The West Liberty Public Library hosts two book clubs in the library. In order to join our email list for The Page Turners, email Ali at aoepping@wlpl.org to get the information needed before each club meets.
Our book clubs are very easygoing and great for anyone who wants to read diversely, talk about books, or just get together with a fun group of people.
Notes:
- If you want to read the current month's book but don't want to attend the meeting, that is perfectly fine!
- Reading the entire book is not necessary; if you don't finish but still want to attend the meeting, feel free to come! (Just be open to the fact that we will have a full discussion which will include spoilers)
- Join at any time! Whether you only want to attend one meeting to see what it's like or attend at random, you're more than welcome!
Book club days (minus Silent Reading Club) will have two sessions; one at 12pm and one at 6pm.
~OCTOBER 2024 BOOK CLUBS~
Silent Reading Club
This club typically meets on the first & third Thursday of the month at 5:30pm.
This month's 'meetings' will be on October 3 & 17 at 5:30pm.
Unlike a regular book club, Silent Reading Club is about bringing your own book to read in silence but still being with friends in the comfort of the library! All ages are welcome to join in; no sign-up is required!
The Page Turners
This club typically meets on the second Thursday of the month. There are two sessions you can attend; 12pm or 6pm.
This month's meeting is on October 10 at 12pm or 6pm.
Every month The Page Turners meet to discuss the latest and greatest works of fiction and non-fiction. Books are available for checkout from the library.
This month we will be reading Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. According to goodreads.com, earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.
The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes.
A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her, so that Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.
The Page Turners 2024
October
(October 10) Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
November
(November 14) Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
December
(December 12) Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn