Thanks so much to Diane Schmidt for leading book club. Diane is an avid reader and we are all looking forward to many more discussions on future selections.
OWLS HEAD BOOK CLUB
We meet on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm. We meet at the South Thomaston Library, in the Gilford Butler Center in South Thomaston, 54 Spruce Head Road (RTE 73). A Zoom option is also offered. For more information, contact us at owlsheadvillagelibrary@gmail.com
2026 Reading List (Genre key below)
January THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig, 2020, Fantasy & Science Fiction
February THE GLASSMAKER by Tracy Chevalier, 2024, Historical Fiction
March THE ART THIEF by Michael Finkel, 2023. Non-Fiction, True Crime, Psychological Thriller
April BEL CANTO by Ann Patchett, 2001. Literary Fiction, Magical Realism, Thriller Novel, (Modern Classic)
May MY ANTONIA by Willa Cather, 1918. Historical Fiction, Pastoral Fiction, Bildungsroman
June HEARTWOOD by Amity Gaige, 2025. Fiction, Mystery, Literary Thriller, Nature, Suspense.
July THE LION WOMEN OF TEHRAN by Marjan Kamali, 2024. Historical Fiction
August THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Thurston, 1937. Literary Fiction
September BECOMING MADAM SECRETARY by Stephanie Dray, 2024. Historical Fiction
October THE MIGHTY RED by Louise Erdrich, 2024. Fiction
November THE HUNGRY OCEAN by Linda Greenlaw, 1999. Non-fiction, Memoir, Maritime
DECEMBER: TIME OF THE CHILD by Niall Williams, 2024. Historical Fiction
GENRE KEY:
Historical Fiction: HF
Non-Fiction: NF
Thriller: T
Psychological Fiction: PF
Domestic Fiction: DF
Bildungsroman: B
Mystery: M
Romance Novel: R
Literary Fiction: LF
Magic Realism MR