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All Livingston Parish Library branches host monthly book clubs for adults, and each club features a “Book of the Month.”
Here are the June Livingston Parish Library book club selections. For more information on a particular book club, please call the branch.
Sunny Side Up Inspirational Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at the Watson Branch
June selection
“Angels Walking” by Karen Kingsbury
About the book
From bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes the first in a series about second chances – a dramatic story about a washed-up baseball player, the love he left behind, and the miracles that might save them both.
Joyful Reads Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, at the South Branch
June selection
“The Paris Agent” by Kelly Rimmer
About the book
Twenty-five years after World War II, aging British SOE operative Noah Ainsworth is haunted by the memory of the secret agent who saved him in occupied France, prompting his daughter Charlotte to uncover the intertwined fates of two women, Fleur and Chloe, who are entangled in a web of treachery and deception involving a double agent within their ranks.
Spine Tinglers Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at the Watson Branch
June selection
“The Good Daughter” by Karin Slaughter
About the book
From the bestselling author of “Pieces of Her,” Karin Slaughter’s novel “The Good Daughter” is a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.
Box of Chocolates Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
2 p.m. on Thursday, June 12, at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch
June selection
“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls
About the book
"The Glass Castle” is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant.
ASB Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Monday, June 30, at the Albany-Springfield Branch
June selection
“Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
About the book
A modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” set in Appalachia, this novel was a co-recipient of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Main Branch Book Club
June meeting time, date, and location
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 24, at the Main Branch (Livingston)
June selection
“Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
About the book
“Lessons in Chemistry,” the debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, who becomes a beloved cooking show host in 1960s Southern California after being fired as a chemist four years earlier. This novel was later adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries.
South Branch Bookies
June meeting time, date, and location
5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the South Branch
June selection
“Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus
About the book
“Lessons in Chemistry,” the debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, who becomes a beloved cooking show host in 1960s Southern California after being fired as a chemist four years earlier. This novel was later adapted into an Apple TV+ miniseries.