BANDON LIBRARY READERS
BOOK CLUB

 

Join us! Bandon Library Friends book lovers meet for a monthly book discussion.

BOOK CLUB NIGHT features lively discussion and scrumptious refreshments.

Have questions? Contact us at bookclub@Bandonlff.org or call Karen Thomas at 541.226.7675.

 

Book Club 2023

On the second TUESDAY of the month at 2:00 pm.
at Bandon Library

February 14 – “Hamnet” by Maggie O’Farrell

March 14 – “The Last Days of Night” by Graham Moore

April 11 – “While Justice Sleeps” by Stacy Abrams

May 9 – “The Last White Man” by Moshin Hamid

June 13 – “The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet” by Jamie Ford

July 11th  – “Endurance: Shackelton’s Incredible Voyage” by Alfreds Lansing

August 8 – Reader’s choice of any of John Steinbeck’s novels. You will do a brief overview of your selection and what your thoughts are regarding content and the author’s style

Sept, 12 – “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury

 

 

Book Club 2022

The book club will be meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm in the Sprague Room of the Bandon Library

OUR SCHEDULE:

June 14 – Amor Towles’ The Lincoln Highway

July 12  – Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman

August 9 – Christ Lefteri’s The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Setember 13 – William Sullivan titles (your choice)

October 2022: “Half Broke Horses” by Jeanette Walls

November 22: “The Lacuna” by Barbara Kingsolver

December 22: “The House on Tradd Street” by Karen White

Please note: Limited copies of all selections will be available in back of the main desk of the library, held there for Book Club members.  Be sure to identify yourself as such when checking them out, and be thoughtful in returning as soon as read for the next person.  Members are encouraged to be resourceful in obtaining their own copies of each selection, as there are limited copies available through our county library system.

Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings, whether you have read the book or not!  Light refreshments will be offered.

Library Reader’s Book Club: Planning Meeting on April 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sprague Room

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, we are planning to start meeting again. This will be an organizational meeting for the Library Reader’s Book Club to discuss dates, timing, focus, and the need for volunteers. Interested? Send your name, email address, and phone number to bookclub@bandonlff.org. Or just attend the meeting.

Book List for 2020

January 20
Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck
2020/01 BLFF Book Club

February 17
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
2020/02 BLFF Book Club

March 16
Astoria by Peter Stark
2020/02 BLFF Book Club

April 20
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
2020/04 BLFF Book Club

May 18
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
2020/05 BLFF Book Club

June 15
Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn
2020/06 BLFF Book Club

Book List for 2019

January 21  
Crippled Bead & Dead Cakes by Wanda Stovall Cox

February 18
Soul of the Octopus by Sy Montgomery  (Feb 18 flyer)

March 18
Mythology: Select any book of your choice on the subject matter; you will present your choice.

April 15
Eleanor & Hick: The Love Affair That Shaped a First Lady by Susan Quinn (April 15 flyer)

May 20
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner – First half
The May/June choice of Angle of Repose was chosen for its
importance in literature, and because it is 569 pages long, we’re discussing it over two months. Of course, you can read as much of it at one time as you choose, but we will discuss it in halves.

June 17
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner – Second half

July 15
Becoming by Michelle Obama (July 15 flyer)

August 19
Killers of the Flower Moon – David Grann (August 19 flyer)

September 16
The Looming Tower – Lawrence Wright (September 2019 flyer))

October 21
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee  (October 2019 flyer)

November 18
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

December 16
the good good pig by Sy Montgomery (December 2019 flyer)

January 20, 2020
The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck

Book List for 2018

January 15, 2018
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
BLFF Book Club 01-15-18

February 19, 2018
The Dry by Jane Harper
BLFF Book Club 02-19-18

March 19, 2018
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
BLFF Book Club 03-19-18

April 16, 2018
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
BLFF Book Club 04-16-18

May 21, 2018
Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry Brooks
BLFF Book Club 05-21-18

June 18, 2018
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
BLFF Book Club 06-18-18

July 16, 2018
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
BLFF Book Club 07-16-18

August 20, 2018
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
BLFF Book Club 08-20-18

September 17, 2018
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
Note: Needn’t read all of the short stories. Just pick out your favorites for discussion.
BLFF Book Club 09-17-18

October 15, 2018
Hell Bent by Greg Horowitz
BLFF Book Club 10-15-18

November 19, 2018
After Alice by Gregory Maguire
BLFF Book Club 11-19-18

December 17, 2018
The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd