Immanuel Book Club
Third Fridays at Immanuel, 6:30-8:00pm (year round)
Join us each month for lively discussion on books that are currently popular, or maybe some old classics! All are welcome to join.
Questions? Contact Diane Chapa.
Current Book List
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 2025
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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