Book group meets once a month (except over July & August) to discuss that month's read. Members don't always like the same books, but they always love sharing their thoughts with each other!
Here is the list of books which were selected by the Book Group for the year, as well as the dates for discussions.
October 10, 2025 Long Island by Colm Toibin. Presented by Rosie
November 14, 2025 James by Percival Everett
December12, 2025 Orbital by Samantha Harvey
January 9, 2026 Dawn (Lilith’s Blood 1) by Octavia Butler, presented by Denise
February 13, 2026 What I Know About You by Eric Chacour, presented by Jennifer
March 13, 2026 I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O’Farrell, presented by Katharine (International Women's Day choice)
April 10, 2026 Shakespeare, The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judy Dench, presented by Pat
May 8, 2026 Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar, presented by Wendy
June 12, 2026 The Vegetarian by Han Kang, presented by Barb
Have been selected too and will be read later :
Loved and Missed, by Susie Boyt
Swimming Home, by Deborah Levy
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich, Pied Piper, by Neville Shute.
AWG-LR also has a lending library, which includes the current and past year's reads, but also other miscellaneous texts. Feel free to stop by the lending library to have a look. Check the calendar to see when this event next takes place.
For more information, please contact Wendy H.