The “Books-the-Other-Channel” book discussion group meets once a month in the library’s lower level meeting room. Books are selected by members of the group and include both fiction and non-fiction titles. New members are always welcome to attend. If you have any questions please e-mail demmer@demmerlibrary.org or call the library at 715-546-3391 for more information.
Reading List for October 2016-September 2017
On the dates listed, meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Demmer Library:
10/25/16 (Classic) Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
11/15/16 (Regional) Return to Wake Robin by Marnie Mamminga
12/13/16 (Memoir/Biography) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson
1/24/17 (Non-Fiction) The Bridge at Andau: The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People by James Mitchner
2/28/17 (Adventure) Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team Six Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm
3/28/17 (Historical Fiction) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
4/25/17 (Thriller/Mystery) Oxygen by Carol Cassella
5/23/17 (Youth) Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
6/27/17 (Fiction) The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
7/25/17 (Inspirational) The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
8/22/17 (Humor) The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
9/26/17 (Romance) Eleanore & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Reading List for Oct. 2014- Sept. 2015
On the dates listed, meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Demmer Library:
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger – 10/28/14
If I Stay by Gayle Forman – 11/18/14
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline – 12/16/14
The Bohemian Flats by Mary Relindes Ellis – 1/27/15
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov – 2/24/15
Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver – 3/24/15
Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel by Elias Chacour, David Hazard & James Baker – 4/28/15
Thunderstruck by Erik Larson – 5/26/15
The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough – 6/23/15
The Divide by Matt Taibbi – 7/28/15
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler – 8/25/15
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin – 9/22/15
Reading List for Oct. 2013 – September 2014
On the dates listed, meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Demmer Library:
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker – 10/22/13
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka – 11/19/13
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott – 12/17/13
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman – 01/28/14
An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff – 02/25/14
Gone Girl: a novel by Gillian Flynn – 03/25/14
The Fault in our Stars by John Green – 04/22/14
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman – 05/27/14
Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini – 06/24/14
Harold’s Boys by Mark Gaedke – 07/22/14
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson – 08/26/14
Jewelweed: a novel by David Rhodes – 09/23/14
