Book Clubs
Book Clubs
The Grand Forks Public Library offers a variety of book clubs, something for every one who loves great book discussions. Each book club meets at a regular time each month.
Book Availability
Several copies of each month's book are available at the library. If you need assistance finding a copy, please stop by the Information Services Desk
Library2Go
Looking for our book club books in audiobook or eBook format? Most of our book club books are available through Library2Go at no cost, and can be easily transferred to most MP3 players or eBook devices.
- 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! Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., in the meeting room of the Grand Forks Public Library.
Reading in 2020
- January - Sailor Moon, vol. 1 by Naoko Takeuchi
- February - Check, Please! Book 1 - #hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
- March - The Umbrella Academy, vol. 1 by Gerard Way
- April - Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, vol. 1 by Fujita
- May - The Boys, Omnibus, vol. 1 by Garth Ennis
- June - The Legend of Wonder Woman: Origins by Renae De Liz
- July - Gideon Falls, vol. 1: The Black Barn by Jeff Lemire
- August - X-Men Milestones: The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont
- September - They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
- October - Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell
- November - Monstress, vol. 2 - The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu
- December - Critical Role Vox Machina: Origins, vol. 1 by Matthew Mercer & Matthew Colville
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. The book club meets the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Reading in 2020
- January - My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
- February - Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
- March - The Bones of Plenty by Lois Phillips Hudson
- April - The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston
- May - Life with Picasso by Francoise Gilot
- June - The Ways of White Folks by Langston Hughes
- July/August - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- September - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- October - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- November - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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.
Reading in 2020
- January - Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
- February - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- March - Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
- April - The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariva
- May - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
- June - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
- July - Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Copo Crucet
- August - Last Bus to Wisdom by Ivan Doig
- September - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- October - Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
- November - The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
- December - When All is Said by Anne Griffin
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 2020
- January - West with the Night by Beryl Markham
- February - Kick: The True Story of JFK’s Sister & the Heir to Chatsworth by Paula Byrne
- March - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- April - Kitchen Privileges by Mary Higgins Clark
- May - Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
- June - Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill
- July/August - Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott
- September - Lessons from Lucy by Dave Barry
- October - How to Forget by Kate Mulgrew
- November - The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton
- December - A Thousand Naked Strangers by Kevin Hazzard
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. at Half Brothers Brewing Company (17 N 3rd St., Downtown Grand Forks).
Reading in 2020
- January - The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
- February - When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patriss Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
- March - "Who Run the World? Girls!" Women’s History Month - Choose your own biography or memoir written by a female author.
- April - Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
- May - Brain on Fire by Susannah Calahan
- June - Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
- July - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, and Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Coughty
- August - See What I’ve Done by Sarah Schmidt
- September - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- October - The Grip of It by Jac Jemc
- November - Nutshell by Ian McEwan
- December - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
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.
Reading in 2020
- January - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
- February - Check, Please! Book 1 - #hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
- March - Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
- April - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- May - Love and Other Pranks by Tony Vigorito
- June - The Seas by Samantha Hunt
- July - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
- August - Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- September - Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
- October - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
- November - Monstress, Volume 2 - The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu
- December - State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
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
- January - The Shadows We Hide by Allen Eskens
- February - The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
- March - The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers
- April - Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
- May - A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
- June - Aunt Dimity and the Widow’s Curse by Nancy Atheron
- July - A Knife to the Heart by Barbara Nadel
- August - The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
- September - Unto Us a Son is Given by Donna Leon
- October - Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
- November - Dance Hall of the Dead by Tony Hillerman
- December - The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Cristie
Book Club In A Bag
What 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 6 weeks, but cannot be renewed. Please return them inside the library, not in the book drop outside.