All the Light We Cannot See Doerr, Anthony Fiction Coming of Age/WWII/ Europe 8 4.7 All the Missing Girls Miranda, Megan Fiction Mystery/Thriller/Suspense 8 3.5 Almost Sisters Jackson, Joshilyn Fiction Family/Southern America/Secrets 8 Americanah Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi Fiction Africa/Culture/Race/Feminism 8 American Dirt Cummins, Jeanine Fiction Contemporary/Migration/Drug Cartel 8 America's Women Collins, Gail NonFiction United States History/Feminism 8 4.0 Anatomy of a Murder Traver, Robert Fiction Mystery/Courtroom 8 And Then There Were None Christie, Agatha Fiction Mystery/Crime/Thriller/Classic 8 Angle of Repose Stegner, Wallace Fiction Historical/1970s/West/Pioneer 8 4.5 Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons Landvik, Lorna Fiction Women's Friendship/Book Club 8 5.0 Anxious People Backman, Fredrik Fiction Contemporary/Mystery/Humor/Character Study 8 Art of Racing in the Rain Stein, Garth Fiction Animal/Family 8 Beartown Backman, Fredrik Fiction Drama/Loyalty/Small Town/Sports 8 5.0 Beauchamp Hall Steel, Danielle Fiction Romance/Chick Lit 8 Becoming Obama, Michelle NonFiction AutoBiography 8 Before and After: The Incredible Real Life Story Wingate, Lisa NonFiction Individual Adoption/Tennessee Children's Home Society 8 Before the Coffee Gets Cold Kawaguchi, Toshikazu Fiction Time Travel/Relationships 8 Before the Fall Hawley, Noah Fiction Mystery/Thriller 8 Before We Were Yours Wingate, Lisa Fiction Historical/Orphans/Family 8 3.5 Behold the Dreamers Mbue, Imbolo Fiction Contemporary/African Culture/Immigrant Assimilation 8 Beneath a Scarlet Sky Sullivan, Mark Fiction WWII/Heroism 8 5.0 Big Little Lies Moriarity, Liane Fiction Women's Lit/Thriller/Mystery 8 3.7 Bold Diamandis, Peter NonFiction Business/Entrepenuer/Technology 7 Book of Lost Names Harmel, Kristin Fiction Historical/Holocaust/Books 8 Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Richardson, Kim Michele Fiction Historical/Blue People/ Pack Horse Library/ Kentucky 8 Bootstrapper Link, Mardi Jo NonFiction Memoir/Comic/Family/Survival/Farming 8 Born a Crime Noah, Trevor NonFiction Memoir/Race Issues/South Africa/Humor 8 Boston Girl Diamant, Anita Fiction Historial/Jewish/Coming of Age/Family 8 4.5 The Broker Grisham, John Fiction Thriller/Mystery/Suspense 7 Caroline Miller, Sarah Fiction Historical Fiction/ Caroline Ingalls/Pioneer Life 7 Charm Bracelet Shipman, Viola Fiction Family/Chick-Lit/Multi-Generation 8 Chilbury Ladies Choir Ryan, Jennifer Fiction Historical/WWII 8 Circe Miller, Madeline Fiction Fantasy/Mythology 8 Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing Scotch, Allison Scotch Fiction Contemporary/Politics/Women/Humor 8 Cottingley Secret Gaynor, Hazel Fiction Fairy/Family/Scandal 8 Countess Below Stairs Ibbototson, Eva Fiction Historical Romance 8 Curious Beginning Raybourn, Deanna Fiction Historical/Mystery/Murder/Romance 8 4.0 Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Patrick, Phaedra Fiction Travel/Relationships/Contemporary 8 4.0 Day the World Came to Town Defede, Jim NonFiction 9-11/ Canada/History 8 Deacon King Kong McBride, James Fiction