Library Book Clubs Begin New Season in September

A detective pregnant with twins, an Irish immigrant seeking to clear her own name, a possible kidnapping by witchdoctors in Botswana . . . get ready to delve into these thrillers and more during the new season of Booked for Murder at the Lakewood Public Library. Or if you prefer making handicrafts while having literary discussions, the Knit and Lit Book Club offers an opportunity to show off your handiwork and your opinions at the same time.

For those readers who have a passion for both great literature and knitting, crochet, cross-stitch or embroidery, Knit and Lit begins its new season September 17 with “Pope Joan” by Donna Woolfolk Cross.  This novel’s heroine overcomes medieval society’s strictures against educating women, disguises herself as a man and rises to become the only female ever to sit on the throne of St. Peter. Local author Samuel Thomas’ “The Midwife’s Tale” will be discussed at the meeting on October 15. The following selections complete the Tuesday evening meetings at 7 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room: the classic “The Sun Also Rises” on November 19; humor writer and essayist Nora Ephron’s book “I Remember Nothing” on January 21, 2014; and “Traveling with Pomegranates” by Sue Monk Kidd on February 18.

Beginning September 19 with Denise Mina’s “The End of the Wasp Season”, Booked for Murder club participants will discuss one book each month at the Thursday evening meetings. Although all five books chosen for the fall/winter series were published in the 21st century, the similarity ends there. From present-day murder investigations to forensic science in medieval England, these mysteries range widely in locale and time period. “The End of the Wasp Season” is a murder mystery set in Scotland. The October 17 selection, “Murphy’s Law,” introduces Molly Murphy as a scrappy Irish immigrant in New York City at the turn of the twentieth century. The other three selections are tense psychological thriller “Mystic River” on November 21; “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency” on January 23, 2014; and “Mistress of the Art of Death” on February 20. Meetings are held Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room. For more information, visit lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/bookclubs.

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Volume 9, Issue 17, Posted 11:29 AM, 08.21.2013