The Friends of Greenwich Library Book Group has announced their fall reading selections. The book discussion group meets on the second Tuesday of each month in the Greenwich Library’s second floor meeting room, and all are welcome to attend. Susan Boyar, a member of the Friends and longtime moderator of the group, picks the reading selections and facilitates the discussions.
- Demon Copperhead (2022) by Barbara Kingsolver; Tuesday, September 12, 1-2:30 p.m. (More information here)
- The Swimmers (2022) by Julie Otsuka; Tuesday, October 10, 1-2:30 p.m. (More information here)
- Solito (2022) by Javier Zamora; Tuesday, November 14, 1-2:30 p.m. (More information here)
The Friends Book Group is just one of the many reading groups hosted by Greenwich Library and its branches. Other groups based on interest or age include:
Greenwich Library
- Fiction Addiction Book Group: This group meets online every six weeks and focuses on contemporary fiction. All are invited!
- The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise (2023) by Colleen Oakley; Monday, September 11, 6 p.m. (More information here)
- Foreign Affairs Book Discussion Group: This hybrid in-person/online group meets on the third Tuesday of each month. All are invited!
- A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars that Might Still Happen (2021) by David A. Andelman; Tuesday, September 19, 7-9 p.m. (More information here)
- Love and Murder in the Time of Covid (2023) by Qiu Xiaolong; Tuesday, October 17, 7-9 p.m. (More information here)
- The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter (2022) by Shannon O’Neil; Tuesday, November 21, 7-9 p.m. (More information here)
- Great Books Discussion Group: This group meets via Zoom on the first Thursday of each month. All are invited!
- “The Pugilist at Rest” (1993) by Thom Jones; Thursday, September 7, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (More information here)
- “The Man from Mars” (1977) by Margaret Atwood; Thursday, October 5, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (More information here)
- Senior Chinese Book Discussion Group: This monthly book discussion group is specifically for local senior Chinese residents who are interested in making new friends, discussing current events, and better understanding American culture. The group meets online via WeChat on the first Friday of the month from 9:30-11 a.m. Please contact Yang Wang at ywang@greenwichlibrary.org to join.
- Bookworms Book Club: This monthly book club is for children in grades 2-3 who are reading independently. It typically meets on the second Wednesday each month n the third floor Children’s Constellation Room.
- The Secret Spy Society: The Case of the Musical Mishap (2023) by Veronica Mang; Wednesday, September 13, 4 p.m. (More information here)
- Bookworms Book Club; Wednesday, October 18, 4 p.m. (More information here)
- Junior Book Club: This monthly book club is for children in grades 4-6. It typically meets on the second Thursday of each month in the third floor Children’s Constellation Room.
- Raising Lumie (2020) by Joan Bauer; Thursday, September 14, 4 p.m. (More information here)
- Book Club; Thursday, October 12, 4 p.m. (More information here)
Byram Shubert
- Byram Book Club: This group meets monthly. All are invited!
- The Ride of her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America (2022) by Elizabeth Letts; Monday, September 11, 3-4:30 p.m. (More information here)
- The Accidental Empress (2015) by Allison Pataki; Monday, October 16, 3-4:30 p.m. (More information here)
- International Book Club: In association with Alliance Française of Greenwich, this group meets via Zoom every third Tuesday of the month. All are invited!
- The House on Mango Street (1984) by Sandra Cisneros; Tuesday, September 19, 5 p.m. (More information here)
- Proust Group: Co-sponsored with Alliance Française of Greenwich and led by Proust expert Fereshteh Priou, this Zoom group is for those who have or intend to read Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past/In Search of Lost Time. It meets on the second Thursday of each month at 5 p.m.
- Proust Group; Thursday, September 14, 5 p.m. (More information here)
- Proust Group; Thursday, October 12, 5 p.m. (More information here)
- Battle of the Book Club: This specialty book club meets twice a month and turns reading into an exciting competition! Open to 5th graders only.
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (2018) by Leslie Connor
- Session 1: Monday, September 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (More information here)
- Session 2: Monday, September 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m. (More information here)
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle (2018) by Leslie Connor
Cos Cob Library
- Book Explorers Book Club: This monthly book club is for children in grades 2-3 who are reading independently. It meets on the last Tuesday of the month.
- Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (2008) by Lenore Look; Tuesday, September 26, 4 p.m. (More information here)
- Book Wizards Book Club: This monthly book club is for students in grades 4-6. It meets on the last Monday of the month.
- The City of Ember (2003) by Jeanne DuPrau; Monday, September 25, 4:30-5:15 p.m. (More information here)
- Early Readers Book Club: This new monthly book club is for children in grades K-1. It meets on the last Thursday of the month.
- The Great Louweezie (2019) by Erica S. Perl; Thursday, September 28, 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. (More information here)
- Brown Bag Book Discussion Group: Cos Cob’s longest-running book club meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Susan Boyar, a longtime moderator of the group, picks the reading selections and facilitates the discussions. All are invited!
- Trust (2022) by Hernan Diaz; Wednesday, September 20, 12 p.m. (More information here)
- Solito (2022) by Javier Zamora; Wednesday, October 18, 12 p.m. (More information here)
- This Other Eden (2023) by Paul Harding; Wednesday, November 15, 12 p.m. (More information here)
- Cloak and Dagger Book Club: This book group meets on the second Saturday of each month. Claudia Compagnoni Gibb and Sandra Walker facilitate the choices and discussions. All fans of mystery and crime reads are invited!
- Seven Graves, One Winter (2018) by Christoffer Petersen; Saturday, September 16, 1 p.m. (More information here)
- A Narrow Door (2022) by Joanne Harris; Saturday, October 14, 1 p.m. (More information here)
- Edinburgh Midnight (2020) by Carole Lawrence; Saturday, November 11, 1 p.m. (More information here)
- The Bandit Queens (2023) by Parini Shroff; Saturday, December 9, 1 p.m. (More information here)
- New Yorker Stories Discussion Group: This group meets online on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a short story in the current issue of The New Yorker. Susan Boyar facilitates. All are invited!
- New Yorker Stories Discussion Group; Tuesday, September 12, 5 p.m. (More information here)
- Thursday Evening Book Club: This book group, which is facilitated by Judy Berg, meets on a Thursday each month to discuss popular fiction and nonfiction releases. All are invited!
- Lost & Found (2022) by Kathryn Schulz; Thursday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. (More information here)
- Solito (2022) by Javier Zamora; Thursday, October 5, 7:30 p.m. (More information here)
- The Henna Artist (2020) by Alka Joshi; Thursday, November 2, 7:30 p.m. (More information here)
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