THE SEASIDERS
Palm Beach Shores, FL
Book Club
Book Club Selections 2025 - 2026
Daytime Meetings @ 9:00 at Dot's house. Evening meetings @ 6:30 at Sherry's place, 1st floor
Oct. 8: The Lost Book Shop by Evie Woods
Nov. 12: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Dec. 10 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawton
Jan. 14: Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
Feb. 11: The Secret War of Julia Child by Diana Chambers
Mar. 25: Go as a River by Shelley Read
Apr. 8: The Benevolent Society of Ill Mannered Ladies by Alison Goodman
Apr. 22: The Last Twelve Miles by Erika Robuk
Other Reading Suggestions
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
James by Percival Everett
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo
Book Club Selections 2024 - 2025
Daytime Meetings @ 9:00 at Dot's house. Evening meetings @ 6:30 at Sherry's place, 1st floor
Oct 9: Cancelled because of hurricane Milton
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Nov 13: The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Dana Marton HF (Chris Mielke)
9 a.m. only, instead of
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams F (Dot Erickson)
9 a.m. only, which was previously scheduled
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Dec 11: The Women by Kristen Hannah HF (Carol Whalen) 9 a.m. only
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Jan 8: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt F (Cindy Stevens)
This was previously scheduled for February
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Feb 12: Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes F (Rose Ciotta)
This was previously scheduled for January
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March 12: Book Selection Day, 9 a.m.
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Mar 26: The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd HF (Rose Ciotta)
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Apr 9: The Violin Conspiracy by Brandon Slocumb F (Kris Beaudette)
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Apr 23: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus F (Carol McKenna)
25th Anniversary
Book Club Selections 2023 - 2024
Meetings @ 9:30 at Dot's house unless otherwise noted
Oct 11: The Spoon Stealer by Leslie Crewe
Nov 8: The Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Grace Katz
Dec 13: The First Victim by Debbie Babit
Jan 10: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
Feb 14: Have you Seen Luis Vlez by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Mar 13: The Next Ship Home by Heather Webb
Mar 27: Book Selection
Apr 10: The Irishman's Daughter by V.S. Alexander
Apr 24: The Ride of her Life by Elizabeth Letts
Other Recommended Books:
Under the Tulip Tree by Michelle Shocklee
Between two Kingdoms by Suleika Joauad
The Hundred Story Home by Kathy Izard
The Pioneers by David McCullough
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Dinners with Ruth by Nina Tatenbery
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The last Night in London by Karen White
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson & Peter Parnell
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Book Club Selections 2022 - 2023
Oct. 12: The Second Mrs. Astor (HF) by Shana Abe
Nov. 9: Sapiens (NF) by Yuval Noah Harari
Dec. 7: The Personal Librarian (HF) by Marie Benedict
Jan. 11: The Chicken Sisters (F) by KJ Dell’Antonia
Feb. 15: Lincoln Highway (F) by Amor Towles
Mar. 8: The Night Watchman (F) by Louise Erdrich
Mar. 29: Book Selection at Dot’s
Apr. 12: The Last Thing He Told Me (F) by Laura Dave
Apr. 26: Tangled Up in Blue (NF) by Rosa Brooks
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Other Recommended Books:
The Pioneers (NF) by David McCullough
Masie Dobbs Series (Mystery) by Jacqueline Winspear
Unbroken (NF) by Laura Hillenbrand
The Four Winds (F) by Kristen Hannah
The Engineer’s Wife (HF) by Tracey Enerson Wood
The Maid (Mystery) by Nita Prose
Shantaram (F) by Gregory David Roberts
Passing (F) by Nella Larsen
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Note: Previous years Book Club selections have been left on this page so that you will have a a good selection of books for your reading pleasure.
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Book Selections for 2021-2022
Oct 13 Bound (NF) by Sally Gunning
Nov10 From Scratch (NF Bio) by Tembi Locke
Dec 8 Pope Joan (NF) by Donna Cross
Jan 2 Finding Dorothy (F) by Elizabeth Letts
Mar 9 The Island of the Sea Woman (F) by Lisa See
Apr 13 The Year of Living Danishly (NF) by Helen Russell
Apr 27 Mike Nichols “A Life” (NF Bio) by Mark Harris
Additional Reads:
The Splendid and the Vile (NF) Erik Larson
The Burglary (NF) Betty Medsger
Confession of a Sociopath (NF) M.E. Thomas
Full Dark House (NF) Christopher Fowler
American Dirt (F) Jeanine Cummins
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Book Selections for 2020-2021
Oct 14 The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope (F)
Nov 18 Crashing Through by Robert Kurson (NF)
Dec 9 A Palm Beach Wife by Susannah Marren (F)
Jan 13 Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (F)
Feb 3 Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adihie (F)
Mar10 The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (F)
Mar 31 Book Selection @ Dots
Apr 14 Mary Poppins She Wrote – the life of P.L Travers (NF) by Valerie Lawson
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Book Selections for 2019 – 2020
Oct 16 Born A Crime (NF) by Trevor Noah
Nov 13 Pachinko (HF) by Min Jin Lee
Dec 11 Ship and the Storm (NF) by Jim Carrier NF
Jan 15 Behold the Dreamers (F) by Imbolo Nbue F
Feb 19 Sing, Unburied, Sing (F) by Jesmyn Ward F
Mar 4 The Great Alone (F) by Kristin Hannah F
April 8 Educated (NF) by Tara Westover NF
April 29 Where the Crawdads Sing (F) by Delia Owens F
Note: All Book club Meetings are at the Community Center.