Book Discussions

Join the discussion at any one of these locations. All groups are open to everyone and do not
require registration, so stop in anytime for some lively "book-centric" conversation!

• Noah Webster Library
        Afternoon group
        Evening group 
• Faxon Branch Library
• Bishops Corner Branch Library

Read Around the World
Join us at the Noah Webster Library as we travel the globe in fiction and memoir.

February 21
Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natalia Solomons   357 pgs
The story of German exile Jack Rosenblum and his unlikely quest to build a golf course in the Dorset countryside.

March 20
Italian Shoes by Henning Mankell   247 pgs
Why is former surgeon Fredrik Welin hiding on a remote Swedish island? Can anything break him loose from his self-imposed exile? These two questions guide this short, beautiful, and ultimately life-affirming novel.

April 17
In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez   325 pgs
A tale of courage and sisterhood set in the Dominican Republic during the rise of the Trujillo dictatorship.

May 15
The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman   272 pgs
A novel that reads like exquisite short stories, revealing the intersecting lives of the men and women who produce an English-language newspaper in Rome.

June 19
Without Reservations :  the travels of an independent woman by Alice Steinbach    295pgs
A revealing and witty memoir of a fascinating inner and outer journey, an unforgettable voyage of discovery—in London, Paris and Milan

February 2
Corduroy Manisions by Alexander McCall Smith
Centers on the eccentric occupants of Corduroy Mansions and their offbeat doings.

March 1
The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Poses the provocative question:  why do some people succeed, living remarkably productive and impactful lives, while so many more never reach their potential?

April 5
Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zefon
A dark, gothic universe creates a labyrinth of intrigue and tragedy. A Prequel to The Shadow
of the Wind

May 3
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
A Stupendous, epic romance bringing mid-century Ethiopia to life: Surgery meets history?

June 7
The Confession by John Grisham
On the eve of the execution of a college football star, another individual confesses to the crime to a a Kansas minister.

July 5
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
Story of one man's experience after Hurricane Katrina:  a Syrian-born painting contractor experiences difficulties in dealing with the ordeal. 

February 28
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
When eleven-year-old Anne Shirley arrives at Green Gables with her red hair and her overactive imagination, she changes the lives of her foster family—and her new community—forever. This charming classic will chase away the winter blues.

March 27
Eddie Signwriter by Adam Schwartzman
South African poet Adam Schwartzman’s first novel is a beautifully written tale about the tyranny of random chance, a study of how the smallest act can have ever larger consequences,finally sealing a person’s fate.

April 24
Long for this World by Sonya Chung
Chung’s debut novel is a multigenerational look at a Korean family and an exploration of family ties and cultural identity. It is an intimate family story taking place against a backdrop of global unrest, with each character searching for their place in the family and in the world.

May 22
The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am by Kjersti Skomsvold
Afraid that her life will be over before anyone knows that she lived it, Martha Martinsen decides to get noticed. With longevity as her only accomplishment to date, Marthea embarks on an unusual series of quests to get noticed and be remembered.