2026 Reading List
January 10 (at Donna's) - My Friends by Fredrik Bachman
February 14 (at Cheri's) - The Ugly American by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick
March 14 (tbd) - Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris
April 11 - Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
May 9 - The Bog Queen by Anna North
2025 Reading List
January 11 (at Cheri's) - Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
February 9 (at Donna's) - Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray
March 8 (at Cheri's) - Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
April 12 (at Jane's) - The Briar Club by Kate Quinn
May 17 (at Cheri's) - Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
June 21(at Jane's) - The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts
July 12 (at Donna's) - James by Percival Everett
August 16 (at Mary's) - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
September 20 (at Cheri's) - The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes
October 11 (at Jane's) - The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
November 8 (at Cheri's) - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
December 13 (The Chart House) - Annual Holiday Luncheon & children's book donations
May 18 (at Curry & More) - Honor by Thrity Umrigar
June 8 (at Cheri's) - The Framed Women of Ardmore House by Brandy Schillace
July 13 (at Jane's) - Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger
August 10 (at Cheri's) - The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
September 14 (at Donna's) - The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 📕(a banned book) 📚
October 12 (at Cheri's) - Hotel Florida by Amanda Vaill
November 9 (at Cathy's) - Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield
December 14 (Chart House) - ANNUAL HOLIDAY LUNCHEON and children's book donations
January 14 (at Cheri's) - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
February 11 (at Sheila's) - The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
March 11 (at Cheri's) - The Measure by Nikki Erlick
April 15 (at Casa di Bandini) - Between Two Seas (short stories) by Cerece Rennie Murphy
May 13 (at Cathy's) - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
June 10 (at Donna's) - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
July 8 (at Cheri's) - Wolf on a String by Benjamin Black
August 12 (at Cathy's) - The Diamon Eye by Kate Quinn
September 9 (at Donna's) - Earth Spinner by Anurada Roy
October 14 (at Cheri's) - One Amazing Thing by Chitra Divakaruni
November 11 (at Cheri's) - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
December 9 - annual holiday luncheon at the Chart House, Cardiff-by-the-Sea
January 8 (at Tamzin's) - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
February 12 (at Cheri's) - A Place Like This by Sally Buffington
March 12 (at Sheila's) - The Apothecary's Daughter by Julie Klassen
April 9 (at Tamzin's) - Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
May 14 (at Jane's) - The Humans by Matt Haig
June 11 (at Cheri's) - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
July 9 (at Casa de Bandini) - The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
August 13 (at Cheri's) - The All-Girl's Filling Station Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
September 17 (at Casa de Bandini) - Horse by Geraldine Brooks
October 8 (meeting cancelled)
November 12 (at Cheri's) - The Incredible Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki
December 10 - Holiday brunch and children's book donations at the Chart House in Cardiff
January 9 via Zoom - Mystery month - try a mystery by Aaron Elkins or Elly Griffiths
February 13 via Zoom - West With Giraffes by Linda Rutledge
March 13 via Zoom - Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
April 10 via Zoom - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson
May 15 at Cheri's - Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (Yay! We're meeting in person again!)
June 12 at Jane's - The Splendid and The Vile by Erik Larson (🥳🎉our 29th anniversary!🎈🎂)
July 10 at Cheri's - Romance is in the air - pick a novel by Selena Montgomery/Stacy Abrams
August 14 at Sheila's - Persuasion by Jane Austen
September 18th at Cheri's - His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
October 9th at Tamzin's - Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa
November 13th - When We Were Vikings by Andrew David MacDonald
December 11th - Annual holiday brunch and children's book donations to Assistance League
