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Scroll through the many book club options below. Info can be found in the descriptions.

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YA Book Club
(Third Sunday of every Month)

YA or Young Adult does not begin to encompass the scope of this fun literary genre! There is no age limit on membership, the only requirement is that you enjoy books that focus on this vital and tumultuous time of being not quite a kid and not quite an adult! We’ve all been there! Join Bards Alley bookseller, Leah, and bloggers, Christy and Claire, from I'm All Booked Up YA. 

Current selection: "A Song Below Water" by Bethany C. Morrow [August]

​Recent selections: "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

Contact Leah Grover for more info!
twirlywrites@gmail.com

Men’s Book Club 
(Second Monday of the Month)

Lead by store owner Jen’s husband, Scott, this is the place for guys to come together and discuss books together in a fun and relaxed way. 

Meeting ONLINE via Life-size app.

Current Selection: "In the Land of Good Living" by Kent Russell [August]

Recent Selection: “Notes from the Fog” by Ben Marcus

Contact Scott Morrow for more info! 
csmorrow@me.com

BadAss Women Book Club
(First Wednesday of the Month) 

The name says it all! Join this lively group of women as they read books that make us fired up and deal with issues of importance to ALL women. 

Current Selection: "Eloquent Rage" by Brittney Cooper
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Recent Selections:  "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive" by Stephanie Land; “Know My Name” by Chanel Miller

Contact Gina Warner for more info!
hello@badasswomensbookclub.com

Nourished Mind at Peace Book Club 
(Last Tuesday of every other Month)

Local therapist Susan Theon's (of Total Health Concepts, LLC) new book club that focuses on body positivity.

Current Selection: "Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia"
 by Sabrina Strings
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Previous selection: “The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should Be Easy” by Caroline Dooner. 

Email: events@bardsalley.com for the Zoom link
Email Susan Theon for more info!
susan@totalhealthconcepts.net

#OneViennaReads 
(last Monday of the Month)

Store owner Jen Morrow started up this community book club to help keep us all connected during all the shutdowns due to COVID-19. Each month we will read a book on our own and then come together virtually to discuss the book together. 

Current selection: "To Kill a Mocking Girl" by Harper Kincaid 
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Next meeting: Monday, July 27th at 7pm

Email Kim Stryker for more info!
events@bardsalley.com

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Middle Grade Book Club
(first ever!! Thursday, August 6th @7pm via Zoom)

Bookseller Lynne Kohls and teacher Liz Hild, are leading this new summer book club to help Middle Grade readers stay connected. Club will meet virtually using Google Meet.

Current Selection: “Look Both Ways” by Jason Reynolds

Email Lynne for more info:  kohls.klub@verizon.net
RSVP to events@bardsalley.com for the link

Contemporary Novels Book Club
(3rd Wednesdays of the month)

Current Selection: "Hum If You Don't Know the Words" by Bianca C. Marais [August]

​Recent Selection: “Deacon King Kong” by James McBride

Email Diane Naughton for more info!
Dianehn@cox.net

Historical Fiction Book Club
(Third Monday of the Month)

Details coming Soon

Recent Selection: “Marilla of Green Gables” by Sarah McCoy
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