The Raytown Branch Adult Book Group will be reading Intervention by Robin Cook for their October meetings. Dr. Jack Stapleton is investigating the alternative medicine practices that his colleagues don't like. His questioning leads him to Shawn Doherty, an old classmate who is now a renowned archaeologist and biblical scholar. The book is a medical thriller with Da Vinci Code atmosphere.
For the month of October, we are reading The Kommandant's Girl by Pam Jenoff. The Kommandant's Girl takes place during WWII in Poland, and is the story of a young girl, the Jewish ghetto, and the resistance.
Parents, Do Your Children Love Talking About Books?
Do you have a young reader who loves to tell you about the books they have been reading? Then perhaps they’d like to come to the Children’s Book Club and discuss reading with their peers.
The Children’s Book Club here at the Excelsior Springs Branch meets on the second Monday of every month, discussing a selected book as a group. Book club starts at 7:00 p.m. and lasts approximately one hour.
In October, Thursday’s Mystery Book Club read Dead Days of Summerby Carolyn Hart. This is book #17 in the Death on Demand series. This is a light, cozy mystery, one that doesn’t require the reader to do a lot of thinking. It’s a quick, simple read.
Join an awesome group! Come to BookTalk at the Kearney Branch. On the first Friday of every month at 10:00 a.m., coffee and tea will be served and good company shared while we discuss each month’s book selection. On November 4th, that book will be One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
This month, the Colbern Road Evening Book Club is reading In the Woods by Tana French. Join us October 26th to discuss French’s Edgar Award winning debut novel.
The Blue Springs South Branch Inspirational Fiction Book Group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be November 17th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Come Join Us for the Colbern Road Evening Book Club!
This month, the Colbern Road Evening Book Club is reading The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman. Join us November 16th to discuss Rachman’s debut novel.
Set in Rome, The Imperfectionists follows the private lives of an international newspaper’s reporters, revealing the paper’s rich history along the way. Each is struggling to keep both the paper and themselves going while the industry suffers. In the fifty years since the publication’s inception, many changes have come through the newsroom and each staff member copes in their own way, both personally and publicly.
What if you could not remember the last year of your life? Plus, both the police and a band of terrorists want to kill you? Where do you turn for help? Join us at the Antioch Branch on Monday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m., and discover the answers.
In November, Thursday’s Mystery Book Club discussed Wolves Eat Dogsby Martin Cruz Smith. This is the fifth book in the Arkady Renko series. This series starts with Gorky Park.
