Argyle Book Club

SINCE 2009

The club, for adults, meets theย first Thursday of the month. Contact a librarian for help requesting and borrowing copies of the current or any previously read book club titles.

Currently Reading

The book club is currently reading โ€œAnxious Peopleโ€ by Fredrik Backman.

Past Book Club Titles

***Due to the Covid Pandemic and group gathering restrictions the Book Club was not able to meet from 5/2019-5/2021

  • 1/5/12
    Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  • 2/2/12
    Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
  • 3/1/12
    Stone from the River by Ursula Hegi
  • 4/12/12
    Doctor Kate: Angel on Snowshoes by Adele Comandini
  • 5/3/12
    The Tigerโ€™s Wife by Tea Obreht
  • 6/3/12
    Driftless by David Rhodes
  • 7/5/12
    Still Alice by Lisa Genova
  • 8/2/12
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
  • 9/6/12
    Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography by Jean Baker
  • 10/4/12
    The Art of Racing the Rain by Garth Stein
  • 11/1/12
    The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
  • 12/6/12
    The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness by Joel Ben Izzy
  • 1/3/13
    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • 2/7/13
    Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich (canceled due to weather)
  • 3/7/13
    Raven Speak by Diane Lee Wilson
  • 4/4/13
    Enriqueโ€™s Journey by Sonia Nazario
  • 5/2/13
    The Call of the Wild by Jack London
  • 6/6/13
    Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
  • 7/3/13
    Into the Forest by Jean Hegland
  • 8/1/13
    Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples
  • 9/5/13
    The Heart is a Lonely Hunter By Carson McCcullers
  • 10/3/13
    Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
  • 11/7/13
    Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
  • 12/3/13
    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  • 1/2/14
    Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
  • 2/6/14
    The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr
  • 3/6/14
    The Land Remembers by Ben Logan
  • 4/3/14
    Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene
  • 5/1/14
    The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris
  • 6/5/14
    Letters from a Nut by Ted L. Nancy
  • 7/3/14
    The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
  • 8/7/14
    Postville by Stephen G. Bloom
  • 9/4/14
    One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson
  • 10/2/14
    The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
  • 11/6/14
    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
  • 12/4/14
    Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie by Lauren Redniss

  • 11/30/09
    First informational meeting to launch the club
  • 1/6/10
    (canceled due to weather)
  • 2/6/10
    The Last of the Mahicansย by James Fennimore Cooper
  • 3/6/10
    Girl with a Pearl Earringย by Tracy Chevalier
  • 4/1/10
    Breathing Lessonsย by Anne Tyler
  • 5/6/10
    The Alchemistย by Paulo Coelho
  • 6/3/10
    When Madeline was Youngย by Jane Hamilton
  • 7/1/10
    Sarahโ€™s Keyย by Tatiana de Rosnay
  • 8/5/10ย ย ย ย 
    Population: 485ย by Michael Perry
  • 9/2/10
    Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bonsย by Lorna Landvik
  • 10/7/10
    Water for Elephantsย byย  Sara Gruen
  • 11/4/10
    Two Cups of Teaย by Greg Mortenson
  • 12/2/10ย ย 
    (canceled)
  • 1/6/11
    Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
  • 2/3/11
    (canceled)
  • 3/3/11
    The Help by Kathryn Stockett
  • 4/14/11
    The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
  • 5/5/11
    These is my Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine by Nancy Turner
  • 6/2/11
    Itโ€™s Favorite Book Night! Discuss a book you would suggest to others!
  • 7/7/11
    Unbroken: A World War II Story by Laura Hillenbrand
  • 8/4/11
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
  • 9/1/11
    Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
  • 10/6/11
    The Master Butchers Singing Club Louise Erdich
  • 11/3/11
    A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
  • 12/1/11
    The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck