What is a book club kit?
The Leesburg Public Library purchases a set of books for titles selected by the library’s hosted book clubs to read. After the library’s hosted groups discuss the title, the 12 copies of the book are housed as a “kit”. Book club kits are then available to loan to local book clubs in the community and other Lake County Library System reading groups. A group reserves and then uses the kit for their meeting.
A book club kit contains a set of 12 copies (often 10 regular print editions and 2 large print editions) of the same title and a discussion packet. The discussion packet contains an author profile, book reviews, supplemental materials (interviews, maps, photographs, etc. provided by the author) and suggested discussion questions. The kit comes in a tote bag to help the club coordinator transport the kit to and from the library.
When finished with the kit, all books and any unused materials from the discussion packet are to be returned to any Lake County library, which will transfer it back to the Leesburg Public Library.How long can a book club kit / book be checked out?
30 days, with no renewals
Who is allowed to checkout a book from a club kit?
The club coordinator (or a representative) and the members of the local club may check out the reserved book from the library during their reservation period.
Only a member of the reserving group may check out a copy of the reserved book club kit.
If your book club wishes to place a reservation for a specific title for the group’s use, ask your club’s coordinator to contact the Adult Services department of the Leesburg Public Library. Please call (352) 728-9790, menu option 3, or email the librarian
Where and how does a book club member retrieve a reserved book?
When the local club coordinator reserves a kit, the group chooses a library pickup location, and determines whether individual members will each pick up a copy or if one member will check out all copies.
If picking up at the Leesburg Public Library, come to the Reference Desk on the second floor. Request the title “reserved for (name of) book club.”
If picking up at another library in Lake County, go to that library and request the title “reserved for (name of) book club” at the Circulation Desk. The book or kit will be checked out at the Circulation Desk.Can I renew a book club book?
No. Book club books and kits are not renewable. The local group only has the kit for a set amount of time. The reservation process and the specific loan period allow other clubs in Lake County to schedule the kit during their reading seasons.
Can I place a single book club book on hold or an entire kit?
No. A reader cannot place a hold on asingle copy of a title from a book club kit via the online catalog. A local book club cannot place an entire kit’s titles on hold via the online catalog.
If your local book club wishes to reserve a specific title for the group’s use, ask your club coordinator to contact the Adult Services department of the Leesburg Public Library. Please call (352) 728-9790, menu option 3, or email the librarianWhere can I return the book club book once I am done?
When you are finished with the book, return it to any Lake County library. The staff will transfer the book back to the Leesburg Public Library via courier.
When an entire book club kit (all 12 titles, the discussion packet, and its tote bag) is finished, return the kit to any Lake County library. The staff will transfer the kit back to the Leesburg Public Library via courier.How can I request a book club kit?
The local book club’s coordinator can review the list of book club kits available on this site (see section 14).
To request a specific title, click on the action button located beneath each title and book description. An email panel will appear and be addressed to the Librarian. Supply the following pieces of information in the message area of the email:
- The title of the selected book
- The book club’s name
- A contact person for the club with their telephone number and email address
- The date of your meeting and what date you want to receive the book for distribution to your members. Provide at least one alternate meeting date, in case the title you are requesting is unavailable that month.
- The name of the library where you would pick up the kit
How can I update the contact person for my book club?
Email the local book club coordinator’s name and contact information to Adult Services at the Leesburg Public Library using email the librarian. We will update our internal records to reflect this new contact person for your group.
Can a book club kit be reserved several months in advance?
Yes. We encourage your group to requests kits ahead of time, as there are several other book clubs reserving kits.
How are the titles selected for the kits?
The book selections are made by the Leesburg Public Library’s hosted clubs, the Leesburg Library Literary Guild (LLLG) and Readers’ Circle, with input from the Adult Services librarians.
How often is the list of available kits updated?
The list is updated twice a year with the new titles.
Where can I locate information on books and authors?
All of the club kits come with a discussion packet. The discussion packet contains an author profile, book reviews, supplemental materials (interviews, maps, photographs, etc. provided by the author) and suggested discussion questions.
If a club wants to use a title that is not available as a club kit, information concerning the book and its author(s) may be gathered from multiple internet sources:
- NoveList – A database of titles with reviews, publisher information, and “read-alike” titles of similar subject matter or genre. This database is accessible through the Leesburg Public Library website, under the Research and Learn tab.
- Books & Authors – A database of titles with reviews, publisher information, and “read-alike” titles of similar subject matter or genre. This database is accessible through the Leesburg Public Library website, under the Research and Learn tab. Enter the Florida Electronic Library and select All Resources. Scroll down the page to locate the database.
- The publisher’s website
- The author’s website
- Litlovers.com – An online website with reviews, book summaries, author bios, and discussion questions
- Biography.com – An online website with author bios
What titles are available to reserve as club kits?
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived by Adam Rutherford Nonfiction Subject(s): Human genome | DNA -- History | Human beings -- Origin | Human evolution Detail(s): 401 pages for regular print
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| A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Family -- Florida | Florida Detail(s): 403 pages for regular print
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A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Palestinian Americans | Children of immigrants | Arranged marriage Detail(s): 337 pages for regular print
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A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell Nonfiction - Biography Subject(s): Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982 | Women spies -- United States | World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France Detail(s): 352 pages for regular print, 627 pages for large print
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| Alternate Side by Anna Quindlen Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Life change events | Marriage | New York (State) -- New York Detail(s): 304 pages for regular print, 384 pages for large print
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American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins Fiction - Thriller Subject(s): Drug traffic -- Mexico | Organized crime | Immigrants Detail(s): 386 pages for regular print, 661 pages for large print
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| An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): African Americans -- Marriage | False imprisonment | Atlanta (Ga.) Detail(s): 308 pages for regular print
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| Becoming by Michelle Obama Nonfiction - Biography Subject(s): Obama, Michelle, 1964- | Presidents' spouses -- United States | African American women lawyers Detail(s): 426 pages for regular print, 675 pages for large print
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| Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Brothers and sisters | Orphanages | Grandmothers | Memphis (Tenn.) | South Carolina Detail(s): 342 pages for regular print, 605 pages for large print
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| Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Nonfiction Subject(s): Terminal care | Critical care medicine | Aging -- Physiological aspects | Quality of life Detail(s): 282 pages for regular print, 437 pages for large print
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| Beneath A Ruthless Sun by Gilbert King Nonfiction – True Crime Subject(s): Daniels, Jesse Delbert, 1938- | Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Florida Detail(s): 416 pages for regular print, 640 pages for large print
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Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Noah, Trevor, 1984- | Comedians -- United States | South Africa Detail(s): 288 pages for regular print
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| Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown Nonfiction Subject(s): Indians of North America -- Wars -- West (U.S.) | History Detail(s): 481 pages for regular print
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By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Lowe, Ann Cole, 1898-1981 | Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994 | African American fashion designers | Women dressmakers Detail(s): 367 pages for regular print, 500 pages for large print
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| Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict Fiction – Biographical fiction Subject(s): Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 | Housekeepers | Philanthropists -- Industrialists -- United States | Man-woman relationships Detail(s): 281 pages for regular print, 453 pages for large print
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Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Whittlesey, Charles White, 1884-1921 | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Meuse River Valley | Cher Ami (Pigeon) Detail(s): 324 pages for regular print
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Circe by Madeline Miller Fiction – Mythological fiction Subject(s): Circe (Mythological character) | Gods | Witchcraft Detail(s): 393 pages for regular print, 599 pages for large print
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Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
Fiction – Fantasy and science fiction Subject(s): Dystopian | Space | Libraries Detail(s): 626 pages for regular print, 1136 pages for large print
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Contact by Carl Sagan Fiction – Science fiction Subject(s): Astronomers | Women scientists | Human-alien encounters Detail(s): 374 pages for regular print
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| Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896-1953 -- Homes and haunts -- Florida -- Cross Creek Detail(s): 380 pages for regular print
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| Devil in the Grove by Gilbert King Nonfiction – True Crime Subject(s): Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People | Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Florida -- Groveland Detail(s): 434 pages for regular print
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| Educated by Tara Westover Nonfiction – Autobiography Subject(s): Westover, Tara -- Family | Women | Survivalism -- Idaho | Home schooling Detail(s): 334 pages for regular print, 493 pages for large print
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Elderhood by Louise Aronson Nonfiction Subject(s): Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States | Aging | Medical care Detail(s): 449 pages for regular print, 855 pages for large print
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| Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Fiction – Psychological fiction, Romance Subject(s): Single women | Social isolation | Intergenerational relations | Friendship Detail(s): 327 pages for regular print, 533 pages for large print
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| Endurance: A Year in Space by Scott Kelly Nonfiction – Autobiography Subject(s): Kelly, Scott, 1964- | Astronauts -- United States Detail(s): 387 pages for regular print, 603 pages for large print
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| Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Nonfiction Subject(s): Low-income housing -- United States | Eviction | Poverty Detail(s): 422 pages for regular print, 687 pages for large print
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Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown
Nonfiction Subject(s): United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe | Japanese American soldiers -- History -- 20th century Detail(s): 540 pages for regular print, 804 pages for large print
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Feast Your Eyes by Myla Goldberg Fiction Subject(s): Women photographers -- United States | Mothers and daughters | Children of celebrities Detail(s): 326 pages for regular print, 463 pages for large print
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| Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon Fiction – Thriller Subject(s): Hindenburg (Airship) | Germany | Aircraft accidents -- New Jersey Detail(s): 367 pages for regular print, 611 pages for large print
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| Florida by Lauren Groff Fiction – Short stories Subject(s): Interpersonal relations | City and town life | Florida Detail(s): 275 pages for regular print, 399 pages for large print
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French Braid by Anne Tyler
Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Families Detail(s): 243 pages for regular print, 327 pages
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God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O’Gieblyn
Nonfiction – Essays Subject(s): Humanity Detail(s): 287 pages for regular print
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Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Women air pilots | Life change events | Biographical films | Missing persons Detail(s): 593 pages for regular print, 947 pages for large print
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| Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls Fiction – Autobiographical fiction Subject(s): Smith, Lily Casey, 1901-1968 | Texas | Arizona -- Social life and customs Detail(s): 272 pages for regular print
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Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): City life | Sales personnel | Theft | Receiving stolen goods | Harlem (New York) Detail(s): 318 pages for regular print, 318 pages for large print
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| I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara Fiction – True Crime Subject(s): Serial rape investigation -- California -- Case studies | Cold cases Detail(s): 328 pages for regular print, 475 pages for large print
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I’m Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream by Richard Antoine White
Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): White, Richard Antoine | Tubists -- United States | African American musicians Detail(s): 242 pages for regular print
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In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father by Derek Baxter
Nonfiction Subject(s): Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Travel -- Europe Detail(s): 405 pages for regular print
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Inheritance by Dani Shapiro Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Shapiro, Dani | Women novelists, American | 20th century Detail(s): 247 pages for regular print, 357 pages for large print
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| Jefferson’s Daughters by Catherine Kerrison Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836 | Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804 | Hemings, Harriet, 1801- | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family Detail(s): 425 pages for regular print, 759 pages for large print
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Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang
Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Chinese American physicians | Families | Epidemics Detail(s): 212 pages for regular print
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Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict Fiction – Biographical fiction Subject(s): Churchill, Clementine, 1885-1977 | Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 | Prime ministers -- Great Britain Detail(s): 336 pages for regular print, 416 pages for large print
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Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Women scientists | Single mothers | Television cooking shows | Sexism Detail(s): 545 pages for large print
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Lightning Flowers by Katherine Standefer
