the Owls Head Village Library Book Club

Book Club members are avid readers who collectively decide which books to read over the course of the year, and meet monthly to discuss the books and share their insights.

The Owls Head Village Library Book Club is currently at capacity. If you are interested in joining the waitlist, please email us and we will notify you when space becomes available. In the meantime- feel free to read along with this year’s selection.

2026 Reading List

Month Title & Author Year Genre
January The Midnight Library — Matt Haig 2020 Fantasy & Science Fiction
February The Glassmaker — Tracy Chevalier 2024 Historical Fiction (HF)
March The Art Thief — Michael Finkel 2023 Non-Fiction (NF), True Crime, Psychological Thriller
April Bel Canto — Ann Patchett 2001 Literary Fiction (LF), Magical Realism (MR), Thriller (T) — (Modern Classic)
May My Antonia — Willa Cather 1918 Historical Fiction (HF), Pastoral Fiction, Bildungsroman (B)
June Heartwood — Amity Gaige 2025 Fiction, Mystery (M), Literary Thriller, Nature, Suspense
July The Lion Women of Tehran — Marjan Kamali 2024 Historical Fiction (HF)
August Their Eyes Were Watching God — Zora Neale Hurston 1937 Literary Fiction (LF)
September Becoming Madam Secretary — Stephanie Dray 2024 Historical Fiction (HF)
October The Mighty Red — Louise Erdrich 2024 Fiction
November The Hungry Ocean — Linda Greenlaw 1999 Non-Fiction (NF), Memoir, Maritime
December Time of the Child — Niall Williams 2024 Historical Fiction (HF)

Genre Key

HF: Historical Fiction
NF: Non-Fiction
T: Thriller
PF: Psychological Fiction
DF: Domestic Fiction
B: Bildungsroman
M: Mystery
R: Romance Novel
LF: Literary Fiction
MR: Magical Realism