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Winter 2024~25 Reading Challenge
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Recommendation
2. Series
3. Favorite or Never-Read Author
4. Audio or eBook
5. New Release or Library Display
6. Want-to-Read List
7. Blue, Silver, or White Cover
8. YA
9. Holiday or Winter themed
10. Cozy Mystery or Suspense Thriller
11. Classic or Nonfiction
12. Choice

1. The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai 3.5★ 17 Dec
2. Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi 4★ 02 Dec
3. I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 4★ 13 Dec
4. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum 4★ 26 Dec
5. The Mirror by Nora Roberts 4★ 09 Dec
6. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 4★ 12 Dec
7. My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 3.5★ 10 Jan
8. Lightlark by Alex Aster 3.5★ 14 Dec
9. Midnight Clear by Kathy Hogan Trocheck 3.5★ 20 Dec
10. The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 04 Dec
11. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 3.5★ 10 Dec
12. The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 18 Dec

1. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin 4★ 12 Jan
2. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 4★ 07 Jan
3. Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell 4★ 12 Jan
4. The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt 4★ 15 Feb
5. The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence 4★ 29 Jan
6. Southern Man by Greg Iles 4★ 09 Jan
7. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 4★ 04 Jan
8. Mosquitoland by David Arnold 3.5★ 04 Feb
9. Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly 3.5★ 07 Feb
10. Killing Time by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 01 Jan
11. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 3.5★ 13 Jan
12. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 3.5★ 27 Jan

Dec: 39 Books 11,400pp
Jan: 24 Books 10,017pp
Feb: 23 Books 8,451pp
Total: 86 Books 29,868pp

Love the Library 2025 Challenge
Coffee Chat Book Club

Total Checkouts
Jan: 56 (*24)
Feb: 46 (*23)
Mar: 41 (*23)
Apr: 45 (*23)
May: 41 (*22)
Jun: 55 (*28)
Jul: 60 (*31)
Aug: 43 (*23)
Sep: 60 (*32)
Oct: 94 (*47)
Nov: 61 (*32)
Dec: 56 (*31)

Completed Reads
Library Books: 112
ILL Books: 29
Audio Books: 306
eBooks: 218

2025 Total: 665
Titles*: 339

*Actual # of different Titles checked out (my digital & physical copies often overlap)

Classics 2025
RFP Book Club

1. 18th Century
2. 19th Century
3. 20th Century
4. Poem
5. Play
6. Eponymous
7. Children
8. Local
9. Never-Read Author
10. Banned/Challenged

1. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton 4★ 03 May
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4★ 23 Mar
3. If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin 4★ 10 Feb
4. Popular Poetry/Popular Verse by Anton Lesser 3.5★ 24 Jan
5. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 4★ 19 Nov
6. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace 4★ 16 Aug
7. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4★ 08 Mar
8. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4★ 15 Oct
9. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 4★ 27 Apr
10. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 4★ 30 Mar

Nonfiction 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

000 The Age of AI and Our Human Future by Henry Kissinger 3.5★ 29 Dec

100 Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova 4★ 20 Jan

200 The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew: Three Women Search for Understanding by Ranya Tabari Idliby 4★ 11 Nov

300 Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed by Victoria Cosner 4★ 06 May

400 Knack American Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide To Signing by Suzie Chafin 3.5★ 06 Aug

500 The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean 4★ 21 Apr

600 Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck by McKayla Coyle 4★ 29 Nov

700 Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 3.5★ 18 Oct

800 The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 3★ 13 Jun

900 These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore 4★ 07 Oct

BIO The Borgias: The Hidden History by G.J. Meyer 4★ 18 Jan

Surprise 2025
RFP Book Club

1. America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis 3.5★ 21 Jan
2. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 4★ 26 Jan
3. Plutarch's Lives: Volume I by Plutarch 4★ 01 Feb
4. Plutarch's Lives: Volume II by Plutarch 4★ 21 Feb
5. Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell 3.5★ 06 Apr
6. Mythology by Edith Hamilton 4★ 22 May
7. The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed 4★ 23 Jul
8. The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie 4★ 31 Aug
9. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson 3.5★ 27 Sep
10. The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 4★ 21 Oct
11. Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News by Dan Rather 4★ 13 Nov
12. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones by Thomas Asbridge 4★ 10 Dec

Catching Up 2025
RFP Book Club

1. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 4★ 23 Jan
2. Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels 3.5★ 02 Feb
3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4★ 04 Mar
4. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 4★ 19 Mar
5. Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 3.5★ 20 Apr
6. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 4★ 31 May
7. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 4★ 11 Jun
8. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 4★ 24 Jul
9. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 4★ 03 Aug
10. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 4★ 17 Oct
11. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 4★ 05 Dec
12. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss 4★ 31 Dec

Book Buffet 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. A New-release book (published this year)
2. A Play or Poetry
3. A Fiction book
4. A Children's/Juvenile book
5. A Banned/Challenged book
6. A Recommendation
7. A Nonfiction book
8. A book by an Author you've never read
9. A Classic book
10. A Biography/Memoir
11. A Young Adult Book
12. Audio or eBook

1. The Crash by Freida McFadden 4★ 17 Jun
2. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 4★ 11 Dec
3. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 4★ 25 Dec
4. The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene 3★ 16 Jan
5. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 4★ 26 Dec
6. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson 4★ 03 Jun
7. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington 4★ 13 Feb
8. The Cousins by Karen M. McManus 3.5★ 16 May
9. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4★ 19 Apr
10. Sociopath by Patric Gagne 4★ 18 Nov
11. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson 4★ 24 Dec
12. Lila & The Dark by Chris Ross 4★ 25 Jun

Book BINGO 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

B1 ~ A book you chose because of the cover
Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson 4★ 01 Sep
B2 ~ A book from the Library
The Good House by Ann Leary 4★ 05 Sep
B3 ~ A book that's been on your TBR list for more than 5 years
Women's Murder Club Vol 1: 1st to Die, 2nd Chance, 3rd Degree 4★ 02 Nov
B4 ~ A book with more than 500 pages
Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin 3.5 ★ 15 Jan
B5 ~ A book recommended by a celebrity
Deacon King Kong by James McBride 4★ 06 Jun

I1 ~ A book you saw someone reading
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 4★ 28 Sep
I2 ~ A book that is out of you comfort zone
The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.5★ 02 Sep
I3 ~ A book someone recommends to you
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 4★ 09 Aug
I4 ~ A book of poetry
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 4★ 30 Apr
I5 ~ A book by an Author from another country
The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar 4★ 24 Jun

