KPL Book Club

The Kilbourn Public Library Book Club is open to all adults interested in getting together for informal discussion on selected books. Each month a book is chosen and copies are available here at the library and on the bookmobile for interested readers.  The book club meets at the library on the last Monday evening of the month at 6:30 p.m. and the last Wednesday afternoon of the month at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the featured book.  Coffee and treats are served along with engaging and enjoyable discussion. Copies of the book are available at the library and on the bookmobile. Everyone is welcome. If you can't make any of our meetings, post your comments and thoughts on our Book Club Blog.

We are very excited to announce the book club selection for the month of September! We will be discussing our very own Michael Dodd's newest book Except for His Wings. Most of you remember Michael as an employee and volunteer here at the library but he is also an author and we are sure you are going to enjoy this book. His novel is about Corny Shane, who is a recovering alcoholic trying to rebuild his shattered life in the Texas Hill Country. The story begins wwhen Corny's eleven-year-old daughter comes home with a story about a boy with wings who appeared at the town park. Except for His Wings is the story of the turmoil his appearance creates in their small town. It is a story of uncertainty and confusion, of old wounds and new fears, of sorry and of hope. We will be welcoming Michael Dodd back to the library to lead the discussion during both sessions. The book wil be discussed at the library on Monday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, September 27 at 1:30 p.m. Books are available for checkout at the library and on the bookmobile

The Kilbourn Public Library's Book Club selection for August is the novel The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows. We will be discussing this book on Monday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, August 30 at 1:30 p.m. The novel is set in 1938 and follows the story of Layla Beck, who is cut off from her allowance and demanded by her father, a US Senator, to find a job with the Federal Writers' Project, a New Deal jobs program. Within days, Layla finds herself far out of her comfort zone when she is assigned to cover the history of the remote mill town of Macedonia, West Virginia. The author evokes the charm and eccentricity of a small town filled with extraordinary characters. The novel brings to life and inquisitive young girl, her beloved aunt, and the alluring visitor who changes the course of their destiny forever. Join us for discssion and treats as we delve into this wise, witty and exuberant novel that illuminates the power of loyalty and forgiveness, memory and truth, and the courage it takes to do what's right.

This July's Book Club selection is Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. This book by Mary Roach chronicles the compelling, and sometimes very humorous use of the human body after one has passed on. For over two-thousand years, cadavers have been involved in some of science's greatest, and sometimes strangest, undertakings.
The Book Club will be meeting twice in the month of July:
*Wednesday, July 26 at 1:30 pm
*Monday, July 31 at 6:30 pm
If you can't make it to any of our book discussions, join the discussion online on our book club blog at www.kplbookclub.blogspot.com.

The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommended by Katarina Bivald is June's Book Club selection. This novel follows the story of Sara, who travels all the way to Broken Wheel, Iowa from Sweden to visit her pen pal, Amy. Upon arrival Sara is shocked to learn that Amy has passed away and she just missed the funeral. The town happily takes Sara in despite not sharing her love of books. Sara then devotes herself to spreading her love of reading to the rest of the town. However, her unconventional methods may force long-kept secrets into the open, potentially causing conflict. This book will be discussed at the library on the following dates:
*Monday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m.
*Wednesday, June 28 at 1:30 p.m.
Come and join us for a tantalizing discussion. If you cannot make it, please make use of our online blog at www.kplbookclub.blogspot.com.

The book club selection for May is A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki. This novel was a UW-Big Read in 2013.
In Tokyo, 16 year old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and her classmates' bullying. But before she ends it all, Nao first plans to document the life of her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who's lived more than a century. Across the Pacific, we meet Ruth, a novelist living on a remote island who discovers a collection of artifacts washed ashore, possibly debris from the devastating 2011 tsunami. As the mystery of its contents unfolds, Ruth is pulled into the past, into Nao's drama and her unknown fate, and forward into her own future. Full of Ozeki's humor and signature writing, A Tale for the Time Being is a story about our shared humanity and the search for home.
We will be discussing this book on Monday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 31 at 1:30 p.m. Join us here at the library or participate with fellow readers by sending a comment to our book club blog at kplbookclub.blogspot.com.

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