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Dickinson County Library

Main Branch Book Club

The Main Branch Book Club meets the second Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM. This book club was formerly called "The Page by Page Book Club."

The Page by Page Book Club was established in January 2011 to provide the Dickinson County Library community with a group in which to discuss books of all types, uniting us in our love of literature. 

Upcoming Selections:

April: "American Eclipse" by David Baron
Discuss with us on Tuesday, April 9 at 2:00 PM!

Past Selections:
2024
March: The Marsh King's Daughter by Karen Dionne
February: The Wreck by Landon Beach
January: Eleanor Opliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeymoon
2023
December: The Gown by Jennifer Robson
November: We Gather Together by Denise Kiernan
October: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
September: The Maid by Nita Prose
August: The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede.Partner Books: The Big Umbrella by Amy June Bates & Branches of Hope by Ann Magee
July: Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg. Partner Books: Tomorrow I'll Be Kind by Jessica Hische & The Boy with Flowers in His Hair by Jarvis
June: American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.Partner Book: Borders by Thomas King
May: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
April: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
March: Atomic Love by Jennie Fields
February: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
January: Once Upon a Wardrobe by Patti Callahan
2022
December: The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean E. Pendziwol
November: More Than You Think You Know by Cyndi Perkins
October: The Overstory by Richard Powers
September: Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie
July: The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell

2020
February: What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna-Attisha
January: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

2019
November: Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory
October: Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
September: Aunt Sookie & Me by Michael Scott Garvin
August: River, Cross My Heart by Breena Clarke
July: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
June: SESSION CANCELLED
May: Forty Autumns by Nina Willner
April: SESSION CANCELLED
March: The Leisure Seeker by Michael Zadoorian
February: The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
January: SESSION CANCELLED

2018
November: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
October: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
September: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
August: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
July: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
June: The Lightkeeper's Daughters by Jean Pendziwol
May: A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
April: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
March: Georgia by Dawn Tripp
February: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
January: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

2017
November: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto by Mitch Albom
October: Woman of God by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
September: A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
August: Sometimes Amazing Things Happen by Elizabeth Ford
July: Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
June: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
May: The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
April: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
March: Topic: Suffragettes
February: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
January: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

2016
November: The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
October: Dead Wake by Erik Larson
September: Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
August: Giant by Edna Ferber
July: Station Eleven by Emily St. John-Mandel
June: The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
May: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
April: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
March: In the Unlikely Event by Judy Blume
February: Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
January: Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

2015
November: The Violets of March by Sarah Jio
October: The Giver by Lois Lowry
September: These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner
August: Resilience by Jessie Close
July: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
June: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
May: The Beach Trees by Karen White
April: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
March: The Likeness by Tana French
February: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel Brown
January: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

2014
November: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
October: Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral by Kris Radish
September: The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg
August: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan 
July: An Owl on Every Post by Sanora Babb
June: The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith
May: Stones for Bread by Christa Parrish
April: Interred with their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell
March: Phantom's Crossing by Kathleen Wickman
February: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
January: #1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

2013
November: Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
October: The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
September: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
August: The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
July: Garden of Stones by Sophie Littlefield
June: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
May: The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
April: Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill
March: Isadore's Secret by Mardi Link
February: The Lost Quilter by Jennifer Chiaverini
January: Mother Earth, Father Sky by Sue Harrison

2012
November: A Woman of Substance by Barbara Taylor Bradford
October: South of Superior by Ellen Airgood
September: We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. Norman
August: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
July: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
June: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
May: House Rules by Jodi Picoult
April: Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
March: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
February: The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai
January: The Good Daughter by Jazmin Darnik

2011
November: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
October: Time is a River by Mary Alice Monroe
September: Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg
August: The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb
July: Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
June: 1984 by George Orwell
May: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
April: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen
March: Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
February: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee