When we opened Bookends in the summer of 2022, our vision was to create a space for people who sometimes felt a little different to connect with stories and art that made them feel seen and welcomed. We hoped that our little store could become a hub for a boisterous community for some, and a quiet, happy place for others. This idea seemed to resonate! We were overwhelmed by the support of local readers and sought a way to bring them together. Thus, the Bookends Book Club was formed in September 2022. Our first meeting was officially held on October 4, 2022, to discuss The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix.
Since our first meeting, we have read books ranging from historical fiction to horror, fantasy to funny, with a good bit of murder and mystery sprinkled in. We have several members who have been with us since our very first meetings, many who have joined occasionally as their lives allowed, and we love to welcome newbies into our chaotic little cohort. Almost three years into this adventure, we finally had the idea (and committed to it) to blog our monthly read and meeting to share with those who are unable to join us. Our meetings have a monthly membership fee, but you only pay for the months you’d like to attend. Included in this fee are the food and drink for the evening and a small gift, both of which we try to theme around the month’s read when we can. If this sounds like your kind of soirée, we hope that you can join us sometime!
If you’d like to see what we’ve been reading, check out the full list of our past reads below. We’d like to invite Book Club members and guests alike to leave us a comment about a book you loved, or hated, or something memorable from one of our meetings!
Book Club 2022
- October 4 - The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
- November 8 - All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers
- December 20 - Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
Book Club 2023
- January 31 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
- February 28 - The Magnolia Place by Fiona Davis
- March 28 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- April 25 - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
- May 30 - Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
- June 27 - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
- July 25 - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- August 29 - One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
- September 26 - Everyone Here is Lying by Shari Lapena
- October 24 - The Haunting of Blackwood House by Darcy Coates
- November 28 - Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree
- December 28 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan
Book Club 2024
- January 30 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- February 27 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
- March 28 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
- April 30 - Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- May 28 - Ask for Andrea by Noelle W. Ihli
- June 25 - Funny Story by Emily Henry
- July 30 - The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
- August 27 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
- September 24 - The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young
- October 29 - Slewfoot by Brom
- November 19 - The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
- December 30 - The Christmas Murder Game by Alexandra Benedict
Book Club 2025 (so far!)
- January 28 - The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
- February 26 - Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
- March 25 - Blood Over Brighthaven by M.L. Wang
- April 29 - Murder Road by Simone St. James
- May 27 - The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick
- June 24 - Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
