Monthly at 4pm in Room #2 upstairs in the Fellowship Building
August 30
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
In 1961 New Bremen, Minnesota, thirteen-year-old Frank Drum faces a grim summer as death and adult scandals disrupt his family’s innocence. Told from Frank’s perspective forty years later, Ordinary Grace follows his transition into manhood as he navigates a world of secrets and betrayal, ultimately discovering the profound price of wisdom and the strength of enduring grace.
September 27
The Extraordinary Deaths of Mrs. Kip: A Novel by Sarah Brusnvold
Aidyn Kelley, an ambitious reporter, is assigned to write the obituary of Clara Kip, a spirited woman in hospice care. However, Clara has her own plans and challenges Aidyn to uncover the truth behind her remarkable life.
October 25
The Life We Bury by Allen Esekns
College student Joe Talbert begins a simple writing assignment by interviewing Carl Iverson, a dying Vietnam veteran and convicted murderer. As Joe delves into Carl’s past, he finds himself unraveling the truth behind the decades-old convictions while simultaneously navigating his own personal and family struggles.
November 29
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Eva Traube Abrams, a semi-retired librarian, is shocked to spot The Book of Lost Names in a magazine article about WWII library looting. The book contains a mysterious code only she can decode. Flashbacks reveal her 1942 journey as a graduate student fleeing Paris, where she joined a resistance cell to forge identity documents for Jewish children. Alongside a fellow forger named Rémy, she meticulously recorded the children’s real names in a secret book to ensure their identities were not lost forever.
