Book Clubs
 The library sponsors four adult book clubs and one teen book
club. New members are always welcome in all clubs!
The Bottle of Wine Book Club usually meets
the last Wednesday of the month at 7 PM.
Selections are listed below. Please contact Susan Million for more
information and location details at (512) 266-8630.
The Classics Book Club will have its next
meeting on Monday, May 10 at 1 PM at Panera Bread in
the Hill Country Galleria to discuss The Age of
Innocence by
Edith Wharton. For more
information, contact Edie Tonnesen at (512)
264-3022.
The Glass of Wine Book Club
usually meets the
last Monday of the month at 7 PM. Selections
are listed below. Contact Helen Kott at (512)
382-1227 for more information about the group and
meeting location.
The Friends Book Club meets the first
Tuesday of each month at 10 AM at Lake Travis United
Methodist Church (1502 Ranch Road 620 North).
Their selections are listed below. For more
information about the group, please contact Joanne
Hough at 512-921-3660.
The Teen Book Club meets periodically on
Sunday afternoons at 4 PM. See
Teen Programs for more
information or call (512) 263-2885.
Upcoming Books for the Bottle of Wine Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
| March 31 |
The Namesake |
Jhumpa Lahiri |
| April 28 |
The Liar's Club |
Mary Karr |
Upcoming Books
for the Glass of Wine Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
| March 29 |
Books by Stieg Larsson |
Stieg Larsson |
| April 26 |
Like Water for Chocolate Book/Movie Combo |
Laura Esquivel |
| May 24 |
Born to Run |
Christopher McDougall |
| June 28 |
Honolulu/Moloka'i |
Alan Brennert |
| July 26 |
The Namesake and/or The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
Jhumpa Lahiri/Mohsin Hamid |
Upcoming Books for the Friends Book Club
| Date |
Titles |
Authors |
Leader |
| April 6 |
Half Broken Things |
Morag Joss |
Betty |
| May 4 |
Blackbird |
Jennifer Lauck |
Eileen |
Here are some titles that have been popular with book clubs in
the area:
- March by Geraldine Brooks
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by
Mary Ann Barrows and Annie Barrows
- I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron
- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
- The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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