Historical/Literary/1960s New York/Mystery 8 Book Club Collection Contact: [email protected] Updated 4/2021 1=Poor, 5=Very good Title Author Category Description # Copies Rating Death in the Off Season Matthews, Francine Fiction Murder Mystery 8 Delicious Reichl, Ruth Fiction Food/Romance 8 4.0 Devoted Koontz, Dean Fiction Thriller/Horror/Mystery/Suspense 8 Dog on It Quinn, Spencer Fiction Mystery/Animal/Dog 8 Doubter's Almanac Canin, Ethan Fiction Historical/Family/Abandonment 8 Drifter Petrie, Nick Fiction Thriller/Mystery/Suspense 8 Dutch House Patchett, Ann Fiction Family Relationships/Contemporary-Historical 8 East of the Sun Gregson, Julia Fiction India/British/Historical 8 Educated Westover, Tara NonFiction Memoir/Family/Isolation 8 4.3 Everybody's Son Umrigar, Thrity Fiction Family/Adoption/Multi-racial dynamic 8 Everything I Never Told You Ng, Celeste Fiction Family/Grief 8 Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde Fiction Fantasy/SciFi/Mystery/Literary Humor 8 Forgotten Road Evans, Richard Paul Fiction Christian/Journey 8 Four Winds Hannah, Kristin Fiction Historical/Dust Bowl 8 Friends We Keep Mallery, Susan Fiction Contemporary/Chick-Lit/Romance 8 4.0 Gentleman in Moscow Towles, Amor Fiction Historical/Russian 8 5.0 Getting Things Done: Art of stress-free Allen, David NonFiction Leadership/Business/Productivity 8 Ginny Moon Ludwig, Benjamin Fiction Family/Autism/Adoption 8 4.6 Girls in the Stilt House Mustian, Kelly Fiction Historical/ Southern/ Mystery 8 Girls Who Went Away Fessler, Ann NonFiction Feminism/Sociology/Adoption/ 8 3.0 Girl Who Smiled Beads Wamariya, Clementine NonFiction Biography/Rwandan Refugee/Trauma 8 Girl With All the Gifts Carey, M.R. Fiction Thriller/Science Fiction/Dystopian 9 Giver of Stars Moyes, JoJo Fiction Historical/Horseback Librarians/Appalachia 8 Glass Hotel Mandel, Emily St. John Fiction Contemporary/Canada/Thriller 8 Great Alone Hannah, Kristin Fiction Alaska/Historical/Survival 8 3.4 Great Believers Makkai, Rebecca Fiction Dual Historical-Contemporary/LGBT 8 Handmaid's Tale Atwood, Margaret Fiction Futuristic/Cultural/Sexism 8 Hidden Figures Shetterly Margo Lee NonFiction History/Science/Biography/Racism/Sexism 8 Hillbilly Elegy Vance, J.D. NonFiction Memoir/Politics/History 8 4.0 His Truth is Marching On Meacham, Jon NonFiction John Lewis Biography/History/Civil Rights 8 Hobbit, a Wardrobe and a Great War Loconte, Joseph NonFiction History/Biography/Religion/WWI 8 Homecoming of Samuel Lake Wingfield, Jenny Fiction Southern/Historical 8 4.0 House by the Lake Carey, Ella Fiction Historical/WWII/Romance/Mystery 8 How to be an Antiracist Kendi, Ibram X. NonFiction Anti-Rascism/Social Justice/Policitics/Sociology 8 How to Hide an Empire Immerwahr, Daniel NonFiction American History/Politics 8 In the Bleak Midwinter Spencer-Fleming, Julia Fiction Crime/Mystery/Thriller 8 In the Shadow of Alabama Singer, Judy Reene Fiction Historical/Race/Family 8 4.5 In the Woods French, Tana Fiction Mystery/Crime/Thriller 8 Jingle All the Way Macomber, Debbie Fiction Christmas/Vacation/Romance 8 Just Mercy Stevenson, Bryan NonFiction Memoir/Social Justice/Race 8 