Horse - Geraldine Brooks

Long book – Summer Read ! About an enslaved groom during the Civil War and a bay foal who forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South.

Orbital - Samantha Harvey

Fiction! In 24 hours international 4 men and 2 women aboard the International Space Station – their official duties and tasks and reflections about humanity, existence or nature of God, meaning of life, existential threats like climate control. Each chapter covers a 90 minute orbit around the Earth (16 orbits in 24 hours).

When Crickets Cry - Charles Martin

“Adored by Readers”! Story of a heart surgeon who is hiding his own heart, and a little girl whose heart won’t last much longer. A truck careening around the corner is about to change the trajectory of both their lives.

The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson

Non-fiction-true story! Set in Chicago in 1893 during the first World’s Fair – just blocks away, a young doctor/serial killer is luring young women to his World’s Fair Hotel (a “torture palace”) with dissection table, gas chamber and 3000 degree crematorium.

The Secret Life of Sunflowers - Marta Molnar

Fiction based on history! A “dual-time-line” novel exploring the life of Johanna Bonger, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, and her role in bringing recognition to his art after his death.

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

Story about brilliant young game designers hitting it big and slowly growing apart. Three main characters plunge into the game-making business as collaborators while college students.

The Perfume Collector - Kathleen Tessaro

A successful 1950s London socialite receives an “unexpected in heritance” from a stranger – she is drawn to find out the identity of her mysterious benefactor.

The Immortalists - Chloe Benjamin

“A family love story”! A story follows he lives of the four Gold siblings after they visit a fortune teller who predicts the day each will die. The story explores how each will deal with this knowledge. It probes the line between destiny, choice, reality and illusion.

Lunch & Book Lists for 2026-2027

Bring your book selection for next year with a BRIEF WRITTEN summary and then briefly tell what your book is about. A few members will meet and select the books to be read for the coming year.