Book Club Top Picks
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Silver Nitrate by
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Paddison Books and Brews Book Club (October)
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Did you Hear About Kitty Carr? by
Crystal Smith Paul
Rural Hall Books and Brunch Book Club (November)
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Take My Hand by
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Reynolda Manor Cover-to-Cover Book Club (October)
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Love & Saffron by
Kim Fay
Rural Hall Booked for Lunch Book Club (November)
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The Violin Conspiracy by
Brendan Slocumb
Southside Book Club (November)
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The Final Girl Support Group by
Grady Hendrix
Southside Book Walk Book Club (November)
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Cemetery Boys by
Aiden Thomas
Central Alliance Book Club (October)
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The Murder List by
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Reynolda Mystery Book Club (November)
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A Woman Is No Man by
Etaf Rum
Lewisville Friends Book Club (October)
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The Plant Messiah by
Carlos Magdalena
Paddison Blooming Pages Book Club (October)
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Killers of the Flower Moon by
David Grann
Lewisville Tuesday at Two Book Club (November)
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Antiques Maul by
Barbara Allan
Walkertown Tea Time Cozies Mystery Book Club (October)
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Heart-Shaped Box by
Joe Hill
Walkertown Chills and Thrills Book Club (October)
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Beloved by
Toni Morrison
Paddison Voices of Change Book Club (October)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by
Mark Twain
Clemmons Book Lovers' Book Club (November)
Book Club Tips
Library Book Clubs
- Central Library
- Alliance Book Club will read and discuss books by and/or about members of the LGBTQIA+ community. This is a system-wide book club that is open to everyone. The book club will meet on the fourth Saturday of each month at 11:00am. We'll be meeting virtually using Zoom. You will be emailed a link and password to attend the Zoom meeting after you register. If you do not have a webcam or microphone, you may still attend.
- Carver Library
- Senergy Book Club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the meeting room. We read African American fiction and nonfiction; mysteries, crime, and biography genres as well. We attend plays, movies, collect school supplies and canned goods. Join us for an exciting discussion, snacks, and fellowship. For more information, call 703-2910.
- Clemmons Library
- Book Lovers’ Club meets on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 pm in the auditorium. Call 703-2920 for more information. (Variety of titles including some nonfiction -- titles selected six months to a year in advance. Members take turns facilitating.)
- Clemmons Cookin' Club meets on the third Wednesday of every month at 12:30 pm. Call 703-2920 for more information. (Members choose a recipe from a preselected book, make the recipe and brint it in for tasting. Come in by Monday before our Wednesday meeting to make a recipe selection.)
- Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
- African American Book Club
Join us for an adult book club where members can read books by and about African Americans on the last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Attendees can participate in-person or virtually during this book club. Please register to obtain a copy of the book at the library by calling the front desk at 336-703-2950. If you would like to attend virtually, please email Ruddiyette Yisak (yisakrs@forsyth.cc) to obtain a link to the program. - Paddison Memorial Library
- Lewisville Library
- Tuesday at Two Book Club meets every first Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. The books are selected by the members and are a mixture of fiction (all genre) and non-fiction. This is a perfect group to join to socialize and discuss books. Call 336-703-2940 for more information.
- Friends Book Club meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The group reads a mixture of fiction (all genres) and non-fiction, and the books are selected by the group. Men & women take part in a lively discussion about their favorite past time: READING! Call 336-703-2940 for more information.
- Reynolda Manor Library
- Brown Bag Book Club meets the last Monday of each month at noon. Bring your lunch and join the Brown Bag Book Club as we discuss the month’s pick. We read both fiction and nonfiction, so if you are looking for a club with lots of variety, you have come to the right place! Call the Reynolda Manor Library at 336-703-2960 to find out what we are reading this month.
- Mystery Book Club meets the 2nd Saturday of each month at 10:30 am. Put your detective skills to work and join us to discuss a new mystery. Call the Reynolda Manor Library at 336-703-2960 for the clue to this month’s mysterious read.
- Lawn Chair Literary Club meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 11:30 am. Are you interested in joining a book club, but don’t want to be told what to read each month? The Lawn Chair Literary Club is the book club for you! Members discuss the books they are currently reading or enjoyed reading in the past. Call the Reynolda Manor Library at 336-703-2960 for more information
- Rural Hall Library
- The Friends of the Rural Hall Library Book Club meets every first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm. Members read a variety of different genres and authors that are sure to interest everyone. The members enjoy a good time during their meetings and have great discussions surrounding that month's selection. They welcome all newcomers and look forward to exploring different genres of literature that you might suggest. For more information, please call 703-2970.
- The Living Well Book Club meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm. This group reads a variety of genres including biographies and other non-fiction titles. You are welcome to join in on the conversation if a daytime book club is what you've been looking for! For more information, please call 703-2970.
- Southside Library
- Southside Book Club meets every 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Southside Branch Library auditorium. The Southside Book Club is a traditional book club in the sense that we all read and discuss the same book each month, though we try to mix things up and read an assortment of the newest fiction, non-fiction, and biographies by a variety of authors. Our meetings are very laid-back and we usually provide something to snack on!
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Short Story Society Meets every 1st Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Like your fiction short and sweet? Brief but intriguing? Succinct yet mysterious? The Short Story Society is dedicated to reading and discussing new and classic short stories. All readers are welcome to attend.
For information, call 336-703-2985 or email Michael at ackermml@forsyth.cc
- Cookbook Club meets every 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Southside Branch Auditorium. Do you want to show off your culinary expertise? Or pick up some new cooking tips and tricks? Or just sample a lot of delicious food? Then you ought to join the Cookbook Club at the Southside Branch Library. We share potluck meals, inspired by a different theme each month. Just swing by the Southside Branch in the weeks before the meeting and pick out a recipe from one of our pre-selected cookbooks. Fair warning: You MUST bring a dish to share in order to attend!
- Walkertown Library
- Walkertown Well-Read Readers (WWRR) We, as a group, seem to highly regard reading that brings honest insight drawn from the deep well of human experience. We read stories of substance about characters navigating personal relationships in the midst of life-changing events. We meet every last Thursday of each month, at 11 a.m. either in-person or via Zoom. Contact Walkertown Branch Library at 336-703-2990 for more information.
Books & Brews Book Club
The Books & Brews Book Club will be held every 4th Saturday of the month from 4-5 p.m. at Gypsy Road Brewing (1105 E Mountain Street, Kernersville). For questions or to sign up, contact Lara Goldstein at goldstlb@forsyth.cc