The Fiction Book Discussion Group – "A Novel Experience" – meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month, 6:30 to 7:45 pm, in the Chesterfield Township Library's John Hebert meeting room. Our book group offers an opportunity to explore novels through interesting discussions and shared insights. You also get to meet new people with a shared love of reading. We offer selections ranging from popular and contemporary titles to the classics. Pick up a copy of the current selection at the checkout desk.
The upcoming Novel Experience book selections are:
May 5 -- "James" by Percival Everett.
June 2 -- "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
July 7 -- "The Twilight Garden" by Sara Nisha Adams.
August 3 -- "Must Love Flowers" by Debbie Macomber.
September 1 -- "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman.
October 6 -- "The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife" by Anna Johnston.
November 3 -- "When No One is Watching" by Alyssa Cole.
December 1 -- "The Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon.
The Chesterfield Township Library Nonfiction Book Discussion Group – "Real Reads" – meets in the library on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:30 to 7:45 pm. Join the dialogue as members share their observations, praise, and criticism of books on current events, politics, history, culture, and personal life struggles and triumphs. Pick up a copy of the current selection at the checkout desk.
The upcoming Real Reads book selections are:
May 21-- "My Next Breath: A Memoir" by Jeremy Renner.
June 18-- "What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds" by Jennifer Ackerman.
July 16-- "Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard" by Tallamy W. Douglas.
August 20--"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir" by Curtis Chin.
September 17-- "The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight" by Andrew LeLand.
October 15-- "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy" by Mary Roach.
November 19-- "Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World" by Eric Jay Dolin.
December 17-- "100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life" by Dick Van Dyke.