Book Groups

The Groton Public Library hosts several book discussion groups for adults that meet monthly or every other month. All interested adults are invited to attend! You are welcome to come to one meeting or to all.

Most groups are meeting in person. If you are uncomfortable or unable to attend the group in person, contact adultprograms@gpl.org to arrange for a zoom link to attend the group virtually! Please check the Calendar for individual dates and details and to sign up for each event to let us know you are coming!

Catch Up with Classics Book Group

Ever feel like there are books you "should" have read? Want to revisit books you read for school but didn't understand? This group will tackle not only reading classic literature but decipher what exactly we mean by "classic".

	September 10, 2025 Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
	October 8, 2025 The Awakening by Kate Chopin
	November 12, 2025 The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
	December 10, 2025 Walden by Henry David Thoreau

Proust Discussion Group

Delve into Marcel Proust's final volume of In Search of Lost Time, "Finding Time Again". The group will discuss a section of the book at each meeting.

To reserve a copy, contact circulation@gpl.org.

Meets the third Tuesday of each month.

Thrilling Realms Book Group

Do you dare to join us for some thrilling reads?

This group reads works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror that are selected by the group. Join the group to explore all things otherworldly. Hosted by Circulation Librarian, Nicole Irvin. We meet on the 4th Friday of the month 5-6 pm in the Community Room. To reserve your copy of the book, email circulation@gpl.org.

	September 27, 2024 All Systems Red by Martha Wells
	October 25, 2024 Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward
	November 22, 2024 The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
	December 20, 2024 Severance by Ling Ma
	January 24, 2025 Maeve Fly by CJ Leede
	February 28, 2025 Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
	March 28, 2025 Whisper Man by Alex North
	April 25, 2025 Chain Gang All Stars by Adjei-Brenyah, Nana Kwame
	May 23, 2025 Reformatory by Tananarive Due
	June 27, 2025 Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

GPL Page Turners Book Group (Formerly GPL Book Group)

This group reads recent works of fiction and nonfiction that are selected by the group each June. One member of the group facilitates each month's discussion, allowing for discussions that vary with each meeting. The group generally meets the fourth Tuesday of the month 7-8 pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. It does not usually meet in July or August. The last meeting of the year (June) usually includes a potluck dinner and book selection for the next year. Please check our Calendar for exact dates and location. To reserve your copy of each month's book, email circulation@gpl.org.

Check out this list of titles the group has read in years past: GPL Page Turners History.

	September 24, 2024 The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
	October 22, 2024 Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson
	November 19, 2024 Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte
	December 17, 2024 Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal
	January 28, 2025 Trust by Hernan Diaz
	February 25, 2025 The Library Book by Susan Orlean
	March 25, 2025 The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
	April 22, 2025 The Lioness of Boston by Emily Franklin
	May 27, 2025 Howard's End by E.M. Forster
	June 24- Potluck & Choose Next Year's Books Traditionally an annual potluck supper and planning meeting. Check calendar for more details.

Mad About Mystery Book Group

This group reads a wide variety of works in the crime and mystery genre. It generally meets throughout the year on the third Thursday of the month 7-8 pm in the Community Room or Sibley Hall. The group combines the November and December meeting. Please check our Calendar for dates changes and meeting location. To reserve your copy of each month's book email circulation@gpl.org.

	July 17, 2025 Murder at the Breakers by Alyssa Maxwell
	August 21, 2025 Vera Won's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
	September 18, 2025 The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
	October 16, 2025 Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson
	December 4, 2025 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawson
	January 15, 2026 Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
	February 19, 2026 Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
	March 19, 2026 City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita
	June 18, 2026 The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelynn Hardcastle by Josephine Tey

Great Books Discussion Group

This is a structured group that follows the Great Books program. Each month the group has focused discussions on a limited number of readings from the designated book. The smaller amount of reading allows the group to go more in depth with their analysis of the literature. The group generally meets the third Wednesday of the month 7-8:30 pm, in the Community Room. For more information, email or call the Circulation Desk at 978-448-1167.

2025 selections are from The Civically Engaged Reader, available for borrowing from GPL or for purchase from the Great Books Foundation. Visit greatbooks.org for more information.

	January 15: Where Wecre We by David Eggers
	February 19: Selections from The Reveries of the Solitary Walker by Jean-Jacques Rousseau The Sweetness of Charity by Maya Angelou The Lamb and the Pinecone by Pablo Neruda
	March 19: The Gospel of Wealth Part 1 by Andrew Carnegie Selections from "Self-Reliance" by Ralph Waldo Emerson Compassion: The Wish-Fulfilling Jewel by Sogyal Rinpoche
	April 16: A Bed for the Night by Bertolt Brecht Four Traditions of Philanthropy by Elizabeth Lynn and D. Susan Wisely Selections from Mishneh Torah by Moses Maimonides If All Who Have Begged Help by Anna Akhmatova
	May 21: The Wife of His Youth by Charles Waddell Chestnut II Samuel, Chapters 11-12
	June 18: The Destructors by Graham Greene
	July 16: The Lessons by Toni Cade Bambara The Use of Force by William Carlos Williams
	September 18: Selections from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K LeGuin
	October 16: The History Teacher by Billy Collins Second Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln The Minister's Black Veil by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Book Groups

Adults