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Check out the May 2025 LPL book club selections

All Livingston Parish Library branches host monthly book clubs for adults. Each book club features a different “Book of the Month” that participants read and discuss during their monthly gathering.  

Whether you’re looking for a group of book lovers or simply need a book recommendation, the library has you covered! 

For more information on a particular book club, please call the branch. 

Here are the May Livingston Parish Library book club selections. 

Sunny Side Up Inspirational Book Club 

May meeting time, date, and location 

10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13, at the Watson Branch 

May selection 

“The Love of My Life” by Rosie Walsh 

About the book 

From the bestselling author of “Ghosted” comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night page-turner with a dark secret at its core 

Joyful Reads Book Club  

May meeting time, date, and location 

10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at the South Branch 

May selection 

“Where Butterflies Wander” by Suzanne Redfearn 

About the book 

From the bestselling author of “In an Instant” comes the moving story of a family grappling with grief and a woman with the power to help them through it – or stand in their way. 

Spine Tinglers Book Club 

May meeting time, date, and location 

6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, at the Watson Branch 

May selection 

“Little Secrets” by Jennifer Hillier 

About the book 

Overwhelmed by tragedy, a woman desperately tries to save her marriage in award-winning author Jennifer Hillier’s “Little Secrets,” a riveting novel of psychological suspense. 

Box of Chocolates Book Club 

May meeting time, date, and location 

2 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch 

May selection 

“Allie and Bea” by Catherine Ryan Hyde 

About the book 

In a journey of redemption and unlikely companionship, Bea, a grieving widow, and Allie, a teenager fleeing a troubled group home, form an unexpected bond as they travel up the Pacific Coast, discovering friendship, love, and a sense of family amidst their struggles. 

ASB Book Club 

May meeting time, date, and location 

10 a.m. on Monday, May 19, at the Albany-Springfield Branch 

May selection 

“Malibu Rising” by Taylor Jenkins Reid 

About the book 

Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, their lives will change forever. 

Main Branch Book Club 

May meeting time, date, and location 

10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20, at the Main Branch (Livingston) 

May selection 

“Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand 

About the book 

A biography of World War II veteran Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in the Pacific Theater, spent 47 days drifting on a raft, and then survived more than two and a half years as a prisoner of war in three Japanese POW camps. 

South Branch Bookies 

May meeting time, date, and location 

5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, at the South Branch 

May selection 

“None of This is True” by Lisa Jewell 

About the book 

With over one million copies sold, this unputdownable psychological thriller by bestselling author Lisa Jewell follows a woman who finds herself the subject of her own popular true crime podcast.