Memphis Reads Archive

The Memphis Public Library & Information Center sponsors book clubs at many branches and at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. Here's a list of the titles that will be discussed in upcoming months. For a book club's contact information, click the link for that branch or call (901) 415-2700.


















Central Readers' Book Club

OCTOBER
The Pursuit of Happyness by Chris Gardner
Monday, October 20, 7:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER
Home to Holly Springs by Jan Karon
Monday, November 17, 7:00 p.m.

DECEMBER
I, Rhonda Manning, Go Hunting with My Daddy, and Other Stories by Ellen Gilchrist
Monday, December 15, 7:00 p.m.

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Cordova Book Club

OCTOBER
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (replaces Eat, Pray, Love as the book selection)
Tuesday, October 21, 12:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
Tuesday, November 18, 12:00 p.m.

DECEMBER
Beloved Impostor by Patricia Potter
Tuesday, December 16, 12:00 p.m.

"We are excited that on December 16, Ms. Potter, who lives in Cordova, will be coming to the Book Club Meeting herself, to talk about her book and also to talk about the art of writing." --Phillip Williams, Moderator

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Book Lover's Book Club

OCTOBER
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve
Tuesday, October 21, 1:30 p.m.
Meet at Olive Garden Restaurant, 7778 Winchester Road, Memphis, TN 38125

NOVEMBER
To Be Announced
Tuesday, November 18, 1:30 p.m.

DECEMBER
To Be Announced
Tuesday, December 16, 1:30 p.m

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Second Saturday Book Club

OCTOBER
The Appeal by John Grisham
Saturday, October 11, 1:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER
From Baghdad, With Love: A Marine, The War, and a Dog Named Lava by Jay Kopelman and Melinda Roth
Saturday, November 8, 1:30 p.m.

DECEMBER
No meeting.


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North Renaissance Men's Book Club

OCTOBER
Never Go Home Again by Shannon Holmes
Saturday, October 18, 2:00 p.m.
Meet at Hollywood Branch Library


NOVEMBER
The Real Cool Killers by Chester Himes
Saturday, November 15, 2:00 p.m.


DECEMBER
The Knees of Gullah Island by Dwight Fryer
Saturday, December 20, 2:00pm
Joint Meeting with North Women's Book Club
Learn more about the Renaissance Men's Book Club



North Women's Book Club

OCTOBER
The Legend of Quito Road by Dwight Fryer
Saturday, October 25, 2:00 p.m.


NOVEMBER
Miracle at St. Anna by James McBride
Saturday, November 22, 2:00 p.m.


DECEMBER
The Knees of Gullah Island by Dwight Fryer
Saturday, December 20, 2:00pm (Joint Meeting with North Renaissance Men's Book Club)

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Parkway Village Book Club

OCTOBER
The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Wednesday, October 15, 2:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER
Wish You Well by David Baldacci
Wednesday, November 19, 2:00 p.m.

DECEMBER
Christmas Books
Wednesday, December 17, 2:00 p.m.

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Raleigh Book Club

OCTOBER
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
Saturday, October 25, 12:00 p.m.


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