N1 ~ A book that will help with your career
Customer Care: A Training Manual for Library Staff by Pat Gannon-Leary 3.5★ 28 Jul
N2 ~ An award-winning book
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman 4★ 03 Jan
N3 ~ Free Choice
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange 4★ 30 Nov
N4 ~ A book you heard about on the radio or internet
The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare 4★ 23 Apr
N5 ~ A book you should have read in high school
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3★ 13 Jan

G1 ~ A book you saw on TV
Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth 4★ 04 Oct
G2 ~ A book recommended by your Bookseller or Librarian
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan 4★ 10 Sep
G3 ~ A book with a great first line
My Friends by Fredrik Backman 4★ 26 Sep
G4 ~ A book with pictures
Orlando by Virginia Woolf 4★ 22 Jun
G5 ~ A book you would have picked up as a teenager
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 4★ 11 Jan

O1 ~ A book with an animal on the cover
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 4★ 31 Jul
O2 ~ A young adult novel
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz 3.5★ 05 Jan
O3 ~ A book written by a celebrity
O4 ~ A book recommended by your Barista or Book Club
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 4★ 15 Mar
O5 ~ A book EVERYONE but you has read
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 4★ 10 Apr

Duos, Trios & Quads 2025
RFP Book Club

Book of Dust Philip Pullman
1. La Belle Sauvage READ
2. The Secret Commonwealth 4★ 13 May

Anatomy Dana Schwartz
1. Anatomy: A Love Story READ
2. Immortality: A Love Story 3.5★ 19 Jan

Octavian Nothing MT Anderson
1. The Pox Party READ
2. The Kingdom on the Waves 3★ 28 Jun

Coven RA Salvatore
1. Child of a Mad God READ
2. Reckoning of Fallen Gods 3.5★ 27 Dec
3. Song of the Risen God 3.5★ 28 Dec

Amish Greenhouse Mystery Wanda E Brunstetter
1. The Crow's Call READ
2. The Mockingbird's Song 3.5★ 08 Feb
3. The Robin's Greeting 3.5★ 26 Feb

Empyrean Rebecca Yarros
1. Fourth Wing READ
2. Iron Flame 4★ 01 Jul
3. Onyx Storm 4★ 02 Jul

Molly the Maid Nita Prose
1. The Maid READ
2. The Mystery Guest 3.5★ 03 Sep
2.5 The Mistletoe Mystery
3. The Maid's Secret 4★ 04 Sep

Legends & Lattes Travis Baldree
0. Bookshops & Bonedust 4★ 13 Oct
1. Legends & Lattes 4★ 22 Nov
2. Brigands & Breadknives 4★ 24 Dec

Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
0. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 3.5★ 18 Jun
1. The Hunger Games READ
2. Catching Fire READ
3. Mockingjay 3.5★ 04 May

Mither Mages Orson Scott Card
.5 Stonefather READ
1. The Lost Gate 4★ 12 Sep
2. The Gate Thief 3.5★ 13 Sep
3. Gatefather 3.5★ 14 Sep

Series 1 2025
RFP Book Club

Irish Village Mystery Carlene O'Connor
1. Murder in an Irish Village READ
2. Murder at an Irish Wedding 3.5★ 03 Feb
3. Murder in an Irish Churchyard 3.5★ 06 Mar
4. Murder in an Irish Pub 3.5★ 07 Mar
5. Murder in an Irish Cottage 3.5★ 09 Mar
6. Murder at an Irish Christmas 3.5★ 10 Mar
7. Murder in an Irish Bookshop 3.5★ 11 Mar
8. Murder on an Irish Farm 3.5★ 01 April
9. Murder at an Irish Bakery 3.5★ 02 April
10. Murder at an Irish Chipper 3.5★ 15 Apr
11. Murder in an Irish Garden 3.5★ 13 Aug

Haunting Danielle Bobbi Holmes
1. The Ghost of Marlow House READ
2. The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds READ
3. The Ghost Who Wasn't READ
4. The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge READ
5. The Ghost of Halloween Past 4★ 28 Jan
6. The Ghost Who Came for Christmas 4★ 05 Feb
7. The Ghost of Valentine Past 4★ 06 Feb
8. The Ghost from the Sea 4★ 09 Feb
9. The Ghost and the Mystery Writer 3.5★ 11 Feb
10. The Ghost and the Muse 3.5★ 12 Feb
11. The Ghost Who Stayed Home 3.5★ 16 Feb
12. The Ghost and the Leprechaun 3.5★ 17 Feb
13. The Ghost Who Lied 3.5★ 23 Feb
14. The Ghost and the Bride 4★ 24 Feb
15. The Ghost and Little Marie 4★ 27 Feb
16. The Ghost and the Doppelganger 3.5★ 28 Feb
17. The Ghost of Second Chances 3.5★ 03 Mar
18. The Ghost Who Dream Hopped 3.5★ 05 Mar
19. The Ghost of Christmas Secrets 3.5★ 14 Mar
20. The Ghost Who Was Says I Do 3.5★ 20 Mar
21. The Ghost and the Baby 3.5★ 21 Mar
22. The Ghost and the Halloween Haunt 3.5★ 28 Mar
23. The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit 4★ 31 Mar
24. The Ghost and the Silver Scream 3.5★ 29 Apr
25. The Ghost of a Memory 3.5★ 01 May
26. The Ghost and the Witches’ Coven 07 May
27. The Ghost and the Mountain Man 3.5★ 08 May
28. The Ghost and the Birthday Boy 3.5★ 10 May
29. The Ghost and the Church Lady 3.5★ 11 May
30. The Ghost and the Medium 3.5★ 15 May
31. The Ghost and the New Neighbor 3.5★ 07 Jun
32. The Ghost and the Wedding Crasher
33. The Ghost and the Twins 3.5★ 08 Jun
34. The Ghost and the Poltergeist by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 12 Jul
35. The Ghost Who Sought Redemption by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 15 Jul
36. The Ghost and Wednesday's Child by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 16 Jul

