Fiction Book Groups
Contact Nancy at 401-294-3306 x6 or nnadeau@nklibrary.org if you are interested in joining any of the book groups listed below. You must be registered to attend the meeting.
Morning Book Groups
First Monday of the month at 11:00 am or the following Thursday at 11:00 am
Dates and Titles for 2025
| January 6 or 9 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Alvarez, Julia |
| February 3 or 6 | Hamnet | O'Farrell, Maggie |
| March 3 or 6 | The Almost Sisters | Jackson, Josilyn |
| April 7 or 10 | Straight Man | Russo, Richard |
| May 5 or 8 | White Teeth | Smith, Zadie |
| June 2 or 5 | City of Thieves | Benoff, David |
| July 7 or 10 | Invisible Man | Ellison, Ralph |
| August 4 or 7 | This is Happiness | Williams, Niall |
| September 8 or 11 | The Measure | Erlick, Nikki |
| October 6 or 9 | The Librarian of Burned Books | Labuskes, Brianna |
| November 3 or 6 | Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk | Rooney, Kathleen |
| December 1 or 4 | TBA |
Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Group
First Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 pm
Dates and Titles for 2025
| January 14 | A House with Good Bones | Kingfisher, T. |
| February 11 | Off Armageddon Reef | Weber, David |
| March 11 | The Illustrated Man | Bradbury, Ray |
| April 8 | Shift | Howey, Hugh |
| May 13 | This is How You Lose the Time War | El-Mohtar, Amal |
| June 10 | Caliban's War | Corey, James S.A. |
| July 8 | Ender's Game | Card, Orson Scott |
| August 12 | Fourth Wing | Yarros, Rebecca |
| September 9 | The Apollo Murders | Hatfield, Chris |
| October 14 | Red Mars | Robinson, Kim Stanley |
| November 18 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Adams, Douglas |
| December 9 | The Night Circus | Morgenstern, Erin |
Murder by the Book Group
Last Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 pm
Dates and Titles for 2025
| January 28 | Faceless Killers | Mankell, Henning |
| February 25 | Long Time Gone | Donlea, Charlie |
| March 25 | Blood Sisters | Lillie, Vanessa |
| April 22 | The Yard | Grecian, Alex |
| May 20 | Case Histories | Atkinson, Kate |
| June 17 | Murder at the Breakers | Maxwell, Alyssa |
| July 22 | The Face of a Stranger | Perry, Anne |
| August 26 | The Spy Coast | Gerritson, Tess |
| September 23 | Murder Your Employer | Holmes, Rupert |
| October 28 | How to Solve Your Own Murder | Perrin, K. |
| November 25 | Iron Lake | Krueger, William Kent |
| December 16 | Hercule Poirot's Christmas/A Holiday for Murder | Christie, Agatha |
Non-Fiction Book Groups
Book Bites Cookbook Book Group
This unique book group meets on a Monday evening at 6:30 pm. Participants chose a recipe from that month's theme and prepare and share it with the group while we discuss the cookbook. Registration is required and is limited to 15 attendees per month. Contact Nancy for more information at 401-294-3306 x6 or nnadeau@nklibrary.org.
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Date |
Cookbook/Cuisine |
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January 27 |
Greek Cookbooks |
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February 24 |
Joan Nathan’s Cookbooks |
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March 17 |
Irish Cookbooks |
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April 28 |
Sabrina Ghayour Cookbooks (Middle Eastern Cuisine) |
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May 19 |
Lidia’s from Our Table to Yours – Lidia Bastianich |
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June 16 |
Smitten Kitchen Keepers – Deb Perelman |
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July 21 |
Korean American Food – Eric Kim |
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August 18 |
The Complete Summer Cookbook – America’s Test Kitchen |
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September 22 |
The World Central Kitchen Cookbook – José Andrés |
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October 20 |
Preppy Kitchen Cookbooks – John Kanell |
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November 17 |
Hot Sheet (sheet pan recipes) – Olga Massov & Sanaë Lemoine |
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December 15 |
Cookie Swap |
Truth Be Told Nonfiction Book Group
Meets on the first Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 pm and is led by Tom Frawley. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Tom at 401-294-3306 x120 or tfrawley@nklibrary.org.
January 7: The Barbizon by Paulina Bren
February 4: American Ramble by Neil King Jr.
March 4: The Bookshop by Evan Friss
April 1: Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
May 6: The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum by Margalit Fox
June 3: There's Always This Year by Hanif Adburraqib (Read Across Rhode Island 2025 Selection)
July to December TBA
