If you need a new book for your TBR list, you’ve come to the right place – here are the Livingston Parish Library book club selections for August!
All LPL branches host monthly book clubs for adults, and each club features a different “Book of the Month.” 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, August 5, at the South Branch
August selection
“Shelterwood” by Lisa Wingate
About the book
A sweeping novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth.
Sunny Side Up Inspirational Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, at the Watson Branch
August selection
“The Lost Boys of Barlowe Theater” by Jaime Jo Wright
About the book
In this atmospheric dual-time tale, two women – separated by a century yet bound by the ghosts of the past – pursue light in the face of darkness.
Spine Tinglers Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, at the Watson Branch
August selection
“The House at the End of the World” by Dean Koontz
About the book
No one on Earth will have a place to hide in this novel about fears known and unknown by bestselling master of suspense Dean Koontz.
Box of Chocolates Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
2 p.m. on Thursday, August 21, at the Denham Springs-Walker Branch
August selection
“Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt
About the book
This debut novel is a gripping exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, following a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.
ASB Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10 a.m. on Monday, August 25, at the Albany-Springfield Branch
August selection
“Yellowface” by R.F. Kuang
About the book
White lies. Dark humor. Deadly consequences. Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn’t write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel.
Main Branch Book Club
Meeting time, date, and location
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, at the Main Branch (Livingston)
August selection
“The Recovery Agent” by Janet Evanovich
About the book
This bestselling author and “thriller master” returns with a new series blending wild adventure, hugely appealing characters, and pitch-perfect humor.
South Branch Bookies
Meeting time, date, and location
5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 28, at the South Branch
August selection
“The Beautiful and the Wild” by Peggy Townsend
About the book
In this 2023 survival story, the dangers of Alaska aren’t limited to storms, starvation, and grizzly bears. Sometimes the most dangerous thing is the person you love.