January 2025

1. Killing Time by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 01 Jan
2. La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman 4★ 03 Jan
3. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 4★ 04 Jan
4. Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz 3.5★ 05 Jan
5. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 4★ 07 Jan
6. Southern Man by Greg Iles 4★ 09 Jan
7. My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 3.5★ 10 Jan
8. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman 4★ 11 Jan
9. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin 4★ 12 Jan
10. Identity Unknown 4★ 12 Jan
11. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 3.5★ 13 Jan
12. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3★ 13 Jan
13. Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin 3.5★ 15 Jan
14. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories : The Secret of The Old Clock and The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene 3★ 16 Jan
15. The Borgias: The Hidden History by G.J. Meyer 4★ 18 Jan
16. Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz 3.5★ 19 Jan
17. Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting by Lisa Genova 4★ 20 Jan
18. America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis 3.5★ 21 Jan
19. The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins 4★ 23 Jan
20. Popular Poetry/Popular Verse by Anton Lesser 3.5★ 24 Jan
21. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 4★ 26 Jan
22. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 3.5★ 27 Jan
23. The Ghost of Halloween Past by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 28 Jan
24. The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence 4★ 29 Jan

Total: 24 Books 10,017pp

February 2025

1. Plutarch's Lives: Volume I by Plutarch 4★ 01 Feb
2. Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels 3.5★ 02 Feb
3. Murder at an Irish Wedding by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 03 Feb
4. Mosquitoland by David Arnold 3.5★ 04 Feb
5. The Ghost Who Came for Christmas by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 05 Feb
6. The Ghost of Valentine Past by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 06 Feb
7. Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly 3.5★ 07 Feb
8. The Mockingbird's Song by Wanda E. Brunstetter 3.5★ 08 Feb
9. The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 09 Feb
10. If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin 4★ 10 Feb
11. The Ghost and the Mystery Writer by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 11 Feb
12. The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 12 Feb
13. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington 4★ 13 Feb
14. Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 14 Feb
15. The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt 4★ 15 Feb
16. The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 16 Feb
17. The Ghost and the Leprechaun by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 17 Feb
18. Plutarch's Lives: Volume II by Plutarch 4★ 21 Feb
19. The Ghost Who Lied by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 23 Feb
20. The Ghost and the Bride by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 24 Feb
21. The Robin's Greeting by Wanda E. Brunstetter 3.5★ 26 Feb
22. The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 27 Feb
23. The Ghost and the Doppelganger by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 28 Feb

Total: 23 Books 8,451pp
2025: 47 Books 18,468pp

Series 2 2025
RFP Book Club

Shannara Terry Brooks
1. Running with the Demon 3.5★ 14 Feb
2. A Knight of the Word 4★ 02 Mar
3. Angel Fire East 4★ 13 Mar
4. Armageddon's Children 4★ 17 Mar
5. The Elves of Cintra 4★ 25 Mar
6. The Gypsy Morph 3.5★ 27 Mar
7. Bearers of the Black Staff 4★ 18 May
8. The Measure of the Magic 4★ 20 May
9. Galaphile 4★ 24 May
10. First King of Shannara 4★ 26 May
11. The Sword of Shannara 4★ 29 May
12. The Elfstones of Shannara 3.5★ 31 May
13. The Wishsong of Shannara 3.5★ Jun
14. The Scions of Shannara 3.5★ 04 Jul
15. The Druid of Shannara 4★ 05 Jul
16. The Elf Queen of Shannara 4★ 07 Jul
17. The Talismans of Shannara 3.5★ 08 Jul
18. Ilse Witch 3.5★ 27 Jul
19. Antrax 3.5★ 19 Aug
20. Morgawr 3.5★ 22 Aug
21. Jarka Ruus 3.5★ 28 Aug
22. Tanequil 3.5★ 07 Sep
23. Straken 4★ 09 Sep
24. Wards of Faerie 4★ 22 Sep
25. Bloodfire Quest 3.5★ 22 Sep
26. Witch Wraith 4★ 23 Sep
27. The High Druid's Blade 3.5★ 10 Oct
28. The Darkling Child 3.5★ 12 Oct
29. The Sorcerer's Daughter 3.5★ 06 Nov
30. The Black Elfstone 4★ 14 Nov
31. The Skaar Invasion 4★ 13 Dec
32. The Stiehl Assassin 3.5★ 14 Dec
33. The Last Druid 3.5★ 18 Dec

Spiderwick Chronicles Tony DiTerlizzi
1. The Field Guide 3.5★ 12 Nov
2. The Seeing Stone 3.5★ 12 Nov
3. Lucinda's Secret 3.5★ 17 Nov
4. The Ironwood Tree 3.5★ 17 Nov
5. The Wrath of Mulgarath 3.5★ 17 Nov
6. The Nixie's Song 3.5★ 20 Nov
7. A Giant Problem 3.5★ 21 Nov
8. The Wyrm King 3.5★ 21 Nov

March 2025

1. A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks 4★ 02 Mar
2. The Ghost of Second Chances by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 03 Mar
3. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 4★ 04 Mar
4. The Ghost Who Dream Hopped by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 05 Mar
5. Murder in an Irish Churchyard by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 06 Mar
6. Murder in an Irish Pub by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 07 Mar
7. Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White 4★ 08 Mar
8. Murder in an Irish Cottage by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 09 Mar
9. Murder at an Irish Christmas by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 10 Mar
10. Murder in an Irish Bookshop by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 11 Mar
11. Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks 4★ 13 Mar
12. The Ghost of Christmas Secrets by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 14 Mar
13. A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 4★ 15 Mar
14. Armageddon's Children by Terry Brooks 4★ 17 Mar
15. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 4★ 19 Mar
16. The Ghost and the Baby by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 21 Mar
17. The Ghost Who Was Says I Do by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 20 Mar
18. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 4★ 23 Mar
19. The Elves of Cintra by Terry Brooks 4★ 25 Mar
20. The Gypsy Morph by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 27 Mar
21. The Ghost and the Halloween Haunt by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 28 Mar
22. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card 4★ 30 Mar
23. The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit by Bobbi Holmes 4★ 31 Mar