Killers of the Flower Moon Grann, David NonFiction Native American History/True Crime/FBI 8 Lake House Morton, Kate Fiction Historical/Mystery 8 Leave Me Forman, Gayle Fiction Contemporary/Woman's Issues 8 Letter Hughes, Kathryn Fiction Historical/Romance/Mystery 8 4.0 Page 2 of 5 Book Club Collection Contact: [email protected] Updated 4/2021 1=Poor, 5=Very good Title Author Category Description # Copies Rating Library at the Edge of the World Hayes-McCoy Fiction Ireland/Contemporary/Chick Lit/Books 8 Library Book Orlean, Susan Fiction History/Mystery/Crime 7 Lilac Girls Kelly, Martha Hall Fiction Historical/ WWII/Holocaust 8 Lily and the Octopus Rowley, Steven Fiction Animals/Love 8 Little Fires Everywhere Ng, Celeste Fiction Family/Motherhood/Secrets 8 Living Great Lakes Dennis, Jerry NonFiction Michigan/ Environment/ Travel/Science 10 Long Way Home Brierley, Saroo NonFiction Memoir/India/Adoption 8 4.3 Lost for Words Bookshop Butland, Stephanie Fiction Contemporary/Romance/Books 8 Lost Girls of Paris Jenoff, Pam Fiction Historical/WWII/Women Secret Agents 8 Love and Other Consolation Prizes Ford, Jamie Fiction Historical/Family 8 5.0 Love in a Nutshell Evanovich & Kelly Fiction Romance/Mystery/Humor 8 4.0 Lucky Boy Sekaran, Shanthi Fiction Undocumented immigration/family/infertility 8 Lucky Us Bloom, Amy Fiction Historical/Coming of Age/WWII 9 1.5 Magic Strings of Frankie Presto Albom, Mitch Fiction Historical/Music 8 3.8 The Magnolia Story Gaines, Chip & Joanna NonFiction Autobiography 8 Magpie Murders Anthony Horowitz Fiction Mystery/British 8 Man Called Ove Backman, Fredrik Fiction Character Study/Humor 8 4.1 Memory of Old Jack Berry, Wendell Fiction Character Study/Americana 8 Midwife of Hope River Harman, Patricia Fiction Historical/Appalachia/Midwifery 8 Miniaturist Burton, Jessie Fiction Historical/Mystery/Magical Realism 8 Mink River Doyle, Brian Fiction Small Town/Magical Realizm 8 3.0 Moloka'i Brennert, Alan Fiction Historical/Hawaii/leprosy 8 Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker Chiaverini, Jennifer Fiction Historical/Civil War/Presidential 8 2.8 Mrs. Lincoln's Rival Chiaverini, Jennifer Fiction Historical/Civil War/Political 8 My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You Backman, Fredrik Fiction Relationship/Family/Humor/Fantasy 8 4.0 My Italian Bulldozer McCall Smith,Alexander Fiction Humor/Italy/Travel/Romance 8 2.5 My Stroke of Insight Taylor, Jill Bolte NonFiction Memoir/Science/Psychology 8 2.0 Natchez Burning Iles, Greg Fiction Historical/Mystery/Thriller 8 2.0 News of the World Jiles, Paulette Fiction Historical/Western 8 Nickel Boys Whitehead, Colton Fiction Historical/Race/Literary 8 Nightingale Hannah, Kristin Fiction Historical/French/WWII 8 5.0 Night of Miracles Berg, Elizabeth Fiction Multi-generation/Contemporary 8 Northern Harvest Hill, Emita Brady NonFiction Farming/Food/Women/Michigan 8 The Noticer Andrews, Andy Fiction Inspirational/Self Help/Perspective 8 One in a Million Boy Wood, Monica Fiction Multi-generation/Life Story/Inspiration 8 4.8 One Second After Forstchen, William Fiction
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