Adult Book Club

Our book club currently meets on the third Tuesday and Thursday of the month. Please RSVP to Jess at jhurtgen@delafieldlibrary.org. 

2024 Selections:

The Martian by Andy Weir


Tuesday, January 16th at noon &
Thursday, January 18th at 6:30 PM

Stranded on Mars by a duststorm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and harsh environmental challenges that test his ingenuity in unique ways.

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz


Tuesday, February 27th at noon &
Thursday, February 15th at 6:30 PM

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach


Tuesday, March 26th at noon &
Thursday, March 21st at 6:30 PM

A look inside the world of forensics examines the use of human cadavers in a wide range of endeavors, including research into new surgical procedures, space exploration, and a Tennessee human decay research facility.

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman


Tuesday, April 16th at noon &
Thursday, April 18th at 6:30 PM

Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers—including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages and a plucky octogenarian—discover their unexpected common traits.

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang


Tuesday, May 21st at noon &
Thursday, May 16th at 6:30 PM

Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture.

The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris


Tuesday, June 18th at noon &
Thursday, June 20th at 6:30 PM

Tired of being the only Black employee at Wagner Books, 26-year-old editorial assistant Nella Rogers is thrilled when Harlem-born and bred Hazel is hired until she, after a string of uncomfortable events, is elevated to Office Darling, leaving Nella in the dust.

Solito by Javier Zamora


Tuesday, July 16th at noon &
Thursday, July 18th at 6:30 PM

A young poet reflects on his 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States when he was nine years old, during which he was faced with perilous boat trips, relentless desert treks, pointed guns, arrests and deceptions during two life-altering months alongside a group of strangers who became an unexpected family.

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson


Tuesday, August 20th at noon &
Thursday, August 15th at 6:30 PM

Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle meet Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club in this fiendishly clever blend of classic and modern murder mystery.

Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Tuesday, September 17h at noon &
Thursday, September 19th at 6:30 PM

Aza Holmes, a high school student with obsessive-compulsive disorder, becomes focused on searching for a fugitive billionaire.

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson


Tuesday, October 15th at noon &
Thursday, October 17th at 6:30 PM

Eleanor Bennett's death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a traditional Caribbean black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor's true history, and fulfill her final request to 'share the black cake when the time is right'?

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders


Tuesday, November 19th at noon &
Thursday, November 21st at 6:30 PM

Traces a night of solitary mourning and reflection as experienced by the sixteenth president after the death of his eleven-year-old son at the dawn of the Civil War.

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson


Tuesday, December 17th at noon &
Thursday, December 19th at 6:30 PM

In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.


Selections from past years