Total: 23 Books 8,332pp
2025: 70 Books 26,800pp

April 2025

1. Murder on an Irish Farm by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 01 Apr
2. Murder at an Irish Bakery by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 02 Apr
3. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich 4★ 03 Apr
4. Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon 4★ 04 Apr
5. Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell 3.5★ 06 Apr
6. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 4★ 07 Apr
7. Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 08 Apr
8. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 4★ 10 Apr
9. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James 3★ 12 Apr
10. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 3.5★ 14 Apr
11. Murder at an Irish Chipper by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 15 Apr
12. Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik 4★ 16 Apr
13. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas 4★
14. Mr. Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva 3.5★ 20 Apr
15. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean 4★ 21 Apr
16. The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare 4★ 23 Apr
17. Midnight The Witching Hour by Sharon Barnes 4★ 24 Apr
18. Weyward by Emilia Hart 4★ 25 Apr
19. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 4★ 27 Apr
20. Under Currents by Nora Roberts 3.5★ 28 Apr
21. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint 4★ 28 Apr
22. The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 29 Apr
23. Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 4★ 30 Apr

Total: 23 Books 9,108pp
2025: 93 Books 35,908pp

Anniversary 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

2019 Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James 3★ 12 Apr
2020 The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich 4★ 03 Apr
2021 The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 3.5★ 14 Apr
2022 The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 4★ 07 Apr
2023 Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon 4★ 04 Apr
2024 Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik 4★ 16 Apr
2025 Cold as Hell by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 08 Apr

2019 Under Currents by Nora Roberts 3.5★ 28 Apr
2020 The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate 4★ 09 May
2021 Ariadne by Jennifer Saint 4★ 28 Apr
2022 Gallant by V.E. Schwab 4★ 05 May
2023 Weyward by Emilia Hart 4★ 25 Apr
2024 Midnight The Witching Hour by Sharon Barnes 4★ 24 Apr
2025 Death of a Smuggler by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 27 May

May 2025

1. The Ghost of a Memory by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 01 May
2. The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton 4★ 03 May
3. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 3.5★ 04 May
4. Gallant by V.E. Schwab 4★ 05 May
5. Mad Madame LaLaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed by Victoria Cosner 4★ 06 May
7. The Ghost and the Mountain Man by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 08 May
8. The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate 4★ 09 May
9. The Ghost and the Birthday Boy by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 10 May
10. The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 11 May
11. The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman 4★ 13 May
12. The Ghost and the Medium by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 15 May
13. The Cousins by Karen M. McManus 3.5★ 16 May
14. Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks 4★ 18 May
15. The Measure of the Magic by Terry Brooks 4★ 20 May
16. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton 4★ 22 May
17. Galaphile by Terry Brooks 4★ 24 May
18. First King of Shannara by Terry Brooks 4★ 26 May
19. Death of a Smuggler by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 27 May
20. The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks 4★ 29 May
21. The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 31 May
22. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell 4★ 31 May

Total: 22 Books 8,327pp
2025: 115 Books 44,235pp

June 2025

1. Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski 4★ 01 Jun
2. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson 4★ 03 Jun
3. The Fury by Alex Michaelides 3.5★ 04 Jun
4. Deacon King Kong by James McBride 4★ 06 Jun
5. The Ghost and the New Neighbor by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 07 Jun
6. The Ghost and the Twins by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 08 Jun
7. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick 3.5★ 09 Jun
8. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves 4★ 10 Jun
9. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett 4★ 11 Jun
10. The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett 3.5★ 12 Jun
11. The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan 3★ 13 Jun
12. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4★ 14 Jun
13. Sticks & Stones by Sarah Mlynowski 3.5★ 14 Jun
14. The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig 4★ 15 Jun
15. The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 16 Jun
16. The Crash by Freida McFadden 4★ 17 Jun
17. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins by Suzanne Collins 3.5★ 18 Jun
18. How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin 4★ 19 Jun
19. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 20 Jun
20. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict 3.5★ 21 Jun
21. Orlando by Virginia Woolf 4★ 22 Jun
22. House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig 3.5★ 23 Jun
23. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar 4★ 24 Jun
24. Lila & The Dark by Chris Ross 4★ 25 Jul
25. The Ghost and the Wedding Crasher by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 26 Jun
26. The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson 3★ 28 Jun
27. Showing Off by Sarah Mlynowski 4★ 29 Jun
28. Dragon Overnight by Sarah Mlynowski 3.5★ 30 Jun

Summer 2025 Reading Challenge
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. A Fantasy or Science Fiction book
2. A book recommended by a Librarian, Family member or Friend
3. A Fairy Tale (or a new twist on a Fairy Tale)
4. A book set in another Time and/or Place
5. An eBook or Audiobook
6. A book from a Series
7. A book with a Green, Yellow or Red Cover
8. A Cozy Mystery or Suspense/Thriller
9. A book from your Want-to-Read List
10. A book by a Favorite or Never Read Author
11. A Non-fiction or a Classic book
12. A New-Release (2025) or a Display shelf book
13. A book of your Choice

1. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves 4★ 10 Jun
2. The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig 4★ 15 Jun
3. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar 4★ 24 Jun
4. The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett 3.5★ 12 Jun
5. Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski 4★ 01 Jun
6. How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin 4★ 19 Jun
7. House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig 3.5★ 23 Jun
8. The Fury by Alex Michaelides 3.5★ 04 Jun
9. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick 3.5★ 09 Jun
10. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 20 Jun
11. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4★ 14 Jun
12. Shanghai Sunset: The Great Adventures of Breeze Lee by Sharon Barnes 4★ 14 Jul
13. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict 3.5★ 21 Jun

1. The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold 3.5★ 29 Jul
2. James by Percival Everett 4★ 11 Jul
3. Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly 3.5★ 03 Jul
4. Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 10 Jul
5. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict 4★ 20 Jul
6. Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz 4★ 13 Jul
7. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 4★ 06 Jul
8. No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle 3.5★ 09 Jul
9. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling 3.5★ 21 Jul
10. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 4★ 18 Jul
11. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary 3.5★ 25 Jul
12. City & Shadows by Chris Ross 4★ 05 Aug
13. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 4★ 17 Jul

1. Babel by R.F. Kuang 3.5★ 08 Aug
2. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani 4★ 26 Aug
3. A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 4★ 10 Aug
4. The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4★ 20 Aug
5. Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino 3.5★ 14 Aug
6. A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 4★ 18 Aug
7. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 3.5★ 01 Aug
8. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell 4★ 21 Aug
9. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman 4★ 25 Aug
10. The Club by Ellery Lloyd 3.5★ 23 Aug
11. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore 4★ 12 Aug
12. Rage by Linda Castillo 4★ 04 Aug
13. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 4★ 02 Aug

Jun: 28 Books 9,745pp
Jul: 31 Books 11,436pp
Aug: 23 Books 9,803pp
Total: 82 Books 30,984pp

