DPL Book Clubs - 2012 Schedule
Online Book Clubs
Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start new books. Sign up and start reading.
Central Library
Downtown Bookies Book Club
Second Tuesday of each month, 7 - 8 p.m. Rockwell Room - Level 4. Fiction and nonfiction discussion. Everyone welcome, no registration necessary.
| January 10 | Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne |
| February 14 | Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro |
| March 13 | Kill Me by Stephen White |
| April 10 | The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier |
| May 8 | Arthur & George by Julian Barnes |
| June 12 | Children of God, sequel to The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell |
| July 10 | The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta |
| August 14 | The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh |
| September 11 | A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson |
| October 9 | Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein |
| November 13 | Meeting to select next year's titles |
| December 11 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot |
Burnham Hoyt Room's Thursday Afternoon Book Group
Second Thursday of each month, 1 - 2:30 p.m., Level One Burnham Hoyt Book Club Room. Everyone welcome, no registration necessary.
| January 12 | The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht |
| February 9 | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein |
| March 8 | The Help by Kathryn Stockett |
| April 12 | The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson |
| May 10 | Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver |
| June 14 | Moyers on Democracy by Bill Moyers |
| July 12 | Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| August 9 | Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy |
| September 13 | The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson |
| October 11 | The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery |
| November 8 | Collapse by Jared Diamond |
| December 13 | To Siberia by Per Petterson |
Bear Valley Branch Library
Bear Valley Mystery Book Club
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6:30 - 8 p.m. except January, November and December. Add a little more MYSTERY to your life. Join us for refreshments, lively discussion, share your favorite titles and authors, catch up on new releases and other MYSTERY news. Contact Bobbi Jones at 720-865-0975 or bjones@denverlibrary.org for more information.
| January 26 | The Last Lie by Stephen White |
| February 23 | The Beekeeper’s Apprentice: On the Segregation of the Queen by Laurie R. King |
| March 22 | Wolves Eat Dogs: An Arkady Renko Novel by Martin Cruz Smith |
| April 26 | The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson |
| May 24 | The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett Featuring a viewing of the film “The Maltese Falcon” at 5:00 p.m. |
| June 28 | Blackbird, Farewell by Robert Greer |
| July 26 | Plugged: A Novel by Eoin Colfer |
| August 23 | The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg |
| September 27 | Bury Your Dead: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel by Louise Penny |
| October 25 | The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen |
| November 15 (3rd Thursday) |
Past Tense: A Sloan and Crosby Mystery by Catherine Aird |
| December 13 (2nd Thursday) |
Christmas Mourning by Margaret Maron Annual book exchange. Bring a gift-wrapped used book to give away. |
Saturday Morning Book Club
Second Saturday every other month, 10 - 11 a.m. Start your weekend by joining us for a cup of coffee and a lively discussion.
| January 14 | The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein |
| March 10 | Just Like Us by Helen Thorpe |
| May 12 | The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown |
| July 14 | One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus |
| September 8 | The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan |
| November 10 | The Widower’s Tale by Julia Glass |
Schlessman Family Branch Library
Geeks Who Read
Third Saturday of every month, 2 p.m. This is a book club especially for folks who love science fiction, fantasy, horror, and graphic novels. Everyone welcome, no registration necessary.
| April 21 | Watchmen by Alan Moore |
| May 19 | World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks |
| June 16 | American Gods by Neil Gaiman |
| July 21 | The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi |
| August 18 | Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer |
So Many Books, So Little Time...
Second Thursday of every month, 10:30 a.m. Join Library staff for a discussion of favorite books, new and old, and share your recommendations, too! What new releases are you looking forward to? What book do you want everyone to know about? Come share your passion for books! Light snacks provided.
Ross-University Hills Branch Library
Thursday Evening Book Club
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6:45 - 8 p.m. except where noted. This was formerly known as the Monday Evening Book Club.
| January 26 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson |
| February 23 | The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery |
| March 22 | Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter: A Novel by Tom Franklin |
| April 26 | The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan |
| May 24 | Noah’s Compass: A Novel by Anne Tyler |
| June 28 | Too Much Happiness: Stories by Alice Munro |
Books ‘N Brown Bag Book Club
First Friday of each month, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
| January 6 | The Quiet American Graham Greene |
| February 3 | Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden |
| March 2 | Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Temple Grandin & Catherine Johnson |
| April 13 (second Friday) | The Wake of Forgiveness by Bruce Machart |
| May 4 | Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman |
| June 1 | Playing for Pizza by John Grisham |
| July 6 | Moonwalking With Einstein: The Art and Sceince of Remembering by Joshua Foer |
| August 3 | The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman |
| September 7 | Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures by Robert K. Wittman and John Shiffman |
| October 5 | Stormy Weather by Paulette Jiles |
| November 2 | What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarity |
| December 7 | The Postmistress by Sarah Blake |