Nonfiction – Autobiography Subject(s): Standefer, Katherine E., 1985- | Medical technology | Moral and ethical aspects | Medical instruments and apparatus Detail(s): 272 pages for regular print
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| Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley Fiction Subject(s): Dogs | Human-animal relationships | Gay men | Dachshunds | Cancer in animals Detail(s): 305 pages for regular print, 409 pages for large print
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| Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Single mothers | Adoption | Family secrets | Shaker Heights (Ohio) Detail(s): 338 pages for regular print, 485 pages for large print
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Long Bright River by Liz Moore Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Sisters | Drug addicts | Policewomen | Philadelphia (Pa.) Detail(s): 482 pages for regular print,
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Gottlieb, Lori -- Health | Psychotherapists | Therapist and patient Detail(s): 415 pages for regular print, 673 pages for large print
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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Sisters | Families | United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Detail(s): 466 pages for regular print
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| My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray Fiction – Biographical fiction Subject(s): Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, 1757-1854 | Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804 | Politicians' spouses | Sex scandals -- United States | History Detail(s): 641 pages for regular print, 979 pages for large print
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Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
Fiction – Mystery, thriller Subject(s): Irish Republican Army | Sisters | Single mothers | Betrayal | Northern Ireland Detail(s): 278 pages for regular print, 334 pages for large print
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One Mighty and Irresistible Tide by Jia Lynn Yang Nonfiction Subject(s): Emigration and immigration law -- United States -- History -- 20th century Detail(s): 324 pages for regular print
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Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Families -- Minnesota | Murder | Grief | Nineteen sixties Detail(s): 307 pages for regular print, 533 pages for large print
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| Origin by Dan Brown Fiction – Mystery, thriller Subject(s): Langdon, Robert (Fictitious character) | Cryptographers | Spain Detail(s): 461 pages for regular print, 717 pages for large print
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Owls of the Eastern Ice by Jonathan Slaght
Nonfiction – Travel writing Subject(s): Slaght, Jonathan C. -- Travel -- Russia (Federation) -- Russian Far East | Blakiston's fish-owl | Conservation Detail(s): 348 pages for regular print, 437 pages for large print
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Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit Nonfiction – Autobiography Subject(s): Solnit, Rebecca | Women authors, American -- 20th century | Social conditions Detail(s): 244 pages for regular print
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Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson Fiction – Domestic fiction Subject(s): Families | African Americans | Mothers and daughters | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Detail(s): 196 pages for regular print, 246 pages for large print
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Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt Nonfiction Subject(s): Jet Propulsion Laboratory (U.S.) | Women mathematicians | Rocketry | Astronautics Detail(s): 338 pages for regular print, 503 pages for large print
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Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Reichl, Ruth | Women food writers -- United States Detail(s): 266 pages for regular print
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| Silence in the Age of Noise by Erling Kagge Nonfiction – Meditations Subject(s): Silence -- Meditations | Noise -- Meditations | Solitude Detail(s): 143 pages for regular print
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| Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult Fiction – Legal fiction Subject(s): African American nurses | Criminal defense lawyers | Race relations | Connecticut Detail(s): 470 pages for regular print, 727 pages for large print
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Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram Kendi Nonfiction – History Subject(s): Racism -- United States -- History | Race relations Detail(s): 583 pages for regular print
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| Thank You For Being Late by Thomas Friedman Nonfiction Subject(s): Technological innovations -- Social aspects | Technology and civilization | Climatic changes | Geopolitics Detail(s): 486 pages for regular print, 821 pages for large print
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The Alice Network by Kate Quinn Fiction – Historical fiction, war Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Underground movements | Women spies -- England Detail(s): 503 pages for regular print, 703 pages for large print
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Beekeepers | Refugees -- Syria | History -- Civil War, 2011 Detail(s): 327 pages for regular print
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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Fiction Subject(s): Packhorse librarians | Kentucky -- History -- 20th century Detail(s): 308 pages for regular print, 487 page for large print
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The Book Woman’s Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson
Fiction Subject(s): Packhorse librarians | Appalachian Region -- History -- 20th century Detail(s): 334 pages for regular print, 537 pages for large print