July 2025

1. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 4★ 01 Jul
2. Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros 4★ 02 Jul
3. Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly 3.5★ 03 Jul
4. The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 04 Jul
5. The Druid of Shannara by Terry Brooks 4★ 05 Jul
6. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 4★ 06 Jul
7. Weather or Not by Sarah Mlynowski 3.5★ 06 Jul
8. The Elf Queen of Shannara by Terry Brooks 4★ 07 Jul
9. The Talismans of Shannara by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 08 Jul
10. No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle 3.5★ 09 Jul
11. Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 10 Jul
12. James by Percival Everett 4★ 11 Jul
13. The Ghost and the Poltergeist by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 12 Jul
14. Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz 4★ 13 Jul
15. Shanghai Sunset: The Great Adventures of Breeze Lee by Sharon Barnes 4★ 14 Jul
16. The Ghost Who Sought Redemption by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 15 Jul
17. The Ghost and Wednesday's Child by Bobbi Holmes 3.5★ 16 Jul
18. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 4★ 17 Jul
19. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 4★ 18 Jul
20. The Big Shrink by Sarah Mlynowski 3.5★ 19 Jul
21. Hide and Seek by Sarah Mlynowski 3.5★ 19 Jul
22. Night Owl by Sarah Mlynowski 4★ 20 Jul
23. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict 4★ 20 Jul
24. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling 3.5★ 21 Jul
25. The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed 4★ 23 Jul
26. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 4★ 24 Jul
27. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary 3.5★ 25 Jul
28. Ilse Witch by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 27 Jul
29. Customer Care: A Training Manual for Library Staff by Pat Gannon-Leary 3.5★ 28 Jul
30. The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold 3.5★ 29 Jul
31. Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 4★ 31 Jul

August 2025

1. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 3.5★ 01 Aug
2. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 4★ 02 Aug
3. The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon 4★ 03 Aug
4. Rage by Linda Castillo 4★ 04 Aug
5. City & Shadows by Chris Ross 4★ 05 Aug
6. Knack American Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide To Signing by Suzie Chafin 3.5★ 06 Aug
7. Babel by R.F. Kuang 3.5★ 08 Aug
8. The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger 4★ 09 Aug
9. A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 4★ 10 Aug
10. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore 4★ 12 Aug
11. Murder in an Irish Garden by Carlene O'Connor 3.5★ 13 Aug
12. Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino 3.5★ 14 Aug
13. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace 4★ 16 Aug
14. A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 4★ 18 Aug
15. Antrax by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 19 Aug
16. The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4★ 20 Aug
17. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell 4★ 21 Aug
18. Morgawr by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 22 Aug
19. The Club by Ellery Lloyd 3.5★ 23 Aug
20. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman 4★ 25 Aug
21. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani 4★ 26 Aug
22. Jarka Ruus by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 28 Aug
23. The Last Days of the Incas by Kim MacQuarrie 4★ 31 Aug

Buddy Read 2025
GMa & Sprouts

Upside~Down Magic Sarah Mlynowski
1. Upside-Down Magic 4★ 01 Jun
2. Sticks & Stones 3.5★ 14 Jun
3. Showing Off 4★ 29 Jun
4. Dragon Overnight 3.5★ 30 Jun
5. Weather or Not 3.5★ 06 Jul
6. The Big Shrink 3.5★ 19 Jul
7. Hide and Seek 3.5★ 19 Jul
8. Night Owl 4★ 20 Jul

9. Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
10. Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
11. Holes by Louis Sachar 4★ 30 Sep

September 2025

1. Holmes, Marple & Poe by James Patterson 4★ 01 Sep
2. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.5★ 02 Sep
3. The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose 3.5★ 03 Sep
4. The Maid's Secret by Nita Prose 4★ 04 Sep
5. The Good House by Ann Leary 4★ 05 Sep
6. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter 4★ 06 Sep
7. Tanequil by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 07 Sep
8. Straken by Terry Brooks 4★ 09 Sep
9. The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan 4★ 10 Sep
10. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.5★ 11 Sep
11. The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card 4★ 12 Sep
12. The Gate Thief by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 13 Sep
13. Gatefather by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 14 Sep
14. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 4★ 15 Sep
15. The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 16 Sep
16. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 18 Sep
17. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books V-VII by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 19 Sep
18. E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation. by David Bodanis 3.5★ 20 Sep
19. Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
20. Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
21. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 4★ 21 Sep
22. Looking for Alaska by John Green 4★ 21 Sep
23. Wards of Faerie by Terry Brooks 4★ 22 Sep
24. Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 22 Sep
25. Witch Wraith by Terry Brooks 4★ 23 Sep
26. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 4★ 24 Sep
27. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4★ 25 Sep
28. My Friends by Fredrik Backman 4★ 26 Sep
29. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson 3.5★ 27 Sep
30. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride 4★ 28 Sep
31. 1984 by George Orwell 4★ 29 Sep
32. Holes by Louis Sachar 4★ 30 Sep

Banned Book Challenge 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq by Jeanette Winter 5★ 06 Sep
2. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.5★ 11 Sep
3. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz 4★ 15 Sep
4. The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 16 Sep
5. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books III-IV by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 18 Sep
6. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books V-VII by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 4★ 19 Sep
7. Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
8. Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter 5★ 20 Sep
9. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 4★ 21 Sep
10. Looking for Alaska by John Green 4★ 21 Sep
11. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 4★ 24 Sep
12. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 4★ 25 Sep
13. 1984 by George Orwell 4★ 29 Sep
14. Holes by Louis Sachar 4★ 30 Sep

