Get into the holiday season with these LPL book club selections!
This December, the Livingston Parish Library has an exciting lineup of book club selections! With intriguing titles that cater to diverse interests – as well as some holiday magic – there’s something for everyone!
All LPL branches host monthly book clubs for adults, and each club features a different “Book of the Month.” Whether you are looking for engaging discussions or the opportunity to connect with fellow book lovers in our community, we invite you to come experience the joy of reading together!
For more information on a particular book club, please call the branch.
Joyful Reads Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, at the South Branch
December selection
“Bright Lights, Big Christmas” by Mary Kay Andrews
About the book
From bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews comes a novella celebrating love and the warm, glittering charm of the holiday season.
South Branch Bookies
Meeting time, date, and location
5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, at the South Branch
December selection
“The Midnight Feast” by Lucy Foley
About the book
Secrets and lies unravel at a luxurious resort's opening night, where an ancient forest harbors dark mysteries and deadly consequences ensue.
Sunny Side Up Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 9, at the Watson Branch
December selection
“My Kind of Christmas” by Janet Daily
About the book
Travis Morgan is not crazy about moving back to Branding Iron, Texas, to run an abandoned ranch he inherited, until he meets the town's sweetly stubborn mayor, Maggie Delaney.
Spine Tinglers Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 9, at the Watson Branch
December selection
“The Other Daughter” by Lisa Gardner
About the book
From the bestselling author of “Before She Disappeared” comes a propulsive thriller exploring “the dark side of family life, where the ties that bind also gag, choke, and strangle.”
Box of Chocolates Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
2 p.m. on Thursday, December 18, at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch
December selection
“A Redbird Christmas” by Fannie Flagg
About the book
With the same incomparable style and warm, inviting voice that have made her beloved by millions of readers far and wide, bestselling author Fannie Flagg has written an enchanting Christmas story of faith and hope about small-town America and larger-than-life wonders.
ASB Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Monday, December 29, at the Albany-Springfield Branch
December selection
“The Hunting Party” by Lucy Foley
About the book
For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge – and murder and mayhem ensue.
Main Branch Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 30, at the Main Branch (Livingston)
December selection
“A Spindle Splintered” by Alix E. Harrow
About the book
Bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's “A Spindle Splintered” brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for “The Sleeping Beauty,” fractured and reimagined.