2024-2025 Books (Discussion of the book takes place on date indicated):


September 10, 2024  "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.


October 8, 2024          “The River We Remember” by William Kent Krueger
In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by a shocking murder, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances.
 

November 12, 2024    “The Women” by Kristin Hannah
When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
 
 
December 10, 2024  “The 13^th Gift- A True Story of a Christmas Miracle” by Joanne Huist Smith
After the unexpected death of her husband, Joanne Huist Smith had no idea how she would keep herself together and be strong for her three children--especially with the holiday season approaching. But 12 days before Christmas, presents begin appearing on her doorstep with notes from their "True Friends." As the Smiths came together to solve the mystery of who the gifts were from, they began to thaw out from their grief and come together again as a family. This true story about the power of random acts of kindness will warm the heart, a beautiful reminder of the miracles of Christmas and the gift of family during the holiday season.
 
January 14, 2025                    “A Storm of Infinite Beauty”  by Julianne MacLean
Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend―a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children. Or so the story goes…
Gwen Hollingsworth is the curator at a museum dedicated to Scarlett’s life. She’s also sole heir to Scarlett’s fortune as a descendant of the star. But all is not well in Gwen’s world. She’s dealing with a messy marital separation and is struggling to move forward. So when Peter Miller, a biographer and photojournalist, comes to the museum with shocking claims about Scarlett―a life of exile in Alaska, a baby born in secret―Gwen’s whole world is turned upside down. Again.
Determined to uncover the truth, Gwen and Peter set out for Alaska together but soon find themselves on a path toward something far deeper and more meaningful than either of them ever expected.





Past Books:
October 11, 2022       "Cold Wind" by C J Box
November 8, 2022      "The Book of Lost Names" by Kristin Harmel
December 13, 2022    "Jingle All The Way" by Debbie Macomber
January 10, 2023       "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave
February 7, 2023        "The Bootlegger's Wife" by Denise Devine
March 14, 2023          "This Tender Land" by William Kent Krueger
April 11, 2023            "Big Lies in a Small Town" by Diane Chamberlain
May 9, 2023               "What Alice Forgot" by Liane Moriarty
September 12, 2023   "Firefly Lane" by Kristin Hannah
October 10, 2023       "Tending Roses"  by Lisa Wingate
November 7, 2023      "The Hotel Nantucket"  by Elin Hilderbrand
December 12, 2023    "The Santa Suit"  by Mary Kay Andrews
January 9, 2024         "A Fall of Marigolds"  by Susan Meissner   
February 13, 2024      "The Book of Lost Friends"  by Lisa Wingate 
March 12, 2024          "Come Fly the World - The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am" by Julia Cooke
April 9, 2024                "The Irish Boarding House" by Sandy Taylor
May 14, 2024              "The Return" by Nicholas Sparks