March 2026

Our March meeting will be on March 27th at 5:30PM. 

This month, we will be reading What you are looking for is in the library, by Michiko Aoyama (translation by Alison Watts). The Contra Costa Library summary says this: "What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo's most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the book recommendation to help them find it. "  300 pages

Fran will lead our discussion and either Kim or Lisa (substituting if Kim is out of town in April) will bring our book selections for next month. 

There are currently two physical copies available in Contra Costa Library - place your holds now!!

February 2026

Our next meeting will be on Friday, February 27th at 5:30pm. Denise will lead our discussion, and Fran will bring the book selections. As usual - we will meet at Sheila's and a light supper will be provided. 

This month we are reading The Husband's Secret, by Liane Moriarty. This book was written in 2013 and is her fifth novel. Publisher's Weekly said this about the book: "Australian author Moriarty, in her fifth novel (after The Hypnotist's Love Story), puts three women in an impossible situation and doesn't cut them any slack. "

Audiobooks, e-Books, and five physical books are currently available at the Contra Costa County Library. 

Best Books of 2025

 Fran compiled a list of the best books she read in 2025. I have received SO MANY of these lists in email from people I don't actually know, so it is at least refreshing to hear from someone we have read 304 books with, right?  Here is the list, which she labels as the Best of the books she read this year. 

There is no particular order.

• My Beloved by Jan Karon
• West with Giraffes, by Lynda Rutledge
• Mighty Red, by Louise Erdrich
• Memorial Days, by Geraldine Brooks
• True North, by Andrew J Graff
• God of the Woods, by Liz North
• Boxcar Librarian, by Brianna Labustes
• We All Live Here, by Jojo Moyes
• Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
• When the Moon Hits Your Eye, by John Scalzi
• Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler
• A Short Walk Through a Wide World, by Douglas Westerbeke
• Run for the Hills, Kevin Wilson
• Phoenix Pencil Company, by Allison King
• Heartwood, by Amity Garge
• California Dreamers, by Amy Mason Doan
• Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
• The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore, by Anika Fajardo