October 2025

1. Dead Trees Give No Shelter by Wil Wheaton 3.5★ 01 Oct
2. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 3.5★ 02 Oct
3. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 4★ 03 Oct
4. Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth 4★ 04 Oct
5. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 3.5★ 05 Oct
6. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias 3.5★ 06 Oct
7. These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore 4★ 07 Oct
8. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 4★ 08 Oct
9. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 3.5★ 09 Oct
10. The High Druid's Blade by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 10 Oct
11. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher 4★ 10 Oct
12. Poe's Children: The New Horror by Peter Straub 4★ 11 Oct
13. The Darkling Child by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 12 Oct
14. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones 3.5★ 12 Oct
15. Sign Here by Claudia Lux 4★ 13 Oct
16. Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree 4★ 13 Oct
17. The Likeness by Tana French 3.5★ 14 Oct
18. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman 3.5★ 14 Oct
19. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4★ 15 Oct
20. The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 4★ 15 Oct
21. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 3★ 15 Oct
22. Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman 3.5★ 16 Oct
23. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 4★ 17 Oct
24. White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson 4★ 17 Oct
25. The Girl in the Bog by Keith Donohue 3.5★ 18 Oct
26. An Authenticated History Of The Bell Witch by M.V. Ingram 4★ 18 Oct
27. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer 3.5★ 18 Oct
28. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 4★ 19 Oct
29. The House by Raelyn Drake 3.5★ 19 Oct
30. Slade House by David Mitchell 4★ 19 Oct
31. A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake 3.5★ 20 Oct
32. Dark Screams: Volume One by Brian James Freeman 3.5★ 20 Oct
33. All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 4★ 20 Oct
34. The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan 4★ 21 Oct
35. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb 4★ 21 Oct
36. A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 3.5★ 22 Oct
37. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 3.5★ 23 Oct
38. Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards 4★ 24 Oct
39. Universal Harvester by John Darnielle 3.5★ 25 Oct
40. One Potion in the Grave by Heather Blake 3.5★ 25 Oct
41. The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher 4★ 26 Oct
42. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston 3.5★ 26 Oct
43. The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb 4★ 27 Oct
44. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4★ 28 Oct
45. The Ridge by Michael Koryta 3.5★ 29 Oct
46. Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake 3.5★ 30 Oct
47. A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox 4★ 31 Oct

Happy Hallo-Reads 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Dead Trees Give No Shelter by Wil Wheaton 3.5★ 01 Oct
2. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill 3.5★ 02 Oct
3. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 4★ 03 Oct
4. House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias 3.5★ 06 Oct
5. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher 4★ 10 Oct
6. Poe's Children: The New Horror by Peter Straub 4★ 11 Oct
7. Sign Here by Claudia Lux 4★ 13 Oct
8. The Resurrectionist by A. Rae Dunlap 4★ 15 Oct
9. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw 3★ 15 Oct

Mystery, Murder or Mayhem
1. Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé 4★ 08 Oct
2. Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero 3.5★ 09 Oct
3. The Likeness by Tana French 3.5★ 14 Oct

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects
1. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix 3.5★ 05 Oct
2. Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones 3.5★ 12 Oct
3. Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman 3.5★ 14 Oct

Happy Hallo-Reads #2
1. Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk 4★ 19 Oct
2. The House by Raelyn Drake 3.5★ 19 Oct
3. Dark Screams: Volume One by Brian James Freeman 3.5★ 20 Oct
4. All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham 4★ 20 Oct
5. The Tale of Halcyon Crane by Wendy Webb 4★ 21 Oct
6. A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 3.5★ 22 Oct
7. Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie D. Richards 4★ 24 Oct
8. Universal Harvester by John Darnielle 3.5★ 25 Oct
9. The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher 4★ 26 Oct
10. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston 3.5★ 26 Oct
11. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4★ 28 Oct
12. The Ridge by Michael Koryta 3.5★ 29 Oct
13. A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox 4★ 31 Oct

Mystery, Murder or Mayhem
1. A Potion to Die For by Heather Blake 3.5★ 19 Oct
2. One Potion in the Grave by Heather Blake 3.5★ 25 Oct
3. Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake 3.5★ 30 Oct

Ghouls, Goblins or Cursed Objects
1. Slade House by David Mitchell 4★ 19 Oct
2. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake 3.5★ 23 Oct
3. The Fate of Mercy Alban by Wendy Webb 4★ 27 Oct

November 2025

1. 1st to Die by James Patterson 4★ 01 Nov
2. 2nd Chance by James Patterson 4★ 02 Nov
3. 3rd Degree by James Patterson 4★ 02 Nov
4. Red Rising by Pierce Brown 3.5★ 03 Nov
5. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 5★ 04 Nov
6. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 5★ 05 Nov
7. The Sorcerer's Daughter by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 06 Nov
8. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 4★ 07 Nov
9. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 3.5★ 08 Nov
10. The Last Star by Rick Yancey 3.5★ 09 Nov
11. The Faith Club: A Muslim, a Christian, a Jew: Three Women Search for Understanding 4★ 11 Nov
12. The Field Guide by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 12 Nov
13. The Seeing Stone by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 12 Nov
14. Rather Outspoken: My Life in the News by Dan Rather 4★ 13 Nov
15. The Black Elfstone by Terry Brooks 4★ 14 Nov
16. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 4★ 15 Nov
17. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams 4★ 16 Nov
18. Lucinda's Secret by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 17 Nov
19. The Ironwood Tree by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 17 Nov
20. The Wrath of Mulgarath by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 17 Nov
21. Sociopath by Patric Gagne 4★ 18 Nov
22. Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare 4★ 19 Nov
23. The Nixie's Song by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 20 Nov
24. A Giant Problem by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 21 Nov
25. The Wyrm King by Tony DiTerlizzi 3.5★ 21 Nov
26. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 4★ 22 Nov
27. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes 4★ 23 Nov
28. Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 25 Nov
29. Earth Afire by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 26 Nov
30. Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 28 Nov
31. Goblin Mode: How to Get Cozy, Embrace Imperfection, and Thrive in the Muck by McKayla Coyle 4★ 29 Nov
32. Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange 4★ 30 Nov

Celebrate Sci~Fi 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Red Rising by Pierce Brown 3.5★ 03 Nov
2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams 5★ 04 Nov
3. Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams 5★ 05 Nov
4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey 4★ 07 Nov
5. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey 3.5★ 08 Nov
6. The Last Star by Rick Yancey 3.5★ 09 Nov
7. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams 4★ 15 Nov
8. Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams 4★ 16 Nov
9. Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 25 Nov
10. Earth Afire Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 26 Nov
11. Earth Awakens by Orson Scott Card 3.5★ 28 Nov

December 2025

1. The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 3.5★ 01 Dec
2. Lark! The Herald Angels Sing by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 02 Dec
3. The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 03 Dec
4. The Tenant by Freida McFadden 4★ 04 Dec
5. The Call of the Wild by Jack London 4★ 05 Dec
6. The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King 4★ 06 Dec
7. A Christmas Return by Anne Perry 3.5★ 07 Dec
8. The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 08 Dec
9. The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, The Power Behind Five English Thrones by Thomas Asbridge 4★ 10 Dec
10. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher 4★ 11 Dec
11. A Christmas Revelation by Anne Perry 3.5★ 12 Dec
12. The Skaar Invasion by Terry Brooks 4★ 13 Dec
13. The Stiehl Assassin by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 14 Dec
14. The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 4★ 15 Dec
15. The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 16 Dec
16. A Christmas Gathering by Anne Perry 3.5★ 17 Dec
17. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks 3.5★ 18 Dec
18. My Beloved by Jan Karon 4★ 19 Dec
19. Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 20 Dec
20. Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost 3.5★ 21 Dec
21. Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi 4★ 22 Dec
22. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 23 Dec
23. I'll Be Home for Mischief by Jacqueline Frost 3.5★ 23 Dec
24. The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson 4★ 24 Dec
25. Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree 3.5★ 24 Dec
26. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 4★ 25 Dec
27. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 4★ 26 Dec
28. Reckoning of Fallen Gods by R.A. Salvatore 3.5★ 27 Dec
29. Song of the Risen God by R.A. Salvatore 3.5★ 28 Dec
30. The Age of AI and Our Human Future by Henry Kissinger 3.5★ 29 Dec
31. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss 4★ 31 Dec

Season's Readings 2025
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Lark! The Herald Angels Sing by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 02 Dec
2. The Gift of the Magpie by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 03 Dec
3. A Christmas Return by Anne Perry 3.5★ 07 Dec
4. The Twelve Jays of Christmas by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 08 Dec
5. A Christmas Revelation by Anne Perry 3.5★ 12 Dec
6. A Christmas Gathering by Anne Perry 3.5★ 17 Dec
7. Dashing Through the Snowbirds by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 20 Dec
8. Stalking Around the Christmas Tree by Jacqueline Frost 3.5★ 21 Dec
9. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! by Donna Andrews 3.5★ 23 Dec
10. I'll Be Home for Mischief by Jacqueline Frost 3.5★ 23 Dec

2026 Reading Goal: 286 Books

Winter 2025~2026 Reading Challenge
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Recommended
The Tenant by Freida McFadden 4★ 04 Dec
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 3.5★ 29 Jan

2. Series
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 4★ 15 Dec
Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell 4★ 31 Jan

3. Favorite or Never-Read Author
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King 4★ 06 Dec
Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid 3.5★ 07 Feb

4. Audio or eBook
The Names by Florence Knapp 4★ 19 Jan
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie by Freida McFadden 3.5★ 26 Jan

5. New Release
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 16 Dec
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4★ 08 Feb

6. Want-to-Read List
The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts 4★ 12 Jan
The Dragon's Lair by Sharon Barnes 3.5★ 12 Feb

7. Blue, Silver or White Cover
My Beloved by Jan Karon 4★ 19 Dec
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher 3.5★ 19 Feb

8. YA
Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi 4★ 22 Dec
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 3.5★ 22 Feb

9. Holiday or Winter-themed
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 3.5★ 01 Dec
Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke 3.5★ 16 Feb

10. Mystery or Suspense Thriller
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang 4★ 18 Jan
The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith 3.5★ 21 Jan

11. Classic or Nonfiction
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter 4★ 03 Jan
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 4★ 27 Jan

12. Choice
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin 3.5★ 13 Jan
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware 3.5★ 03 Feb

Dec: 31 books 10,560 pp
Jan: 19 books 10,595pp
Feb: 28 books 8,848pp
Total: 78 books 30,003

Coffee Chat Buddy Read

Old Testament (Audio 08 Jan)
Genesis (25 Jan) Exodus (15 Feb) Leviticus (03 Mar)

New Testament (Audio 11 Jan)
Matthew (14 Feb) Mark (12 Mar)

Love the Library 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

Total Checkouts
Jan: 37 (*19)
Feb: 52 (*28)
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Completed Reads
Library Books: 25
ILL Books: 05
Audio Books: 42
eBooks: 17

2026 Total: 89
Titles*: 47

*Actual # of different Titles checked out (my digital & physical copies often overlap)

Mystery Monday 2026 Challenge
Library Book Club

Jan: Winter theme/Setting
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3.5★ 04 Jan

Feb: Includes a Romance
A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong 3.5★ 13 Feb

Mar: Set in Ireland or Irish Author
Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 3.5★ 01 Mar

Apr: Moderator (Reader) Choice

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Nonfiction 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

000: Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao 3.5★ 02 Feb

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Book Buffet 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

1. A New-release book (published this year)
Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden 4★ 17 Feb

2. A Play or Poetry

3. A Fiction book

4. A Children's/Juvenile book

5. A Banned/Challenged book

6. A Recommendation

7. A Nonfiction book

8. A book by an Author you've never read
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 4★ 08 Mar

9. A Classic book

10. A Biography/Memoir
Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann 4★ 14 Mar

11. A Young Adult Book
Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray 4★ 22 Jan

12. Audio or eBook

Book BINGO 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

B1 ~ A book you chose because of the cover
B2 ~ A book from the Library
B3 ~ A book that's been on your TBR list for more than 5 years
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 4★ 18 Feb
B4 ~ A book with more than 500 pages
B5 ~ A book recommended by a celebrity
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 4★ 23 Feb

I1 ~ A book you saw someone reading
I2 ~ A book that is out of you comfort zone
I3 ~ A book someone recommends to you
I4 ~ A book of poetry
I5 ~ A book by an Author from another country

N1 ~ A book that will help with your career
How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone by Ryan Leak 4★ 04 Feb
N2 ~ An award-winning book
N3 ~ Free Choice
N4 ~ A book you heard about on the radio or internet
Sugar and Spite by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 16 Mar
N5 ~ A book you should have read in high school

G1 ~ A book you saw on TV
G2 ~ A book recommended by your Bookseller or Librarian
G3 ~ A book with a great first line
G4 ~ A book with pictures
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe 3★ 15 Feb
G5 ~ A book you would have picked up as a teenager

O1 ~ A book with an animal on the cover
O2 ~ A young adult novel
O3 ~ A book written by a celebrity
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul 4★ 11 Feb
O4 ~ A book recommended by your Barista or Book Club
O5 ~ A book EVERYONE but you has read

Duos, Trios & Quads 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

Starters by Lissa Price
1. Starters 4★ 09 Feb
2. Enders 3.5★ 10 Feb

Cecelia and Kate by Patricia C Wrede
1. Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot 3.5★ 24 Feb
2. The Grand Tour: or The Purloined Coronation Regalia 3.5★ 25 Feb
3. The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After 3.5★ 26 Feb

