BIAGB Book Club
Bring your lunch and your love of reading to this midday book club. Each month, we discuss a different book in a welcoming and relaxed environment. From bestselling fiction to compelling non-fiction, there’s always something new to explore. For a complete list of the books we've read, click here.
For more information, please contact: reference@chathamlib.org
When: Third Wednesday of each month at 12:00 PM
Where: Library Conference Room
March 18
Brave the Wild River
The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. Brave the Wild River is a spellbinding adventure of two women who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West, at a time when human influences had begun to change it forever.
April 15
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary's fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.
May 20
THE RIVER OF DOUBT: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
This book chronicles Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing expedition into the uncharted Amazon rainforest after his presidency. Facing deadly rapids, disease, and near starvation, the journey reveals both the physical dangers of exploration and Roosevelt’s resilience at one of the lowest points of his life.
Hooked On Books
Whether you’re into contemporary fiction, historical drama, or page-turning mysteries, Hooked on Books is perfect for readers who enjoy a wide variety of genres. Join us for lively evening discussions that dive deep into each month’s featured title. For a complete list of the books we've read, click here.
For more information, please contact: reference@chathamlib.org
When: Second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM
Where: Library Conference Room
June 10
Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
After losing her parents, teenager Ivy struggles to care for her aging grandmother, mentally ill older sister and nephew, and her own epilepsy on a tenant tobacco farm. When Jane Forrester becomes the new county social worker, she doesn't realize just how much about the dark secrets that are going on behind the scenes.
July 8
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
In 1939 London, 14-year-old Hazel and her sister Flora are evacuated to a small village to escape the war. Living in a small village. Hazel and Flora create a magical land they can escape to. But one day, Flora disappears while playing near a river, shattering Hazel, who blames herself. 20 years latter, Hazel receives a strange wrapped book that contains all of the adventures that she and her sister shared. Adventures that she never told anyone
August 12
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Abandoned by her mother, Beryl Markham is raised by her father and the Kipsigis tribe in Kenya. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a love of all things wild. But even the wild child must grow up, and everything Beryl knows and trusts dissolves. Beryl forges her own path as a horse trainer, and her uncommon style attracts the eye of the Denys Finch Hatton. The intensity of their love reveals Beryl’s truest self and her fate: to fly.
Outer Edge
Explore new worlds and daring adventures with Outer Edge, our book club dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, and horror lovers. From epic space operas to magical realms, we celebrate the imagination in every form. For a complete list of the books we've read, click here.
For more information, please contact: kclardy@chathamlib.org.
When: Third Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM
Where: Library Galleries B&C
March 19
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
"As a heartless killing machine, I was a terrible failure," confesses the AI narrator of this fast-paced SF adventure. After hacking its own governor module and overriding its programming, security droid "Murderbot" ends up saving lives instead of ending them -- but only because letting all the humans die would interfere with its favorite activity: binge-watching some 35,000 hours' worth of entertainment media. All Systems Red's snarky protagonist and suspenseful, action-packed plot should have readers eagerly anticipating future installments of the Murderbot Diaries.
April 16
Wool by Hugh Howey
This is the story of mankind clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside.
May 21
Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
Once upon a time... Toadling, a changeling child, was tasked with guarding a sleeping princess in a bramble-covered castle.And then... two centuries after Toadling begins her solitary vigil, a knight arrives at the castle to break a curse that should not be broken