Reading Challenge Discussion Groups

November 2023 Discussion Groups

All 9 November discussion groups can be found in our new Together discussion forum.

If you haven’t done the simple one-time registration yet, start with this handy tutorial to see how everything works!

We started each book discussion with one question, but we need you to engage to make it a success. We haven’t read all the books, so now we hand it off to you! If you know you want to talk about a book and can’t think of what to ask, check out our universal book club discussion questions.

August 2023 Discussion Groups

The August discussion groups can be found in our new Together discussion forum.

Although the official discussion period has ended, you are still welcome to engage with these discussion groups by reading the comments or even starting new questions of your own.

June 2023 Discussion Groups

The June discussion groups can be found in our new Together discussion forum.

Although the official discussion period has ended, you are still welcome to engage with these discussion groups by reading the comments or even starting new questions of your own.

May 2023 Discussion Groups

May discussions will be active from 5/26/23 – 6/5/23,
but you can still view the discussions after that date.

Read Around the USA: IA, KS, KY, MO, NE
CLASS MOM by Laurie Gelman
HORSE by Geraldine Brooks
IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE THUNDERBOLT KID by Bill Bryson
THE OVERNIGHT GUEST
THE SCENT OF RAIN AND LIGHTNING by Nancy Pickard
THE SUNSHINE GIRLS
WINTER’S BONE

Decades Reading Challenge: 1940s
INDEPENDENCE by Chitra Banerjee Divakarun
THE GOLDEN HOUR by Beatriz Williams
THE ROSE CODE by Kate Quinn
THE THINGS WE CANNOT SAY by Kelly Rimmer

Book Voyage Reading Challenge: Eastern Europe
I MUST BETRAY YOU by Ruta Sepetys
THE BOY ON THE WOODEN BOX by Leon Leyson
WINTER GARDEN by Kristin Hannah

April 2023 Discussion Groups

April discussions will be active from 4/28/23 – 5/5/23,
but you can still view the discussions after that date.

Read Around the USA: US Territories
OLGA DIES DREAMING by Xochitl Gonzalez
THE NOT-QUITE STATES OF AMERICA by Doug Mack
THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES by Alice Hoffman
THE STORYTELLER’S DEATH by Ann Dávila Cardinal
THE TASTE OF SUGAR by Marisel Vera
WINTER IN PARADISE by Elin Hilderbrand

Decades Reading Challenge: 1930s
THE BOOK WOMAN OF TROUBLESOME CREEK by Kim Michele Richardson
THIS TENDER LAND by William Kent Krueger
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge

Book Voyage Reading Challenge: Islands
BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson
MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert
THE ISLAND OF MISSING TREES by Elif Shafak
WISH YOU WERE HERE by Jodi Picoult

March 2023 Discussion Groups

March discussions will be active from 3/31/23 – 4/7/23,
but you can still view the discussions after that date

Read Around the USA: AL, FL, GA, SC, TN
BEFORE WE WERE YOURS by Lisa Wingate
MIDNIGHT AT THE BLACKBIRD CAFE by Heather Webber
OTHER BIRDS by Sarah Addison Allen
RUN ROSE RUN by Dolly Parton & James Patterson
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffmann
SURVIVING SAVANNAH by Patti Callahan
TAKE MY HAND by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
THE BEACH TRAP by Ali Brady
THE GERMAN WIFE by Kelly Rimmer
THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY by Denise Kiernan
THE INDIGO GIRL by Natasha Boyd
THE INVENTION OF WINGS by Sue Monk Kidd

Decades Reading Challenge: 1920s
CALL YOUR DAUGHTER HOME by Deb Spera
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON by David Grann
THE LIGHT OF LUNA PARK by Addison Armstrong
THE MASTERPIECE by Fiona Davis
THE MYSTERY OF MRS. CHRISTIE by Marie Benedict
THE SECOND LIFE OF MIRIELLE WEST By Amanda Skenandore

Book Voyage Reading Challenge: Africa
BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah
THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE by Abi Dare
THE LIONESS by Chris Bohjalian
THE NO. 1 LADIES’ DETECTIVE AGENCY by Alexander McCall Smith
THE STORYTELLER OF CASABLANCA by Fiona Valpy

February 2023 Discussion Groups

February discussions will be active from 3/3/23 – 3/10/23,
but you can still view the discussions after that date

Read Around the USA: AZ, CO, NM, UT, WY
CELINE by Peter Heller
HALF BROKE HORSES by Jeannette Walls
HAPPINESS FOR BEGINNERS by Katherine Center
MIDNIGHT AT THE BRIGHT IDEAS BOOKSTORE by Matthew Sullivan
PLAINSONG by Kent Haruf
SOMETHING WILDER by Christina Lauren
THE FIRE AND THE ORE by Olivia Hawker
THE GIFTED SCHOOL by Bruce Holsinger
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US by Charles Martin
UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN by Jon Krakauer

Decades Reading Challenge: 1900s-1910s
A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN by Betty Smith
LITTLE SOULS by Sandra Dallas
SWITCHBOARD SOLDIERS by Jennifer Chiaverini
THE MAGNOLIA PALACE by Fiona Davis
THE NATURE OF FRAGILE THINGS by Susan Meissner
THE PERSONAL LIBRARIAN by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
THE PULL OF THE STARS by Emma Donoghue

Book Voyage Reading Challenge: Western Europe
BEARTOWN by Fredrik Backman
THE GIRL BEHIND THE WALL by Mandy Robotham
THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah
THE PAPER GIRL OF PARIS by Jordyn Taylor
THE RED ADDRESS BOOK by Sofia Lundberg
THE STAR-CROSSED SISTERS OF TUSCANY by Lori Nelson Spielman
THE YEAR OF LIVING DANISHLY by Helen Russell

January 2023 Discussion Groups

January discussions will be active on Facebook from 1/27/23 – 2/5/23,
but you can still view the discussions after that date

Read Around the USA: MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
A PIECE OF THE WORLD by Christina Baker Kline
CALEB’S CROSSING by Geraldine Brooks
FRANCESCA’S KITCHEN by Peter Pezzelli
HESTER by Laurie Lico Albanese
MAD HONEY by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
PUMPKIN EVERYTHING by Beth Labonte
SAVING MRS. ROOSEVELT by Candice Sue Patterson
THE BOSTON GIRL by Anita Diamant
THE BROKEN GIRLS by Simone St. James
THE HOTEL NANTUCKET by Elin Hiderbrand
THE LOST SUMMERS OF NEWPORT by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, Karen White
THE SINGING TREES by Boo Walker
THE WINTER PEOPLE by Jennifer McMahon
THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE by Katherine Center
TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin

Decades Reading Challenge: 1880s-1890s
A WELL-BEHAVED WOMAN by Therese Anne Fowler
DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC by Candice Millard
THE ADDRESS by Fiona Davis
THE CHILDREN’S BLIZZARD by Melanie Benjamin
THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT by Graham Moore
THE MAD GIRLS OF NEW YORK by Maya Rodale

Book Voyage Reading Challenge: Arctic and Antarctica
THE ARCTIC FURY by Greer Macallister
BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY by Ruta Sepetys
DÁLVI by Laura Galloway
HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior
MIGRATIONS by Charlotte McConaghy
THE GREAT ALONE by Kristin Hannah