June 2026

This month, we will be reading Typewriter Beach, by Meg Waite Clayton.  Contra Costa Library describes it as 

"Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and in 1950s Hollywood-in the days of the studio system and McCarthy-era scaremongering about an America "riddled with communists and homosexuals"-Typewriter Beach is the unforgettable story of an unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock's new star."

There are copies available in audio, digital, and physical books through Contra Costa Library (and Hoopla too!).

We will be meeting on June 26th.  Denise will provide our book selections and Kim will lead our discussion.  

May 2026

We will meet next on Friday, April 24th, 2026. Same place, Same time. Mae will facilitate and Kim will bring our book choices. 

This month, we will be reading Orbital, by Samantha Harvey.  It is a snapshot of one day in the lives of six women and men on one of the last space station missions.  This book has a lot of accolades: 

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024

**New York Times Book Review Book Club Pick**

**Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show Book Club Pick**

Winner of the 2024 Hawthornden Prize

Shortlisted for the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction

Shortlisted for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

Shortlisted for the 2024 Climate Fiction Prize

One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2024

And surprisingly, there seem to be plenty of both digital and physical books available through the Contra Costa County Library.  

April 2026

This month, we will be reading I Capture the Castle, by Dodie Smith.  This book, her first novel, was originally published in 1948. One library reader described it as "A quirky fun read about an eccentric British family." Another said "Set in 1930s England, a quirky family lives in a dilapidated castle. Narrator Cassandra relates the happenings when 2 Americans move into the area. Coming of age, fun and funny characters, surprising insights about England and human nature. Charming." 

This book was named One of BBC's 100 Novels that Shaped Our World.

Our meeting is scheduled for April 24th. Mae will be bringing our book selections, and Lisa will lead our discussion. 

5:30PM, the usual location.