Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

"A love story set in late 19th century New York City. It tells the story of Newland Archer, a young lawyer, and his struggle between his arranged marriage to a beautiful but conventional woman and his passionate love for her cousin, the scandalous Countess Ellen Olenska."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner

"The fates of three women intertwine on the eve of a devastating earthquake, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and, ultimately, their belief that love can overcome fear."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak

"Kostas and Defne, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna and grow in their forbidden love for each other. A fig tree stretches through a cavity in the roof, and this tree bears witness to their hushed, happy meetings and eventually, to their silent, surreptitious departures. The tree is there when war breaks out, when the capital is reduced to ashes and rubble, and when the teenagers vanish. Decades later, Kostas returns. He is a botanist looking for native species, but really, he's searching for lost love."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Northern Spy by Flynn Berry

"A heart-pounding story of the contemporary IRA and a moving portrait of sister- and motherhood, and of life in a deeply divided society.

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

"Orphaned during her passage from Ireland, young Lavinia arrives on the steps of the kitchen house and is placed, as an indentured servant, under the care of Belle, a slave and the master's illegitimate daughter. She attempts to straddle the worlds of the kitchen and big house, but her skin color will forever set her apart from Belle and the other slaves."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson

"Two estranged siblings delve into their mother’s hidden past—and how it all connects to her traditional Caribbean black cake—in this immersive family saga."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

"Korede’s sister Ayoola is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, and a murderer. Korede is always the one left cleaning up her sister's mess.  But when the handsome doctor Korede has her eye on asks for Ayoola's number, Korede must decide how far she will go to protect her sister."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo by Tom Reiss

The riveting true story of General Alex Dumas, the son of a black slave who commanded armies for Napoleon and served as the inspiration for the classic novels The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. 

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton

"In 1934, a luxury cruise becomes a fight for survival as two women’s pasts collide on a round-trip voyage from New York to Havana in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's page-turning new novel inspired by the true story of the SS Morro Castle."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

 We were Never Here by Andrea Bartz 

"A backpacking trip has deadly consequences in this eerie psychological thriller with alluring locales, Hitchcockian tension, and possibly the best pair of female leads since Thelma and Louise.”

• ​Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time. 

Faithful by Alice Hoffman

"Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion—from dark suffering to true happiness—a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Before the Poison by Peter Robinson

"Quietly reeling from the death of his beloved wife, Chris Lowndes decides to return to the Yorkshire Dales after twenty-five successful years spent in Hollywood composing film scores. He purchases a charming old mansion, only to later learn that a murder occurred there fifty years earlier. His curiosity piqued, Chris decides to investigate, and the more he discovers, the more convinced he becomes of Grace's innocence. Despite warnings to leave it be, his quest for the truth is soon leading him through dark shadows of the past."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of Space by Deborah Cadbury

A history of the race to the moon between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, and the two men who ran each country's space program: a former Nazi scientist and a Russian who spent years in the gulag.

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Honor by Thrity Umrigar

"Indian American journalist Smita has returned to India to cover a story, but reluctantly: long ago she and her family left the country with no intention of ever coming back. As she follows the case of Meena—a Hindu woman attacked by members of her own village and her own family for marrying a Muslim man—Smita comes face to face with a society where tradition carries more weight than one’s own heart, and a story that threatens to unearth the painful secrets of Smita’s own past. While Meena’s fate hangs in the balance, Smita tries in every way she can to right the scales."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Never Game by Jeffrey Deaver

"The son of a survivalist family, Colter Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a “reward seeker,” traveling the country to help police solve crimes and locate missing persons for private citizens. Hired by the father of a young woman who has gone missing in Silicon Valley, Shaw's search takes him into the dark heart of America’s cutthroat billion-dollar video-game industry. When another person goes missing, Shaw must ask: Is a madman bringing a twisted video game to life?"

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

The Fire Keeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

"Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team.  Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

"It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church."

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

"Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it is the truth. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate.  I’m Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I’d killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it’s a little more complicated than that.  Have I killed someone? Yes. I have.  Who was it?"

• Patrons have the option of attending this program either in-person or virtually via Zoom. The Zoom login information will be emailed to you the day before the program and again an hour prior to the program's start time.