Book Groups
Tuesday Night Book Group
What we read: We choose books that spark great conversations! Members recommend titles, and then we vote on them. New members are always welcome—just grab a copy of our next book and join in! Connect with us on Goodreads!
Register for the book club meetings online through the events calendar or call (586) 329-1261.
Here is a list of our Tuesday Night Book Group Titles 2017-2025
January 27th at 6:00 p.m.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Book Description:
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers arrive in force. Wrenched from all that is familiar and thrown into a Tennessee Children’s Home Society orphanage, the Foss children are assured that they will soon be returned to their parents—but they quickly realize the dark truth. At the mercy of the facility’s cruel director, Rill fights to keep her sisters and brother together in a world of danger and uncertainty.
Aiken, South Carolina, present day. Born into wealth and privilege, Avery Stafford seems to have it all: a successful career as a federal prosecutor, a handsome fiancé, and a lavish wedding on the horizon. But when Avery returns home to help her father weather a health crisis, a chance encounter leaves her with uncomfortable questions and compels her to take a journey through her family’s long-hidden history, on a path that will ultimately lead either to devastation or to redemption.
Based on one of America’s most notorious real-life scandals—in which Georgia Tann, director of a Memphis-based adoption organization, kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families all over the country—Lisa Wingate’s riveting, wrenching, and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us how, even though the paths we take can lead to many places, the heart never forgets where we belong.
February 24th at 6:00 p.m.
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Book Description:
A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and Earth itself will perish.
Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he?
Murder & Booze Book Club
What We Read: We look for books that give us a lot to talk about! Mysteries, thrillers, true crime, and books with lots of twists and turns are ideal. Enjoy a cold one and grab an appetizer at a new location every month for our mystery, thriller, and true crime book club!
Registration is REQUIRED due to restaurant capacity!
Register for the book club meetings online through the events calendar or call (586) 329-1261.
Please check the calendar for dates.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
We are meeting at:
Three Blind Mice Irish Pub (in upstairs room)
101 N Main St
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Registration is required and will open December 8th at 9:00 a.m.
Book description:
Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town's most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.
Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie. Inspired by the life of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into history.
Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
We are meeting at:
Bentley’s Roadhouse
28410 S River Rd, Harrison Township, MI 48045
Registration is required.
Book description:
When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, Chloe’s father had been arrested as a serial killer and promptly put in prison. Chloe and the rest of her family were left to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.
Now 20 years later, Chloe is a psychologist in private practice in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. She finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to get. Sometimes, though, she feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. And then a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, and that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, and seeing parallels that aren't really there, or for the second time in her life, is she about to unmask a killer?
In a debut novel that has already been optioned for a limited series by actress Emma Stone and sold to a dozen countries around the world, Stacy Willingham has created an unforgettable character in a spellbinding thriller that will appeal equally to fans of Gillian Flynn and Karin Slaughter.
Silent Book Club
What We Read: At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading. Bring whatever book you are reading and join an evening out with fellow book lovers. All readers are welcome - ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook.
At the beginning of each meeting we will have time to mingle followed by an hour of of silent reading.
Register for the book club meetings online through the events calendar or call (586) 329-1261.
Please check the calendar for dates.