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Alvinston

TWEEN BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17- 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ages 10 -12

September - “Refugee“ by Alan Gratz: A historical fiction novel about the powerful story of three children seeking refuge.

October - “Oh My Gods” by Stephanie Cooke & Insha Fitzpatrick: A graphic novel with a spin on Greek Mythology.

ADULT BOOK CLUB

Thursday, September 21 & October 19 - 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

September - “Run, Hide, Repeat” by Pauline Dakin: A memoir of a fugitive child.

October - “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood: This internationally bestselling novel explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender, and religious politics.

Bright’s Grove

BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September - “Shuggie Bain” by Douglas Stuart: A fictional story about growing up in poverty in Scotland in the 1980s.

October - “All Things Consoled” by Elizabeth Hay: A memoir about the shift she experienced between being her parents’ daughter to their guardian and caregiver.

Camlachie

CAMLACHIE BOOK CLUB

Thursday, September 21 & October 26 - 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September - “The Stationery Shop” by Marjan Kamali: A thriller about the attempted murder of Josephine Bourdillon, her would be murderer, Henry Hughes, and her teenage daughter Paige.

October - “Fifty Fifty” by Steve Cavanagh: An intricately plotted thriller about the murder of a father of two, and the question of which daughter did it.

Corunna

CORUNNA BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

September - “Our Darkest Night” by Jennifer Robson: A historical fiction novel. To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer’s wife.

October - “The Promise” by Damon Galgut: On her deathbed, Rachel Swart makes a promise to Salome, the family’s Black maid. This promise will divide the family.

Courtright

COURTRIGHT BOOK CLUB

Thursday, September 14 & October 12 - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

September - “The Back of the Turtle” by Thomas King: A funny, smart, and altogether unforgettable tale of betrayal, salvation, and the resilience of life focused around an environmental calamity.

October - “The Lost Apothecary” by Sarah Penner: A historical fiction novel about a woman who uses her knowledge of “healing” to help rid her female customers of the problematic men in their lives.

Florence

Florence Adult Book Club

Tuesday, September 12 & October 10 - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

September - “The Reason You Walk” by Wab Kinew: A moving father-son reconciliation told by a charismatic First Nations broadcaster, musician and activist.

October - “This Time Tomorrow” by Emma Straub: On the eve of her fortieth birthday, Alice’s life isn’t terrible. She likes her job, even if it isn’t exactly the one she expected. She’s happy with her apartment, her romantic status, and her independence, and she adores her lifelong best friend. But her father is ailing, and it feels to her as if something is missing.

Grand Bend

Grand Bend Book Club

Wednesday, September13 & October 11 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

September - “Things You Save in a Fire” by Katherine Center: A female firefighter moves to care for her mother and gets a job in an old-school Boston firehouse, where she is not welcome.

October - “Boston Girl” by Anita Diamante: A historical fiction novel about Addie, a young woman who joins a Jewish reading club. She forges lifelong friendships, helping her through difficult times.

Inwood

INWOOD BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

September - “The Clockmaker’s Daughter” by Kate Morton: A historical romance and murder mystery novel set in England from 1860 to the present.

October - “The Jane Austen Society” by Natalie Jenner: A historical fiction novel about an eclectic group of Jane Austen fans, who band together to save the remains of her estate in post WWII England.

Mooretown

MOORETOWN BOOK CLUB

Monday, September 25 & October 30 - 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Meet and discuss this month’s selection.

Oil Springs

OIL SPRINGS BOOK CLUB

Thursday, September 14 & October 12 - 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

September - ”Lost Girls of Paris” by Pam Jenoff: A historical fiction about three women and a ring of female secret agents during World War II.

October - “Ask Again, Yes“ by Mary Beth Keane: A domestic fiction about two families, the love between two of their children, and the tragedies that threaten to destroy their futures.

Petrolia

TWEEN BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, September 13 & October 18 - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ages 10 -12

September - “Oh My Gods” by Stephanie Cooke & Insha Fitzpatrick: A graphic novel with a funny spin on Greek Mythology.

October - “Refugee” by Alan Gratz: A historical fiction novel about the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge.

PETROLIA AFTERNOON BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, September 13 & October 11 - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

September - “Four Winds” by Kristin Hannah: A captivating, heartbreaking tale of a family who will do anything for each other and everything to survive.

October - “The Man Who Died Twice” by Richard Osman: Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are riding high off their recent murder case and are looking forward to the peace and quiet of their posh retirement village, when an unexpected visitor arrives, desperate for help.

Petrolia Evening Book Club

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

September - “The Henna Artist“ by Alka Joshi: A vivid portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern.

October - “Talk Bookish to Me” by Kate Bromley: A misanthropic matriarch leaves her eccentric family in crisis when she mysteriously disappears in this “whip-smart and divinely funny” novel.

Point Edward

Point Edward Book Club

Wednesday, September 6 & October 4 - 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

September - “The Wish“ by Nicholas Sparks: A romance novel about a travel photographer struggling to come to terms with a medical diagnosis, who is unexpectedly grounded over Christmas with her young assistant.

October - “Akin” by Emma Donoghue: A fiction novel about a man asked to be a temporary home for his great-nephew. Though he has never met the boy, he gets talked into taking him along to France.

Port Franks

Port Franks Book Club

Monday, September 11 & October 16 - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

September - “Just Get Home” by Bridget Foley: A thriller about two strangers who need each other’s help to survive the night after a devastating earthquake shakes Los Angeles.

October - “The Glass Hotel” by Emily St. John Mandel: An exhilarating novel involving a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and a mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea.

Sarnia

Adult Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, September 5 & October 10 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

September - “This Time Tomorrow” by Emma Straub: A fiction book that explores time travel and the relationship between parent and child.

October - “The Great Circle” by Maggie Shipstead: A historical fiction novel that follows Marian and Hadley, two women whose fates in vastly different geographies and times collide.

Historical Fiction Book Club

Thursday, September 14 & October 12 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

September - “The Great Circle” by Maggie Shipstead: A historical fiction novel that follows Marian and Hadley, two women whose fates in vastly different geographies and times collide.

October - “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson: In 1936, tucked deep into the woods of Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, lives blueskinned 19-year-old Cussy Carter, the last living female of the rare Blue People ancestry.

Warrior Cats Book Club

Saturday, September 30 & October 28 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Explore the popular ‘Warrior Cats’ series by Erin Hunter. Warrior Cats is based on the adventures and drama of multiple clans of feral cats.

Thedford

Thedford Book Club

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

September - “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed: A powerful, honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe and built her back up again.

October - “Our Souls at Night” by Kent Haruf: A romance about a widow and widower who have known each for decades in a small town who kindle a relationship.

Watford

WATFORD BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

September - “The Lincoln Highway” by Amor Towles: A memoir that explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it’s like to be in service to them.

October - “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin: It’s 1969 in New York City’s Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die.

Wyoming

WYOMING BOOK CLUB

Wednesday, September 13 & October 11 - 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

September - “Lessons in Chemistry“ by Bonnie Garmus: A blockbuster debut set in California’s 1960, featuring Scientist Elizabeth Zott whose career takes a detour.

October - “Illegal” by Lawrence Hill: A fast moving and compelling story about family identity and the strength of the human spirit.

Online Book Club

NON-FICTION BOOK CLUB

Tuesday, September 19 & October 17 - 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Discuss this month’s non-fiction book selection. The next title is selected at each meeting.