Book Club
From 2007 until the Covid 19 pandemic, book club met on the third Monday of the month at different restaurants for lunch and discussion. Due to the pandemic, book club stopped meeting at restaurants in the spring of 2020 and began meeting outdoors at Hanover Park in June of 2020 and then indoors at Hamilton West Baptist Church until November of 2024. We are currently meeting at the Kettering Health Community Center, 1391 Main St., Hamilton, OH in the Community room on the 3rd Monday at 11:30
Barb Blair maintained a list of books read by Book Club members
from its beginning in 2007 until her passing in May of 2023.
We remember her with gratitude.
2024
January - The Trial by James Patterson
February - A Beautiful Rival by Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
March - Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
April - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
May - The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos
June - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
July - The Women by Kristin Hannah
August - The 5 Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
September - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
October - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell
November - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
December - The Measure: A Novel by Nikki Erlick
2023
January - The Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
February - The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate
March - The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
April - By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley
May - The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
June - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
July - In Order to Live - Yeonmi Park
August - The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
September - The Codebreaker's Secret - Sara Ackerman
October - Identity - Nora Roberts
November - Someone Else's Shoes - Jojo Moyes
December - Out of my Heart - Sharon Draper
2022
January - The Good Sister - This meeting was cancelled due to weather
February - Beautiful Country - This meeting was cancelled due to weather
March - Beautiful Country - By Qian Julie Wang
April - Wish You Were Here - By Jodi Picoult
May - The Last Year of the War - by Susan Meissner
June- Run Rose Run - by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
July - The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
August - The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
September - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
October - The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
November - The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
December - Flying Angels by Danielle Steele
2021
January - Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
February - The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
March - Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
April - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
May - In Loco Parentis by Eric Sheridan Wyatt
June - Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
July - The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
August - The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah
September - Anxious People by Fredrick Bachman
October - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
November - The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
December - Sooley by John Grisham
2020
January - The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
February - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
March - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
April - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
May - The Land of Stories #1by Chris Colfer
June - (Covid Pandemic)
July - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
August - Flight Girls by Noelle Sakazar
September - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
October - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
November - The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander
December - In Loco Parentis by Eric Sheridan Wyatt
2019
January - Spark of Light by Jody Picoult
February - Educated by Tara Westover
March - The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
April - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
May - White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht
June - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
July - The Lighthouse by Jeffrey Morehouse
August - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
September - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
October - The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
November - Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
December - Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadooian
2018
January - News of the World by Paulette Jiles
February - True Vine by Beth Macy
March - Eve of a Hundred Midnights by Bill Lascher
April - The Captured by Scott Zesch
May - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
June - Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
July - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
August - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
September - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
October - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
November - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
December - The All Girls Filling Station Reunion by Fannie Flagg
2017
January - Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
February - The Mapmakers Children by Sarah McCoy
March - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
April - At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
May - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
June - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
September - Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shetterly
October - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
November - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
December - Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Larson
2016
January -- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She's Sorry by Fredrik Bachman
February - At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
March - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
April - Beyond the Beautiful Forever by Katherine Boo
May - The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews
June - The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahirl
July - Citizen's Creek by Lalita Tademy
August - The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper
September - Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
October - The Baker's Daughter by Sara McCoy
November - Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
December - The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
2015
January - The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston
February - Cancelled because of weather
March - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
April - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
May - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
June - Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
July - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
August - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
September - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
October - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
November - The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls
December - Still Foolin' Em by Billy Crystal
2014
January - Before I Go to Sleep by S.I. Watson
February - Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stegman
March - 17 Cents a Dream by Daniel Milstein
April - Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman
May - The Color of Water by James McBride
June - The Goldfinch by Donna Tuft
July- Somerset by Leila Meacham
August - Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
September - Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
October - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
November - Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Lisa Patton
December - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
2013
January - The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
February - One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
March - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
April - Paris Wife by Paula McCain
May - Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
June - Homefront by Kristin Hannah
July - And the Mountains Echoed by Kahaled Hosseini
August - The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
September - Things I want My Daughter to Know by Elizabeth Noble
October - King's Deception by Steve Berry
November - Once upon a Town by Bob Greene
December - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
2012
January - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
February -Room by Emma Donogue
March - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sloot
April - Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickendon
May - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom by Amy Chua
June - Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Riley
July - Field Trip to Findlay Museum
August -Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
September - Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
October -Litigators by John Grissom
November - Tumbleweeds by Leila Meacham
December - Two Old Women Velma Wallis
2011
January - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
February -Shanghi Girls by Lisa See
March - Gifts of War by Mackenzie Ford
April - Confession by John Grissom
May - My Name if Mary Sutter by Robin Olivira
June - Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
July - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
August - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese
September - Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
October - The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
November - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Bette Smith
December - On Hummingbird Wings by Larraine Snelling
2010
January - The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow
Barb Blair maintained a list of books read by Book Club members
from its beginning in 2007 until her passing in May of 2023.
