Book Clubs
Graphic Novel Book Club
Select Thursdays at 7 PM
Virtual, registration required.
Note: These programs will not be recorded.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
September 3: Register Here
Book: Nocturnos by Laura Perez
“The night does not belong to us. She harbors her own mysteries.” Nocturnos delves into the ethereal world of the night, when the mundane vibes of the day cede to a mysterious atmosphere in which anything seems possible.
Book: More Weight: A Salem Story by Ben Wickey
In Salem, Massachusetts, 1692 is a year of terror. When accusations of witchcraft plunge the community into paranoia and death, curmudgeonly farmer Giles Corey and his great-souled wife, Martha, are forced to confront their troubled pasts, fighting to hold onto their principles even at the cost of their lives. In the 1860s, famed writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow stroll the streets of Salem together, reflecting on their own dark connections to those wicked days. Today, graphic novelist Ben Wickey wrestles with the complex legacy of “the Witch City” and what it shows us about the best and worst of humanity.
Books and Brews Book Club
Select Wednesdays at 7 PM
In-person at Juan Murphy’s, located at 796 Main Street, Poughkeepsie.
No registration required.
September 16: There is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories, by Ruben Reyes, Jr.
Reyes conjures dreamlike worlds that explore what we would do if we woke up one morning and our lives were unrecognizable. The characters, from mango farmers to cyborgs, are forced to make uncomfortable choices that not only mean life or death, but might also allow them to be heard in a world set on silencing the voices of Central Americans.
October 21: 1984 by George Orwell.
A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and Big Brother is watching.
Mystery Mondays Book Club
Select Mondays at 11 AM
Boardman Road Branch Library
No registration required.
September 28: The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
In 1950 Washington, DC, at an all-female boardinghouse called Briarwood, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, drawing her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship, but when a shocking act of violence tears the house apart, the women must expose the true enemy in their midst.
October 19: Down River by John Hart