Howson Book Club

Join the Howson Book Club, where adults have been binding together for over 20 years. We meet every 4th Thursday, January through October, to turn the page on great conversations. Join us and get lost in a good book club.

January 22 - Orbital by Samantha Harvey (2023) Meditation on space and life through the eyes of six fictional astronauts over 24 hrs orbiting earth. (207 pgs)

February 26 - North Woods by Daniel Mason (2023) Story of the US from pre-colonial times to present day from the perspective of a single house in Western Massachusetts.(372 pgs)

March 26 - Playground by Richard Powers (2024) Exploration of memory, friendship and humanity's relationship with nature centered around a tech billionaire grappling with dementia in the French Polynesia. (381 pgs)

April 23 - The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak (2021) The travails of a fictional family from late 20th century Cyprus to present day London. (354 pgs)

May 28 - The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka (2022) How a group of recreational swimmers are affected when their pool closes due to a crack in the bottom of the pool. (175 pgs) 

June 25 - Three Days in June by Anne Tyler (2025) A family's alliances and conflicts set around a wedding. (165 pgs)

July 23 - The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1921) Tragi-comedy set in late 19th century New York high society. (333 pgs)

August 27 - Drive Your Plough Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk (2019) A series of deaths mystifies a small Polish village. (274pgs)

September 24 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (2023) Historical mystery centered around Martha Ballard  - an 18th century midwife who investigates two crimes. (432 pgs)

October 22 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (2025) How 73 year old Sybil comes to terms with past and present through years of writing letters. (285 pgs)