TCPL Book Groups

Have you always wanted to join a book group? Look no further! Whatever your tastes in books, TCPL has a group for you. Mystery? Fantasy or Sci Fi? Join one of our book groups and enjoy events and conversation with other readers who love your genre as much as you do!

Stay up to date on the latest events or Ask a Librarian about how to join a book group or for a book recommendation for the TCPL staff!

Join us at the Eclectic Book Group on the third Thursday of the month, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the Holman Branch Library.  Contact Reference Librarian Agnes Fusiek for more details at afusiek@tcpl.lib.in.us or (765) 429-0177.

Date Book Title Author
August 21, 2025 King Leopold’s Ghost Adam Hochschild
September 18, 2025 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer
October 16, 2025 Strong Poison Dorothy L. Sayers
November 20, 2025 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel García Márquez
December 2025 No Meeting
January 15, 2026 A Woman of No Importance Sonia Purnell
February 19, 2026 Trust Hernan Diaz
March 19, 2026 Double Whammy Carl Hiaasen
April 16, 2026 Master, Slave, Husband, Wife Ilyon Woo
May 21, 2026 Washington Square Henry James
June 18, 2026 Project Hail Mary Andy Weir
July 16, 2026 Choose Books for Next Year!

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Murder By The Book

Join us at the Murder by the Book Group on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from 10:15-11:15 am at the Wyandotte branch. Contact Leanne York for more details at (765) 447-4774 or at lyork@tcpl.lib.in.us

2026 Meetings

January 28 – Dianne Freeman; ‘Countess of Harleigh’ series

February 25 – Martin Cruz Smith; ‘Arkady Renko’ series

March 25 – Simon Brett; ‘Fethering’ series

April 22 – Jane Casey; ‘Maeve Kerrigan’ series

May 27 – Lindsay Davis; ‘Flavia Albia’ series

June 24 – Stephen Booth; ‘Cooper & Fry Mysteries’ series

July 22 – M C Beaton & R W Green; ‘Hamish Macbeth Mysteries’ series

August 26 – Heather Gudenkauf;  Any Titles

September 23 – Leonard Goldberg; ‘Daughter of Sherlock Holmes’ series

October 28 – Caro Ramsay; Anderson and Costello’ series

November 18 – Darci Hannah;  ‘Beacon Bakeshop Mysteries’ series

 

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Join us for the Fantasy & Sci-Fi Book Group on the third Tuesday of each month, from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Wyandotte branch. Contact Leanne York for more details at (765) 447-4774 or at lyork@tcpl.lib.in.us

2026 MEETINGS

DATE AUTHOR
January 20 Brian McClellan
February 17 Octavia Butler
March 17 Travis Baldree
April 21 Neal Shusterman
May 19 Heather Fawcett
June 16 Nathan Lowell
July 21 Stephen King
August 18 Matt Dinniman
September 15 China Mieville
October 20 H G Parry
November 17 Elizabeth Moon
December 15 Robert Jackson Bennett

Join us at the Sweet and Spicy Romance Book Group on the second Monday of the month, from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Klondike Branch. Contact Shelby Ward for more details at sward@tcpl.lib.in.us or (765) 463-5893.

Sweet and Spicy Title Selections 2026
Meeting Date Title Author
December 8, 2025 Reader’s Choice! Read any title (holiday
or not) and join us!
January 12, 2026 Love and Other Conspiracies Mallory Marlowe
February 9, 2026 The Kiss Countdown Etta Easton
March 9, 2026 The God and The Gumiho Sophie Kim
April 13, 2026 Roll for Romance Lenora Woods
May 11, 2026 Out on a Limb Hannah Bonham Young
June 8, 2026 The Shots You Take Rachel Reid
July 13, 2026 Ne’er Duke Well Alexandra Vasti
August 10, 2026 Buried Too Deep Karen Rose
September 7, 2026 The Next Best Fling Gabriella Gamez
October 5, 2026 Love is a War SongDanica Nava Danica Nava
November 9, 2026 Bull Moon Rising

Bonus Novella:
Muscles and Monsters

Ruby Dixon

Ashley Bennett

December 14, 2026 The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year Ally Carter

*Title selections are subject to change.

Join us at the Definitely Not Fiction Book Group on the fourth Wednesday of the month, from 6:30-7:30pm at the Wea Prairie branch. Contact Bill Schlimme for more details at (765) 588-5983 or at bschlimme@tcpl.lib.in.us

2026 Meetings

February 25thWorld of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

March 25thPlease Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by Phoebe Robinson

April 22ndThe Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

Most Readers have a TBR list. This book group will be for those who enjoy talking about books they read, but do not want to read from a prescribed list. Participants will read the book of their choice and share their views with the group.

We will meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at Main Street Books address, 426 Main Street, Lafayette, IN 47901, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

Upcoming Dates:

December 11, 2025 @ 6:30pm

January 8, 2026 @ 6:30pm

February 12, 2026 @ 6:30pm

March 12, 2026 @ 6:30pm

April 9, 2026 @ 6:30pm

May 14, 2026 @ 6:30pm

June 11, 2026 @ 6:30pm

July 9, 2026 @ 6:30pm

August 13, 2026 @ 6:30pm

September 10, 2026 @ 6:30pm

October 8, 2026 @ 6:30pm

November 12, 2026 @ 6:30pm

December 10, 2026 @ 6:30pm

Book Life Book Club at the Holman Branch Library focuses on reading, friends, and fun!  Adults (ages 18 & older) with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers are invited to join our book club.  Books will be read popcorn style followed by a short activity, art project, or other functional academic.  Every 4th Monday at 10:15 AM.

Upcoming Dates:

December 22, 2025 @ 10:15am

January 26, 2026 @ 10:15am

February 23, 2026 @ 10:15 am

March 23, 2026 @ 10:15 am

April 27, 2026 @ 10:15 am