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Book Clubs

Whether you're looking for a title for your book club or for a book club to join at the library, we've got you covered. The titles below are from our Adult Book Club Kits, which have multiple copies of the book, a discussion guide, and more all assembled for you! If you want kits for younger readers check out our Children's and Teen Book Club Kits.

Looking for a place to have your book club meet? We have community and conference rooms available at each of our locations.

For Book Clubs

Join a Book Club at one of the following MPL Branches:

 

Upcoming Book Club Events

January 25, 2021
6:00 PM
Climate Action Book Club: What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City at Virtual

This new book club will bring folks together to listen,…

January 28, 2021
5:00 PM
The History Buff Book Club: The Indifferent Stars Above at Virtual

Register in advance for this meeting:  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckduCupzwiE9PwuciXU_sTU4bR2Ue-mNtC  After registering, you will…

February 8, 2021
6:00 PM
Novel Ideas Book Club: Little Bee at Virtual

Please join us for this month's title Little Bee by Chris Cleave.  A…

February 9, 2021
6:00 PM
Book Chat with Special Guest Kate Clayborn at Virtual

Need something to read?  Join librarians from the Milwaukee Public…

February 16, 2021
6:00 PM
Milwaukee Must Reads: City of Neighborhoods at Virtual

Read where you are, take an adventure somewhere new in…

February 22, 2021
6:00 PM
Climate Action Book Club: Emergent Strategy at Virtual

This new book club will bring folks together to listen, learn,…

February 25, 2021
5:00 PM
The History Buff Book Club: Stamped from the Beginning at Virtual

This month we are reading Ibram X. Kendi's National Book…

March 8, 2021
6:00 PM
Novel Ideas Book Club: the curious incident of the dog in the night-time at Virtual

For this month's book club, we will be reading the…

March 16, 2021
6:00 PM
Milwaukee Must Reads: Dirty Helen at Virtual

Read where you are, take an adventure somewhere new in…

March 29, 2021
6:00 PM
Climate Action Book Club: Waste: One Woman's Fight Against America's Dirty Secret at Virtual

This new book club will bring folks together to listen, learn,…

Explore Our Book Club Kits:

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Just Mercy

Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson

The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.

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Dopesick

Dopesick
by Beth Macy

The only book to tell the full story of the opioid crisis, from the boardroom to the courtroom and into the living rooms of Americans struggling to save themselves and their families.

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Unsheltered

Unsheltered
by Barbara Kingsolver

How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it.

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Queenie

Queenie
by Candice Carty-Williams

As Queenie careens from one questionable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, 'What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be?' -- the questions today's woman must face.

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Watching You

Watching You
by Lisa Jewell

You meet the man next door. He's the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age. Very attractive. You find yourself watching him. All the time. But you never dreamed that your innocent crush might become a deadly obsession.

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Fun Home

Fun Home
by Alison Bechdel

A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books.

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The House of Broken Angels

The House of Broken Angels
by Luis Alberto Urrea

Big Angel, has summoned his entire clan for one last legendary birthday bash. As the party approaches, his nearly one-hundred-year-old mother dies, transforming the weekend into a farewell doubleheader.

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The Mars Room

The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner

A woman begins serving two life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility in California, reflecting on the San Francisco of her youth and her relationship with her young son.

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An American Marriage

An American Marriage
by Tayari Jones

When her new husband is imprisoned for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist takes comfort in a longtime friendship, only to see her husband's sentence is suddenly overturned.

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The Library Book

The Library Book
by Susan Orlean

In April of 1986, the Los Angeles Public Library went up in a blaze. Who set the fire, and why? After moving to LA, New Yorker staff writer Orlean decides to seek answers.

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