Book 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
March pick: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries, by Heather Fawcett.
April pick: Memory of Water, by Emmi Itäranta.
May pick: Please Look After Mom, by Kyong-suk Sin.
June pick: Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki.
Senior Book Discussion Group
Ages: 55+
meets: first Wednesday of each month
location: the Senior Center
facilitator: varies
April pick: Flight of the Sparrow, by Amy Belding Brown.
May pick: The Spectacular, by Fiona Davis.
June pick: The Midnight Library, by Fiona Davis.
July pick: The Pilot’s Wife, by Anita Shreve.
“Daytimers” GPL Book Club
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of each month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
March pick: The Stationery Shop, by Marjan Kamali.
April pick: Birnam Wood, by Eleanor Catton.
May pick: Paris By The Book, by Liam Callanan.
June pick: Thank You for Listening, by Julia Whelan.
“Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month (usually)
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
March pick: Rust in the Root, by Justina Ireland.
April pick: The Last True Poets of the Sea, by Julia Drake.
May pick: The Things She’s Seen, by Julia Drake.
June pick: Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches, by Kate Scelsa.
GPL Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
March pick: Galway Girl, by Ken Buren.
April pick: Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia.
May pick: The Sugar House, by Laura Lippman.
June pick: The Postscript Murders, by Elly Griffiths.
Inspirational Book Club (and Guided Meditation)
Ages: 18+
meets: Last Tuesday of the month
location: Grafton Public Library
facilitator: Heidi Fowler
March pick: Plays Well with Others, by Eric Barker.
April pick: The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis, by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac.
May pick: The Well-Gardened Mind : The Restorative Power of Nature, by Sue Stuart-Smith.
June pick: The Risk it Takes to Bloom, by Raquel Willis.
Mystery Book Group
Ages: 18+
meets: 4th Thursday of the month
meets off-site
facilitator: Jane Nozzolillo/Barbara Cleary
March pick: Fatal Roots, by Sheila Connolly and / or Murder at Rough Point, by Alyssa Maxwell.
April pick: Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge, by Spencer Quinn and / or Murder at the Brightwell, by Ashley Weaver.
May pick: Full Bloom, by Janet Evanovich and / or Faux Paw, by Sofie Kelly.
June pick: Let Me Lie, by Clare Mackintosh and / or The Rocks, by Peter Nichols.