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| The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown Nonfiction – History Subject(s): University of Washington -- Rowing -- History | Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) Detail(s): 404 pages for regular print, 741 pages for large print
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| The Children Act by Ian McEwan Fiction – Legal fiction Subject(s): Women judges | Self-actualization (Psychology) in women | Religion and law -- England Detail(s): 221 pages for regular print, 261 pages for large print
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The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin Nonfiction Subject(s): Turner, Frederick Jackson, 1861-1932 -- Criticism and interpretation | Frontier thesis | Borderlands -- United States | National characteristics | Exceptionalism Detail(s): 369 pages for regular print
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| The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Fiction – Romance, gothic fiction Subject(s): Widows | Vicars, Parochial | Serpents -- Folklore | Essex (England) Detail(s): 416 pages for regular print, 584 pages for large print
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The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Exile (Punishment) | Women | Life change events | Midwives | Penal colonies -- Australia Detail(s): 371 pages for regular print, 437 pages for large print
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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Women rock musicians | African American & Black | Cultural Heritage Detail(s): 360 pages for regular print, 615 pages for large print
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| The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan Nonfiction – History Subject(s): Oak Ridge National Laboratory | World War (1939-1945) | Women employees -- Tennessee Detail(s): 373 pages for regular print, 655 pages for large print
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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes Fiction – Romance, domestic fiction Subject(s): Traveling libraries | Women librarians | Female friendship | Kentucky Detail(s): 390 pages for regular print, 592 pages for large print
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| The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Rogers, Fred | Mister Rogers' neighborhood (Television program) | Moral education -- On television Detail(s): 406 pages for regular print, 663 pages for large print
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The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Fiction – Thriller Subject(s): Weddings | Murder | Islands | Ireland Detail(s): 313 pages for regular print, 452 pages for large print
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| The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood Fiction – Fantasy, dystopia Subject(s): Man-woman relationships | Misogyny Detail(s): 311 pages for regular print, 531 pages for large print
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer Nonfiction Subject(s): Indians of North America -- History -- 20th century | Social conditions Detail(s): 512 pages for regular print, 824 pages for large print
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The House on Vesper Sands by Paraic O’Donnell
Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Detectives -- England | Criminal investigation | Nobility | Missing persons Detail(s): 403 pages for regular print, 553 pages for large print
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Fiction – Fantasy, historical fiction Subject(s): Memory | Immortalism | Deals | Paris (France) | New York (N.Y.) Detail(s): 444 pages for regular print, 787 pages for large print
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The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain
Fiction – Thriller Subject(s): Summer Community Organization and Political Education (Organization) | Families | Civil rights movements -- United States -- 20th century Detail(s): 344 pages for regular print, 545 pages for large print
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| The Library Book by Susan Orlean Nonfiction Subject(s): Los Angeles Public Library. Central Library -- Fire, 1986 | California -- Los Angeles Detail(s): 317 pages for regular print, 539 pages for large print
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The Life She Wished to Live by Ann McCutchan
Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 1896-1953 | Women authors, American Detail(s): 418 pages for regular print
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| The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Fiction – Romance, psychological fiction Subject(s): Booksellers and bookselling | Mental healing | Paris (France) Detail(s): 408 pages for regular print, 511 pages for large print
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| The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston Nonfiction Subject(s): Travel -- Mosquitia (Nicaragua and Honduras) | Extinct cities | Indians of Central America Detail(s): 326 pages for regular print, 440 pages for large print
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The Maid by Nita Prose
Fiction – Thriller Subject(s): Hotel cleaning personnel | Murder -- Investigation Detail(s): 289 pages for regular print, 406 pages for large print
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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman
Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Murder | Friendship | Diamond theft Detail(s): 355 pages for regular print, 477 pages for large print
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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Fiction – Fantasy, science fiction Subject(s): Future life | Libraries Detail(s): 288 pages for regular print, 441 pages for large print
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Nonfiction Subject(s): Feminism | Women -- Social conditions | Economic conditions | Equality Detail(s): 273 pages for regular print
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The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander Nonfiction Subject(s): Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States | African American prisoners | Race relations Detail(s): 377 pages for regular print
