Book Discussions
Our book discussions give you a chance to read and discuss books with other passionate book lovers. We provide the book, you provide the insights.
Upcoming Events
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Mystery Book Club: The Conjure-man Dies
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 7:00 pm
At the first meeting of our mystery book club, we will be discussing Rudolph Fisher's 1932 novel.
LitLounge: Bellies
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 7:30 pm
Join us as we discuss Nicola Dinan's thought-provoking debut and Lambda Award finalist novel.
Talking Books Discussion Group: Still Life
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 1:30 pm
From Sarah Winman, the acclaimed author of "Tin Man," comes a new novel of people brought together across four decades of love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster.
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, July 2, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Fantasy Book Club: The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 7:00 pm
Calling adult fantasy readers for our first book discussion on adult fantasy novels.
LitLounge: Sitting Pretty
Wednesday, July 9, 2025, 7:30 pm
This month we'll be discussing this collection of essays by Rebekah Taussig, disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting pretty.
Talking Books Discussion Group: Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 1:30 pm
After a devastating tragedy, a couple from two very different restaurant families in rustic Minnesota loses almost everything they hold dear.
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Reading Party
Sunday, July 20, 2025, 3:00 pm
Grab a book and join a reading party. We’ll provide snacks and recommendations for refreshing summer reads.
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Mystery Book Club: The Thursday Murder Club
Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 7:00 pm
At Cooper’s Chase Retirement Village, Joyce (retired nurse), Ron (retired labor leader), Ibrahim (retired psychiatrist), and Elizabeth (retired something) they’re the savviest sleuthing team around.
LitLounge: Literacheers!
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 7:30 pm
Let's discuss some favorite books (and TV shows, movies, and podcasts) that you have been enjoying recently.
Talking Books Discussion Group: From Here to the Great Unknown
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 1:30 pm
Lisa Marie Presley, born into an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, shares her storyfor the first time. The memoir was completed after her death by her daughter, Riley Keough.
Book Trails Walking Club
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 4:30 pm
Book lovers, this is your chance to chat about favorites while enjoying nature. We will meet at the Emily Oaks visitor center and walk for one hour.
Books and Brews at Soul Good Coffee
Saturday, August 23, 2025, 10:00 am
Celebrate our community of readers, with the first cup of coffee on the house!
Pages Through History: Empress of the East
Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 7:00 pm
For several decades during the 16th century, one of the most important women in the world was a former captive known by several names.