Book Discussions
Mystery Book Discussion Group
This group meets monthly at the library. Books are available at the library approximately one month before the discussion date. All are welcome to join. Groups may be meeting remotely; contact the book group coordinator to find out the plan for their upcoming discussion.
Discussions are on Thursdays at 7:00 pm.
2025
January 16: A Gentleman’s Murder, by Christopher Huang
February 20: Slow Horses, by Mick Herron
March 20: The Holdout, by Graham Moore
April 17: Tale of Hilltop Farm (Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter #1), by Susan Wittig Albert
May 15: Billy Boyle, by James Benn
June 19: Deja Dead (Temperance Brennan #1), by Kathy Reichs
July 17:Faded Coat of Blue, by Owen Parry
August 21:Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter, by Nicci French
September 18:Eight Perfect Murders, by Peter Swanson
October 16:An Elderly Woman is Up to No Good, by Helene Tursten
November 20:Death in the Off-Season (Merry Folger #1), by Francine Matthew
2026
January 15:The Ghosts of Belfast (Jack Lennon #1), by Stuart Neville
February 19:The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
March 19:The Murder of Mr. Ma, by John Sen Yen Nee
April 16:The Other Half (Caius Beauchamp #1), Charlotte Vassell
May 21:Death at the Sanatorium, by Ragnar Jonasson
June 18:A Rising Man (Sam Wyndham #1), by Abir Mukherjee
July 16:Bad Summer People, by Emma Rosenblum
August 20:The Sunday Philosophy Club, by Alexander McCall Smith
September 17:The Sherlockian, by Graham Moore
October 15:Under the Cold Bright Lights, by Garry Disher
Mystery book group coordinator: Maureen Parent, 802-434-2055, msparent@gmavt.net
(Mostly) Fiction Book Discussion Group
This group meets monthly at the library. Books are available at the library approximately one month before the discussion date. All are welcome to join. Groups may be meeting remotely; contact the book group coordinator to find out the plan for their upcoming discussion.
Discussions are on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm.
2025
January 14: Under the Whispering Door, by T.J. Klune
February 11: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
March 11: Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger, by Soraya L. Chemaly
April 8: My Cousin Rachel, by Daphne du Maurier
May 13: Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
June 10: Seek You, by Kristen Radtke
July 8: The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters
August 12: Other Birds, by Sarah Addison Allen
September 9: The Whalebone Theatre, by Joanna Quinn
October 14: This Time Tomorrow, by Emma Straub
November 11: The Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich
December 9: Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan
Book group coordinator: Gwen Landis, 802-434-5012, gwennie1972@yahoo.com
Climate Action Book Discussion Group
A collaboration between the Richmond Climate Action Committee and the library, this group discusses books that focus on climate and environmental issues and stories.
Books discussed so far:
- Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson (November 2022)
- We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, by Jonathan Safran Foer (February 2023)
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer (May 2023)
- The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, by Amitav Ghosh (November 2023)
- The Heat Will Kill You First, by Jeff Goodell (February 2024)
- The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth, by Elizabeth Rush (May 2024)
- Playing God in the Meadow, by Martha Leb Molnar (November 2024)
Next Discussion:
May 14, 2025
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, by Ben Goldfarb
Cookbook Club
Cookbook Club meets one Saturday a month at noon to share thoughts and dishes from the same cookbook.
2025 Schedule:
January 4 - Mi Cocina: Recipes and Rapture from My Kitchen in Mexico, by Rick Martinez
February 1 - The Weekday Vegetarians, by Jenny Rosenstrach
March 1 - Indian-ish, by Priya Krishna
April 5 - Six Seasons: A New Way with Vegetables, by Joshua McFadden
May 3 - Cucina Siciliana, by Ursula Ferrigno
No meetings June-August
2024 Schedule:
January 13 - Every Grain of Rice; Chinese Soul Food; and Mooncakes and Milk Bread
February 10 - Ethiopia, by Yohanis Gebreyesus
March 9 - Bean by Bean, by Crescent Dragonwagon
April 13 - Maple: 100 sweet and savory recipes featuring maple syrup, by Katie Webster
NO MEETING IN MAY
June 8 - Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking, by Toni Tipton-Martin
July 13 - Simply Pho: A Complete Course in Preparing Authentic Vietnamese Recipes at Home, by Helen Le
August 10 - Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai’i, by Alana Kysar
September 14 - Grist: A Practical Guide to Cooking Grains, Beans, Seeds and Legumes, by Abra Berens
October 12 - Let’s Make Dumplings!: A Comic Book Cookbook, by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan
November 9 - The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen, by Sean Sherman
December 14 - Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s, by B. Dylan Hollis