2026 Book Club Selections

June 9 at 2:00pm – Tuesday Teabirds Book Club

“Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts” By Margaret Atwood
In her long-awaited memoir, celebrated author Margaret Atwood–creator of The Handmaid’s Tale and The Testaments–turns her storytelling brilliance on her own life. Raised in the wild forests of northern Quebec by independent, science-minded parents, Atwood recalls a childhood that was both lonely and full of wonder. She traces her journey from those early days to her rise as one of the world’s most influential writers, revealing the moments and inspirations behind her most famous works. Blending personal history, literary insight, and encounters with remarkable people, Atwood offers a witty, reflective, and deeply human portrait of a life devoted to words and imagination.

May 20 at 6:00pm – Night Owls Book Club

“Murder By Degrees” by Ritu Mikerji
Philadelphia, 1875: It is the start of term at Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Lydia Weston, professor and anatomist, is immersed in teaching her students in the lecture hall and hospital. When the body of a patient, Anna Ward, is dredged out of the Schuylkill River, the young chambermaid’s death is deemed a suicide. But Lydia is suspicious and she is soon brought into the police investigation. Aided by a diary filled with cryptic passages of poetry, Lydia discovers more about the young woman she thought she knew. Through her skill at the autopsy table and her clinical acumen, Lydia draws nearer the truth. Soon a terrible secret, long hidden, will be revealed. But Lydia must act quickly, before she becomes the next target of those who wished to silence Anna.