Book Discussion Groups

The Grafton Public Library supports the following Book Discussion Groups. Please email graftonlibrary.ma@gmail.com or call 508-839-4649 x1840 for more information! To register for a Library Book Discussion Group, visit our calendar.

"Reads Well With Others" Adult Book Discussion

Ages: 18+
Meets: Last Monday of the month (usually)
Facilitator: Heidi Fowler

January pick: Mornings in Jenin, by Susan Abulhawa.
February pick: Symphony of Secrets, by Brendan Slocumb.
March pick: After Oz, by Gordon McAlpine.
April pick: Life and Other Inconveniences, by Kristan Higgins.

Senior Book Discussion Group

Ages: 55+
Meets: First Wednesday of each month
Location: The Senior Center
Facilitator: Varies

February pick: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman.
March pick: Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng.
April pick: The Radcliffe Ladies Reading Club, by Julia Bryan Thomas.
May pick: These Silent Woods, by Kimi Cunningham Grant.

"Daytimers" GPL Book Club

Ages: 18+
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
Location: Grafton Public Library
Facilitator: Heidi Fowler

January pick: The Year of Second Chances, Lara Avery.
February pick: The Canterbury Sisters, by Kim Wright.
March pick: The Winter Ghosts, by Kate Mosse.
April pick: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife, Anna Johnston.

"Not Just for Young Adults" Book Group

Ages: 18+
Meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually)
Location: Grafton Public Library
Facilitator: Heidi Fowler

January pick: Wintersong, by S. Jae-Jones.
February pick: If You, Then Me, by Yvonne Woon.
March pick: Spin the Dawn, by Elizabeth Lim.
April pick: The Nature of Witches, by Rachel Griffin.

GPL Mystery Book Group

Ages: 18+
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
Location: Grafton Public Library
Facilitator: Heidi Fowler

January pick: Cahokia Jazz, by Francis Spufford.
February pick: A Flicker in the Dark, by Stacy Willingham.
March pick: Plugged, by Eoin Colfer.
April pick: Watcher in the Woods, by Kelley Armstrong.

Inspirational Book Club (and Guided Meditation)

Ages: 18+
Meets: Last Tuesday of the month
Location: Grafton Public Library
Facilitator: Heidi Fowler

January pick: Nutrivore: the radical new science of for getting the nutrients you need from the food you eat, by Sarah Ballantyne.
February pick: Enchantment: awakening wonder in an anxious age, by Katherine May and Barnaby Marsh.
December pick: The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, by Jamil Zaki.
January pick: How Luck Happens: using the science of luck to transform work, love, and life by Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh.

Mystery Book Group

Ages: 18+
Meets: 4th Thursday of the month
Location: Off-site
Facilitator: Jane Nozzolillo/Barbara Cleary

January pick: A Treacherous Tale, by Elizabeth Penney and/or Through the Evil Days, by Julia Spencer-Fleming.
February pick: The Death of Mrs. Westaway, by Ruth Ware and/or Don't Let Go by Harlen Coben.
March pick: Even and Elle, by Rhys Bowen and/or Murder with Chocolate Tea, by Karen Rose Smith.
April pick: Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions, by Mario Giordano, and/or Murder as a Second Language, by Joan Hess.