Join us each month for lively discussion on books that are currently popular, or maybe some old classics! All are welcome to join.
March 2026
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Marra, convent-raised, is relieved not to be married off for the sake of her parents’ throne. Her older sister wasn’t so fortunate, and her royal husband is as abusive as he is powerful.
April 2026
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible voyage through Heaven and Hell. He comes to some significant realizations about the nature of good and evil.
May 2026
Floating in My Mother’s Palm by Ursula Hegi
The compelling story of Hanna Malter, a young girl growing up in 1950's Burgdorf, a small German town. Hanna's courageous voice evokes her unconventional mother, the illegitimate son of an American GI, who learns from Hanna about his father; and the librarian, Trudi Montag, who lets Hanna see her hometown from a dwarf's extraordinary point of view.
June 2026
Author Talk on Bring Warm Clothes by Peg Meier
Stories of American’s earliest Minnesota settlers. Will be opened up to the Immanuel congregation as sponsored by book club.
July 2026
Everything Tuberculosis by John Green
A history of the disease once romanticized by poets. Author has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and awareness of healthcare inequities.
August 2026
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
An unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.
September 2026
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende
The lives of a Jewish boy escaping Nazi-occupied Europe and a mother and daughter fleeing twenty-first-century El Salvador intersect in this ambitious, intricate novel about war and immigration.
October 2026
Ashes To Ashes by Thomas Maltman
After Ash Wednesday parishioners in the fictious town of Andwhen, MN. are unable to wash off the smudges on their foreheads. A teenager and champion wrestler begin to put that event together with another mystery: the discovery of what are believed to be the century old remains of a Viking explorer.
November 2026
Café at the Edge of the World by John Strelecky
A visitor in a remote cafe finds three unusual questions on the back of a menu and embarks on a journey of self-discovery with the guidance of three people, discovering a new way to look at life, himself, and a green sea turtle.
December 2026
Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
When the Cassidy-Shaws’ minivan collides with an oncoming car, seventeen-year-old Charlie is in the driver’s seat, with his father, Noah, riding shotgun. In the back seat, tweens Alice and Izzy are on their phones, while their mother, Lorelei, a world leader in the field of artificial intelligence, is absorbed in her work. Yet each family member harbors a secret, implicating them all in the tragic accident.
January 2027
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her despair, the police are closing in on their suspect—her.
February 2027
I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger
A story set in the not so distant future about a country whose infrastructure and government have mostly crumbled. The country has just elected its first proudly illiterate president. Anarchy prevails. The protagonist undertakes a sail through the Great Lakes to find his beloved bookseller wife. Despite the close to home themes, the book manages to be hopeful and reminds us that good people are everywhere.
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Judy Miller (judithd0321@gmail.com) or Diane Chapa (dianechapa@gmail.com)
A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.