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The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Indians of North America | Government relations | Cultural Heritage Detail(s): 451 pages for regular print, 612 pages for large print
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The Overstory by Richard Powers Fiction – Nature Subject(s): Trees Detail(s): 502 pages for regular print
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The Perilous Adventures of the Cowboy King by Jerome Charyn
Fiction – Biographical Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Detail(s): 283 pages for regular print
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The Queen’s Fortune by Allison Pataki
Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Daesiraee, Queen, consort of Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway, 1777-1860 | Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Detail(s): 446 pages for regular print
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| The Radium Girls by Kate Moore Nonfiction Subject(s): Watch dial painters -- Diseases -- United States -- History | Radium paint -- Toxicology Detail(s): 479 pages for regular print, 729 pages for large print
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| The Rejected Writer Book Club by Suzanne Kelman Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Book clubs (Discussion groups) | Librarians | Washington (State) | San Francisco (Calif.) Detail(s): 263 pages for regular print, 368 pages for large print
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| The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers Fiction – Historical fiction Subject(s): Adultery | Fugitive slaves -- South Carolina | Civil War, 1861-1865 Detail(s): 264 pages for regular print, 330 pages for large print
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The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr
Nonfiction Subject(s): Supermarkets -- United States -- Management Detail(s): 328 pages for regular print, 488 pages for large print
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| The Soul of America by Jon Meacham Nonfiction Subject(s): National characteristics, American | United States -- Civilization Detail(s): 402 pages for regular print, 751 pages for large print
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| The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Fiction – Psychological fiction Subject(s): Booksellers and bookselling | Widowers | Abandoned children Detail(s): 270 pages for regular print, 319 pages for large print
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Fiction – Fantasy, dystopia Subject(s): Surrogate mothers | Man-woman relationships | Misogyny Detail(s): 419 pages for regular print, 562 pages for large print
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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Friendship | Murder -- Investigation Detail(s): 255 pages for regular print, 468 pages for large print
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Fiction – Fantasy, historical fiction Subject(s): Slavery -- Southern States -- History Detail(s): 403 pages for regular print, 558 pages for large print
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This Is the Fire by Don Lemon Nonfiction Subject(s): Racism -- United States | African Americans -- Civil rights | Social conditions Detail(s): 213 pages for regular print, 275 pages for large print
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This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Fiction – Adventure, historical fiction Subject(s): Orphans | Voyages and travels | Indians of North America | Minnesota Detail(s): 450 pages for regular print, 677 pages for large print
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Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi Fiction – Psychological fiction Subject(s): Ghanaian Americans | Immigrant families | Doctoral students | Grief | Depressed persons Detail(s): 261 pages for regular print, 401 pages for large print
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Under the Bayou Moon by Valerie Fraser Luesse
Fiction – Christian, historical fiction Subject(s): Teachers | Interpersonal relations | Alligators | Louisiana Detail(s): 346 pages for regular print
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| When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi Nonfiction – Biography Subject(s): Lungs -- Cancer -- Patients -- United States | Neurosurgeons | Death & Dying Detail(s): 228 pages for regular print, 241 pages for large print
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| Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Fiction – Mystery Subject(s): Abandoned children | Women hermits | Solitude | North Carolina Detail(s): 370 pages for regular print, 484 pages for large print
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Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult
Fiction – Thriller Subject(s): Art auctions | Viruses | Man-woman relationships | Galapagos Islands Detail(s): 321 pages for regular print, 539 pages for large print
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Where can I locate title suggestions for my book club to read?
If a club wants book title suggestions (other than the ones already assembled as kits by the Leesburg Public Library), multiple internet sources have assembled lists:
- NoveList – A database of titles with reviews, publisher information, and “read-alike” titles of similar subject matter or genre. This database is accessible through the Leesburg Public Library website, under the Research and Learn tab.
- Book Club Central with the American Library Association: American Library Association Book Club Resources
- Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club:
- Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club: http://www.oprah.com/app/books.html
- Andrew Luck Book Club: http://andrewluckbookclub.com/
- Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/19.Best_for_Book_Clubs
- LitLovers: https://www.litlovers.com/popular-book-club-books