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Adult Book Clubs

We have three book clubs to choose from:

  • Books & Brews meets the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Amery Ale Works. This club reads a variety of fiction books, and even non-fiction on occasion.​
  • Mystery Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the library.
  • Non-fiction Book Club meets the last Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m. at the library
Books & Brews

Romantic Comedy book cover

Next Meeting: Thursday, January 2nd at 6 p.m. at the Amery Ale Works.

Book: Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she’s long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally’s friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the show, he joins the not-so-exclusive group of talented but average-looking and even dorky men at the show–and in society at large–who’ve gotten romantically involved with incredibly beautiful and accomplished women. Sally channels her annoyance into a sketch called the Danny Horst Rule, poking fun at this phenomenon while underscoring how unlikely it is that the reverse would ever happen for a woman. Enter Noah Brewster, a pop music sensation with a reputation for dating models, who signed on as both host and musical guest for this week’s show. Dazzled by his charms, Sally hits it off with Noah instantly, and as they collaborate on one sketch after another, she begins to wonder if there might actually be sparks flying. But this isn’t a romantic comedy–it’s real life. And in real life, someone like him would never date someone like her . . . right? MORE record

Mystery Book Club

Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 14th at 2 p.m. at the library
Book: The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben

The Boy from the woods dust jacket

The man known as Wilde is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, he was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. After the police concluded an exhaustive hunt for the child’s family, which was never found, he was turned over to the foster system. Now, thirty years later, Wilde still doesn’t know where he comes from, and he’s back living in the woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast, comfortable only outdoors, preferably alone, and with few deep connections to other people. When a local girl goes missing, famous TV lawyer Hester Crimstein–with whom Wilde shares a tragic connection–asks him to use his unique skills to help find her. Meanwhile, a group of ex-military security experts arrive in town, and when another teen disappears, the case’s impact expands far beyond the borders of the peaceful suburb. Wilde must return to the community where he has never fit in, and where the powerful are protected even when they harbor secrets that could destroy the lives of millions…secrets that Wilde must uncover before it’s too late. MORE Record

Past Books

Non-fiction Book Club

Non-fiction book club

Do you enjoy reading non-fiction? Then this is the book club for you.

In most book clubs, the members all read and discuss the same book at a meeting. However, when it comes to non-fiction, it is often difficult to obtain multiple copies of the same book. So, this book club uses a thematic approach instead. Each month the members read a book of their own choice about a theme that the group agreed upon at the previous meeting. Then at the book club meeting, each member talks about their book and what they learned.

In honor of the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and of the establishment of International Tea Day, the theme for December is Tea. Read a book about a tea, tea pots, tea shops, using tea in fashion, or anything else related to tea and share what you learned at the meeting.

  • Next Meeting: Thursday,  December 19th from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
  • Theme: Tea
  • Meeting location: Makerspace Room on the lower level of the library

Questions? Contact Trevor Richards, the library’s Adult Services Librarian, at (715) 268-3431 or trichards@amerylibrary.org