Stay cozy and connected this winter with our Virtual Evening Book Discussion Group, led by Donna Bunker, our Library Director. This friendly group meets one Wednesday each month at 7:00 PM. We alternate between fiction and non-fiction selections, offering a thoughtful mix of storytelling and real-world topics to keep discussions engaging and enriching. Whether you’re an avid reader or simply looking for a warm, welcoming community during the colder months, our virtual gatherings provide a relaxed space to share insights and discover new books.
Interested in joining? Please drop by the library or call us at (603) 942-5472 to sign up! You can find the next meeting date below or on our calendar of events.
Interested in joining? Please drop by the library or call us at (603) 942-5472 to sign up! You can find the next meeting date below or on our calendar of events.
CURRENT BOOK
The Lost Lanscape
by Joyce Carol Oates
The Evening Book Discussion Group will discuss this book virtually on
Wednesday, January 21, at 7:00pm
PREVIOUSLY READ BOOKS:
2025
The Art Thief
by Noah Charney |
Ginny Moon
by Benjamin Ludwig |
This Is Where You Belong
by Melody Warnick |
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens |
Aftershocks
by Nadia Owusu |
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Things I Wish I Told My Mother
by Susan Patterson |
The Tobacco Wives
by Adele Myers |
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2024
Christmas at Eagle Pond
by Donald Hall |
A Terrible Country
by Keith Gessen |
The Art of Gathering
by Priya Parker |
The Giver of Stars
Jojo Moyes |
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The Untethered Soul
by Michael Singer |
2023
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The Lost Girls of Paris
Pam Jenoff |
The Book of Form and Emptiness
by Ruth Ozeki |
Fly Girl
by Ann Hood |
The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson |
Sisters of Mokama
by Jyoti Thottan |
Big Stone Gap
by Adriana Trigiani |
Under the Sky We Make
by Kimberly Nicholas |
2022
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The Soul of an Octopus
by Sy Montgomery |
Little Heathens
by Mildred Armstrong Kalish |
The Good Daughters
by Joyce Maynard |
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson |
The Lady and the Unicorn
by Tracy Chevalier |
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2021
The View From Mary’s Farm
by Edie Clark |
The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
by Phaedra Patrick |
Meet Me at the Museum
by Anne Youngson |
Ernest Hemingway
by Mary V. Dearborn |
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane |
The Place He Made
by Edie Clark |
The Good Lord Bird
by James McBride |
Educated
by Tara Westover |
The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah |
Book of Ages
by Jill Lepore |
Tenth of December
by George Saunders |
2020
The Soloist
by Steve Lopez |
Us
by David Nicholls |
Dark Tide
by Stephen Puleo |
"Sunday Driving and Rubbernecking" by Carolyn Codding Carolyn is one of our local Authors and is a member of the Chesley Memorial Library Writer's Group. During the uncertain times of the pandemic she shared her short story with us, keeping us motivated and occupied until we could meet again. |
Thunderstruck
by Erik Larson |
True History of the Kelly Gang
by Peter Carey |
BOOK CHAT Occasionally, we step away from having an assigned book and discuss some of our favorite books we've read individually. It's a great opportunity to get recommendations from fellow readers. |
Becoming Grandma
by Lesley Stahl |
Last Christmas in Paris
by Hazel Gaynor
by Hazel Gaynor
2019
The Stranger in the Woods
by Michael Finkel |
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon |
Waking Up White
by Debby Irving |
The Story of Arthur Truluv
by Elizabeth Berg |
Furiously Happy
by Jenny Lawson |
Unsheltered
by Barbara Kingsolver |
Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt
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Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
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The Undoing Project
by Michael Lewis |
Claire of the Sea Light
by Edwidge Danticat |