We remember her with gratitude.
2024
January - The Trial by James Patterson
February - A Beautiful Rival by Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden
March - Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
April - Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
May - The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos
June - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
July - The Women by Kristin Hannah
August - The 5 Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand
September - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
October - A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purcell
November - The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley
December - The Measure: A Novel by Nikki Erlick
2023
January - The Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
February - The Story Keeper by Lisa Wingate
March - The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
April - By Her Own Design by Piper Huguley
May - The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
June - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
July - In Order to Live - Yeonmi Park
August - The Alice Network - Kate Quinn
September - The Codebreaker's Secret - Sara Ackerman
October - Identity - Nora Roberts
November - Someone Else's Shoes - Jojo Moyes
December - Out of my Heart - Sharon Draper
2022
January - The Good Sister - This meeting was cancelled due to weather
February - Beautiful Country - This meeting was cancelled due to weather
March - Beautiful Country - By Qian Julie Wang
April - Wish You Were Here - By Jodi Picoult
May - The Last Year of the War - by Susan Meissner
June- Run Rose Run - by Dolly Parton and James Patterson
July - The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
August - The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abe
September - The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth
October - The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
November - The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton
December - Flying Angels by Danielle Steele
2021
January - Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
February - The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate
March - Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
April - The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
May - In Loco Parentis by Eric Sheridan Wyatt
June - Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
July - The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin
August - The Four Winds by Kristen Hannah
September - Anxious People by Fredrick Bachman
October - The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
November - The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
December - Sooley by John Grisham
2020
January - The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
February - The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger
March - The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
April - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
May - The Land of Stories #1by Chris Colfer
June - (Covid Pandemic)
July - The Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
August - Flight Girls by Noelle Sakazar
September - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
October - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
November - The Magdalen Girls by V.S. Alexander
December - In Loco Parentis by Eric Sheridan Wyatt
2019
January - Spark of Light by Jody Picoult
February - Educated by Tara Westover
March - The President is Missing by James Patterson and Bill Clinton
April - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
May - White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht
June - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
July - The Lighthouse by Jeffrey Morehouse
August - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
September - The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
October - The Better Sister by Alafair Burke
November - Etched in Sand by Regina Calcaterra
December - Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadooian
2018
January - News of the World by Paulette Jiles
February - True Vine by Beth Macy
March - Eve of a Hundred Midnights by Bill Lascher
April - The Captured by Scott Zesch
May - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
June - Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo
July - Beartown by Fredrick Backman
August - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
September - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
October - The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
November - Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
December - The All Girls Filling Station Reunion by Fannie Flagg
2017
January - Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance
February - The Mapmakers Children by Sarah McCoy
March - Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
April - At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier
May - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
June - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
September - Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shetterly
October - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
November - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
December - Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Larson
2016
January -- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She's Sorry by Fredrik Bachman
February - At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen
March - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
April - Beyond the Beautiful Forever by Katherine Boo
May - The Heart Mender by Andy Andrews
June - The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahirl
July - Citizen's Creek by Lalita Tademy
August - The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper
September - Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
October - The Baker's Daughter by Sara McCoy
November - Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen
December - The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
2015
January - The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston
February - Cancelled because of weather
March - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
April - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
May - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
June - Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
July - Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
August - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
September - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
October - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
November - The Silver Star by Jeanette Walls
December - Still Foolin' Em by Billy Crystal
2014
January - Before I Go to Sleep by S.I. Watson
February - Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stegman
March - 17 Cents a Dream by Daniel Milstein
April - Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman
May - The Color of Water by James McBride
June - The Goldfinch by Donna Tuft
July- Somerset by Leila Meacham
August - Follow the River by James Alexander Thom
September - Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
October - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
November - Whistlin' Dixie in a Nor'easter by Lisa Patton
December - The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
2013
January - The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
February - One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
March - Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik
April - Paris Wife by Paula McCain
May - Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
June - Homefront by Kristin Hannah
July - And the Mountains Echoed by Kahaled Hosseini
August - The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
September - Things I want My Daughter to Know by Elizabeth Noble
October - King's Deception by Steve Berry
November - Once upon a Town by Bob Greene
December - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
2012
January - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
February -Room by Emma Donogue
March - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sloot
April - Nothing Daunted by Dorothy Wickendon
May - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom by Amy Chua
June - Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Riley
July - Field Trip to Findlay Museum
August -Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
September - Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
October -Litigators by John Grissom
November - Tumbleweeds by Leila Meacham
December - Two Old Women Velma Wallis
2011
January - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
February -Shanghi Girls by Lisa See
March - Gifts of War by Mackenzie Ford
April - Confession by John Grissom
May - My Name if Mary Sutter by Robin Olivira
June - Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
July - Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
August - Cutting for Stone by Abraham Vergese
September - Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo
October - The Invisible Wall by Harry Bernstein
November - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Bette Smith
December - On Hummingbird Wings by Larraine Snelling
2010
January - The Girls from Ames by Jeffrey Zaslow