The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler
1. The Forbidden Library 4★ 17 Mar
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Series 2026 Challenge
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

Women's Murder Club by James Patterson
1. 1st to Die READ
2. 2nd Chance READ
3. 3rd Degree READ
4. 4th of July 4★ 15 Jan
5. 5th Horseman 4★ 17 Jan
6. The 6th Target 4★ 23 Jan
7. 7th Heaven 4★ 24 Jan
8. The 8th Confession 4★ 05 Feb
9. The 9th Judgment 4★ 06 Feb
10. 10th Anniversary 4★ 20 Feb
11. 11th Hour 4★ 21 Feb
12. 12th of Never 3.5★ 27 Feb
13. Unlucky 13 3.5★ 28 Feb
14. 14th Deadly Sin 3.5★ 09 Mar
15. 15th Affair 3.5★ 10 Mar
15.5 The Trial 3.5★ 11 Mar
16. 16th Seduction 3.5★ 15 Mar
16.5 The Medical Examiner 3.5★ 15 Mar

January 2026

1. The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter 4★ 03 Jan
2. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 3.5★ 04 Jan
3. Inspired by... the Bible Experience: Old Testament by Inspired By Media Group 4.5★ 08 Jan
4. Inspired By … The Bible Experience Audio Bible - Today's New International Version, TNIV: New Testament by Inspired By Media Group 4.5★ 11 Jan
5. The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts 4★ 12 Jan
6. The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin 3.5★ 13 Jan
7. 4th of July by James Patterson 4★ 15 Jan
8. The 5th Horseman by James Patterson 4★ 17 Jan
9. Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang 4★ 18 Jan
10. The Names by Florence Knapp 4★ 19 Jan
11. The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith 3.5★ 21 Jan
12. Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray 4★ 22 Jan
13. The 6th Target by James Patterson 4★ 23 Jan
14. 7th Heaven by James Patterson 4★ 24 Jan
15. Inspired By The Bible Experience: The Book of Genesis by Inspired By Media Group 4★ 25 Jan
16. The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie by Freida McFadden 3.5★ 26 Jan
17. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 27 Jan
18. Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 3.5★ 29 Jan
19. Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell 4★ 31 Jan

GoodReads Winter Achievement Challenge
01 Jan ~ 31 Mar 2026
Coffee Chat Book Club

1. Challenge Faves
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4★ 08 Feb

2. Choice Archive
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 4★ 08 Mar

3. Lasting Reads
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 3.5★ 29 Jan

4. Star Selections
The Names by Florence Knapp 4★ 19 Jan

5. Tale Spinners
Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe 3★ 15 Feb

6. Black Heritage
The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul 4★ 11 Feb

7. Swoony Stories
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 4★ 18 Feb

8. Persona Picks
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 4★ 23 Feb

9. Her Story
Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann 4★ 14 Mar

February 2026

1. Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI by Karen Hao 3.5★ 02 Feb
2. The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware 3.5★ 03 Feb
3. How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone by Ryan Leak 4★ 04 Feb
4. The 8th Confession by James Patterson 4★ 05 Feb
5. The 9th Judgment by James Patterson 4★ 06 Feb
6. Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid 3.5★ 07 Feb
7. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4★ 08 Feb
8. Starters by Lissa Price 4★ 09 Feb
9. Enders by Lissa Price 3.5★ 10 Feb
10. The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul 4★ 11 Feb
11. The Dragon's Lair by Sharon Barnes 3.5★ 12 Feb
12. A Stitch in Time by Kelley Armstrong 3.5★ 13 Feb
13. The Gospel of Matthew, King James Version by Matthew the Apostle 5★ 14 Feb
14. Exodus by Anonymous 4★ 15 Feb
15. Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe 3★ 15 Feb
16. Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke 3.5★ 16 Feb
17. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden 4★ 17 Feb
18. A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 4★ 18 Feb
19. What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher 3.5★ 19 Feb
20. 10th Anniversary by James Patterson 4★ 20 Feb
21. 11th Hour by James Patterson 4★ 21 Feb
22. Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 3.5★ 22 Feb
23. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 4★ 23 Feb
24. Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede 3.5★ 24 Feb
25. The Grand Tour: or The Purloined Coronation Regalia by Patricia C. Wrede 3.5★ 25 Feb
26. The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede 3.5★ 26 Feb
27. 12th of Never by James Patterson 3.5★ 27 Feb
28. Unlucky 13 by James Patterson 3.5★ 28 Feb

Coffee Chat Book Club/Library RPG Club

Young Adventurer's Guide Vol 1
Warriors and Weapons 4★ 04 Mar
Wizards & Spells 4★ 04 Mar
Monsters & Creatures 4★ 05 Mar
Dungeons & Tombs 4★ 05 Mar

2024 Sourcebooks

March 2026

1. Buried in a Bog by Sheila Connolly 3.5★ 01 Mar
2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 4★ 02 Mar
3. Leviticus by Anonymous 3.5★ 03 Mar
4. The Young Adventurer's Collection by Jim Zub 4★ 05 Mar
5. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4★ 06 Mar
6. Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.5★ 07 Mar
7. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 4★ 08 Mar
8. 14th Deadly Sin by James Patterson 3.5★ 09 Mar
9. 15th Affair by James Patterson 3.5★ 10 Mar
10. The Trial by James Patterson 3.5★ 11 Mar
11. Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 4★ 11 Mar
12. The Gospel According to Mark by Anonymous 4★ 12 Mar
13. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 4★ 13 Mar
14. Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton by Martha Ackmann 4★ 14 Mar
15. 16th Seduction by James Patterson 3.5★ 15 Mar
16. The Medical Examiner by James Patterson 3.5★ 15 Mar
17. Sugar and Spite by M.C. Beaton 3.5★ 16 Mar
18. The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler 4★ 17 Mar

Conquer the Classics 2026
Library/Coffee Chat Book Club

1. a pre-19th Century classic
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 4★ 11 Mar

2. a 19th Century classic
Moby-Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville 3.5★ 07 Mar

3. a 20th Century classic
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4★ 06 Mar

4. a Children's classic
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 4★ 02 Mar
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 4★ 13 Mar

5. a classic Play, Poetry or Short Story
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett 3.5★ 18 Mar