Details:
- 10 Copies of a Title (unless otherwise noted)
- Loan Period of 6 Weeks - No renewals
- Pick Up & Return to the North Kingstown Fiction Desk. Other arrangements can be made by contacting Nancy Nadeau at nnadeau@nklibrary.org or 401-294-3306 x128.
Any member of a book group will be able to check out 10 copies of a book for their book group. The books will be in a canvas bag with a binder containing information about the author and discussion questions (when available) to help the conversation along. The bag will be checked out for six weeks and is not renewable. Available titles are listed below. Stop by the Fiction/Reader's Advisor's Desk or call Nancy at 401-294-3306 x128 or nnadeau@nklibrary.org.
FICTION
A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles (2016) 7 Copies
Deemed unrepentant by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, where he lives in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold.
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (2017)
In 1947, pregnant Charlie St. Clair, an American college girl banished from her family, arrives in London to find out what happened to her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, and meets a former spy who, torn apart by betrayal, agrees to help her on her mission.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (2017)
A tale inspired by firsthand accounts about the notoriously corrupt Tennessee Children's Home Society follows the efforts of a Baltimore assistant D.A. to uncover her parents' fateful secrets in the wake of a political attack and a chance encounter with a stranger.
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (2022) New
The son of an Appalachian teenager uses his good looks, wit and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses in this updated version of David Copperfield.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (2017)
A socially awkward, routine-oriented loner teams up with a bumbling IT guy from her office to assist an elderly accident victim, forging a friendship that saves all three from lives of isolation and secret unhappiness.
Funny Story by Emily Henry (2024) New
After being dumped for her boyfriend's lifelong best friend, Petra, Daphne agrees to room with Petra's freshly heartbroken ex until she can figure things out, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Happy Place.
Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead (2021) 5 copies
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence for shady cops, local gangsters and low-life pornographers after his cousin involves him in a failed heist.
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (2024) New
When a skeleton is unearthed in the small, close-knit community of Chicken Hill, Pennsylvania, in 1972, an unforgettable cast of characters, living on the margins of white, Christian America closely guard a secret, especially when the truth is revealed about what happened and the part the town's white establishment played in it.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (2020)
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. When Linus is unexpectedly given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they're likely to bring about the end of days. But the children aren't the only secret the island keeps...
The Improbability of Love by Hannah Rothschild (2015) 9 copies
Annie has spent her meagre savings on a dusty painting from a junk shop to give to her new, unsuitable, boyfriend who never shows up for his birthday dinner. The painting now hers, talks, but only to us. Shrewd, spoiled, charming, world weary and cynical, he comments perceptively on Annie, and the modern world and tells tales about his previous owners.
The Islanders by Meg Mitchell Moore (2019) Block Island Setting
A writer struggling with a second book, the divorced owner of a café and an unfulfilled stay-at-home mom share a season of unexpected romance and secrets on scenic Block Island.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022) New
In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (2017)
Fighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant's past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families.
Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie (2019) Rhode Island Author, Providence Setting 5 copies
Devon Burges is in the throes of a high-risk birth when she learns of her dear friend's murder. The police quickly name another friend as the chief suspect, but Devon doesn't buy it and despite her difficult recovery, she decides to investigate.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (2015)
Reunited when the elder's husband is sent to fight in World War II, French sisters Vianne and Isabelle find their bond as well as their respective beliefs tested by a world that changes in horrific ways.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (2022) New
A luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (2019)
Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist, is determined to get an artist who shot her husband and then never spoke another word to talk, which takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations--a search for the truth that threatens to consume him.
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (2019)
A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (2020)
Twin sisters, inseparable as children, ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
When the English Fall by David Williams (2017)
Seen through the diary of Jacob, an Amish farmer trying to protect his family and his way of life, the book examines the idea of peace in the face of deadly chaos when an Amish community in Pennsylvania is caught up in the devastating aftermath of a catastrophic solar storm and the subsequent collapse of modern civilization.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (2018)
Viewed with suspicion in the aftermath of a tragedy, a beautiful hermit who has survived for years in a marsh becomes targeted by unthinkable forces.
The Women by Kristin Hannah (2024) New
The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has too often been forgotten. A novel about deep friendships and bold patriotism, The Women is a richly drawn story with a memorable heroine whose idealism and courage under fire will come to define an era.
NON-FICTION
Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush (2018)
In Rising, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic, from the Gulf Coast to Miami, and from New York City to the Bay Area.
Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora (2023) New
The inspiring story of Zamora's migration from El Salvador to the United States at the age of nine in this gripping memoir of bravery, hope, and finding family.
Book Clubs in a Bag are also available at the following libraries:
- Barrington Public Library, call 401-247-1920 x2.
- Coventry Public Library, call 401-822-9105.
- East Providence Public Library, Weaver Branch, call 401-434-2453 or pdubord@eplib.org to reserve.
- Jamestown Philomenian Library, call 401-438-7280.
- Newport Public Library, call 401-847-8720.
- North Providence Union Free Library, call 401-353-5600.
- Portsmouth Free Public Library, call 401-683-9457.
- Warwick Public Library, call 401-739-5440 x4.
8/1/2024