Book Clubs
Grand Forks Public offers a variety of book clubs, something for everyone who loves great book discussions. Each book club meets at a regular time each month.
Book Availability
Looking for our book club books in audiobook or eBook format? Most all of our book club books are available through Library2Go (through OverDrive/Libby) at no cost.
- Between The Panels
- Classic Re-Reads
- Great Reads
- Life After Life
- Pints & Pages
- This & That
- Who Done It
Between The Panels
Between the Panels is the book club you need in your life if you enjoy comics, manga, and all similar things!
Due to COVID-19, meetings will be held virtually. If you are interested in joining this book club, please email accessinfo@gflibrary.com.
Reading in 2021
- January - Snow, Glass, Apples by Neil Gaiman
- Meeting January 14 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- February - Laura Dean Keep Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
- Meeting February 11 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- March - The Way of the Househusband by Kosuke Oono
- Meeting March 11 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- April - Crowded volume 1 by Christopher Sebela
- Meeting April 11 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- May - Black Widow by Kelly Thompson
- Meeting May 13 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- June - All-Star Superman Volume 1 by Grant Morrison
- Meeting June 10 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- July - Invisible Kingdom Volume 1 by G. Willow Wilson
- Meeting July 8 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- August - Little Bird: The Fight for Elder's Hope by Darcy Van Poelgeest
- Meeting August 12 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- September - The House by Paco Roca
- Meeting September 9 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- October - Something is Killing the Children Volume 1 by James Tynion IV
- Meeting October 14 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- November - Redbone: The Trust Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Saebler
- Meeting November 11 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
- December - Spy Family Volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo
- Meeting December 9 @ 7 p.m. via Discord
Classic Re-Reads
The Classic Re-Reads Book Club offers participants a chance to re-read those classics that they read -- or skipped reading -- in high school and college. This time with no grades attached! Join us for an informal discussion of these books that became classics for a reason.
Reading in 2020
This book club is temporarily paused due to COVID-19.
Great Reads
The Great Reads Book Club has something for everyone - from suspenseful tales to knee-slapping humor. Plus, no tests! The club is here to simply bring together people who have the same love of books, to have a fun discussion about various books and to simply enjoy each others company. Even if you hate the book or couldn’t finish it, that’s okay— let’s talk about why! The book club meets the third (3) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Due to COVID-19, Great Reads will be meeting virtually via Zoom. Please contact us at accessinfo@gflibrary.com if you are interested in joining.
Reading in 2021
- Paused for January.
- February - When All is Said by Anne Griffin
- Meeting February 16 at 7 p.m. via Zoom
Life After Life
Biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs provide a window into another person’s life and soul. They also evoke a different time and place. If you enjoy taking a peek into someone else’s life, join the Life After Life Book Club to share and discuss life stories. The book club meets the second (2) Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Reading in 2021
- January - Lessons from Lucy by Dave Berry
- Meeting January 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- February - How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew
- Meeting February 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- March - Becoming by Michelle Obama
- Meeting March 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- April - Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan
- Meeting April 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
Pints & Pages
Pints & Pages takes the library out into the community. Meet with other book lovers for a lively discussion and a cold one. Meetings are held on the second (2) Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
Due to COVID-19, Pints & Pages will meet virtually via Zoom. Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.
Reading in 2021
- January - The Mothers by Brit Bennett
- Meeting January 11 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- February - Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- Meeting February 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- March - Three Women by Lisa Taddeo
- Meeting March 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- April - Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
- Meeting April 12 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- May - Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? by Caitlin Doughty
- Meeting May 10 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- June - How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
- Meeting June 14 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- July - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
- Meeting July 12 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- August - There There by Tommy Orange
- Meeting August 9 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- September - Savage Appetites by Rachel Monroe
- Meeting September 13 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- October - I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Ian Reid
- Meeting October 11 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- November - Bunny by Mona Awad
- Meeting November 8 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
- December - Circe by Madeline Miller
- Meeting December 13 @ 6:30 p.m. via Zoom
This & That
Are you a mystery buff? Sci-fi fan? Horror aficionado? This & That Book Club is for you. Each month, we will read a book from a different fiction genre and get together for a lively discussion. Don’t like a particular genre? Give it a try, or skip the meeting that month - the goal is to have fun! The book club meets the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Due to COVID-19, This & That will meet virtually via Zoom. Please contact accessinfo@gflibrary.com if interested in joining.
Reading in 2021
- January - Year in Review/Year in Preview
- We will discuss what books got us through quarantine and discuss possible changes for the group coming in 2021.
- Meeting January 12 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- February - Dead Astronauts by Jeff Vandermeer
- Meeting February 9 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- March - Way of the Househusband by Kosuke Oono
- Combined meeting with Between the Panels book club
- Meeting March 11 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- April - Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
- Meeting April 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom, including author visit!
- May - As Good As New by Charlie Jane Anders
- Meeting May 11 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- Access the short story here.
- June - The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
- Meeting June 8 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- July - Build Your Own Story: Create a plot using common fantasy or sci-fi tropes
- Meeting July 13 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- Learn more.
- August - Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Meeting August 10 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- September - The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
- Meeting September 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- Access the short story here.
- October - Something is Killing the Children by James Tynion IV
- Combined meeting with Between the Panels book club
- Meeting October 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- November - Fantasy/Sci-Fi Cookbook Meal: Make a recipe from a fictional world
- Meeting November 9 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
- December - Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
- Meeting December 14 @ 7 p.m. via Zoom
Who Done It?
This book club comes with a list of suspects and a pile of evidence. Bring your lunch to the library and discuss the detectives, the mysteries, or even guess who really did it! The book club meets the second (2) Tuesday of each month at 12 noon.
Reading in 2020
This book club is temporarily paused due to COVID-19.
Book Club In A Bag
Want to host your own book club? Our Book Club in a Bag contains everything your group needs for a great discussion, all in one convenient tote bag. One book club member can check out the entire bag for your book club.
Each book club in a bag contains multiple copies of a book, a list of discussion questions, and other support materials such as published book reviews and author biographies.
Bags may be checked out for six weeks, but cannot be renewed. Please return them inside the library.