# Spooky Season Is Here
If you're looking for chillers, thrillers, or stories of real-life serial killers, join us at the Wednesday Night Frights, Cautionary Tales, and/or True Crime 364.1 book club(s) and mark your calendar for a bonus Halloween meeting of the Comic Club Graphic Novel Book Club on Thursday, October 28. There is also a second book club starting up at San Marco Branch Library called Uncanny Valley, designed for busy readers who love everything edgy, eerie, and extraterrestrial.
Please also take this opportunity invite a friend to your favorite library book club. Or, if they can't come to the library with you, tell them about other things you enjoy, like requesting a personalized booklist or downloading e-books and audiobooks from the Digital Library.
# Book Club Picks
# As the Page Turns
Looking for something new to read? Explore mysteries, historical fiction, romance, science fiction, and more!
Mandarin Branch Library
1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9 (click to register)
Discussing Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng
# Tangled Webb Book Club
Get caught up in a good book at Webb Wesconnett! We read and chat about a variety of fiction titles.
Webb Wesconnett Library
6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9 (click to register)
Discussing To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
# NEW: Uncanny Valley Book Club
Take a quick trip into the uncanny valley the second Monday of every month! For busy readers who love everything edgy, eerie, and extraterrestrial.
San Marco Branch Library
6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13 (click to register)
Discussing Earthdivers. Vol. 1, Kill Columbus, by Stephen Graham Jones
# Comic Club (Graphic Novel Club)
Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, the Comic Club is here for you!
Willow Branch Library
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14 (click to register)
Discussing Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, written and illustrated by Patrick Horvath
# Wednesday Night Frights
It's a book club of your nightmares. Join if you dare... just remember to bring your love, fascination, or curiosity of the horror genre (and maybe a friend) with you.
Highlands Regional Library
7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15 (click to register)
Discussing So Thirsty, by Rachel Harrison
# From Books to Film
Is the book REALLY always better than the movie? We read a book and watch the movie (on our own) and discuss them both.
Southeast Regional Library
6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16 (click to register)
Discussing Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay
# Excalibris
Join us for fantastical discussions of sharp-edged speculative fiction!
Regency Square Branch Library
10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 (click to register)
Discussing Hungerstone, by Kat Dunn
# Cautionary Tales Book Club
Delve into the frightening nature of horror stories, the cautionary aspects of many science fiction stories, and the page-turning events within thriller novels!
University Park Branch Library
1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 (click to register)
Discussing Dracula, by Bram Stoker
# Novel Pursuits Book Club
Have books, will travel... to wherever our fiction collection takes us! Meets the third Saturday of the month.
San Marco Branch Library
2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 18 (click to register)
Discussing Trace of Evil, by Alice Blanchard
# Nuts About Reading
Read and chat about a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles on the third Tuesday of the month.
West Branch Library
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 (click to register)
Discussing House of Correction, by Nicci French
# Ravenous Readers
Expand your taste in reading and explore new fiction genres on the third Tuesday of the month.
Mandarin Branch Library
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 21 (click to register)
Discussing Fairy Tale, by Stephen King
# True Crime: 364.1 Book Club
Do you enjoy real-life crime stories? 364.1 is the Dewey Decimal number for True Crime books! Meets the fourth Thursday of the month.
Meeting online via Zoom
7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23 (click to register)
Discussing The Grim Sleeper, by Christine Pelisik
# HALLOWEEN MEETING: Comic Club
Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, the Comic Club is here for you!
Willow Branch Library
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (click to register)
Discussing The Nice House on the Lake, by James Tynion IV
# Shelf Conscious Book Club
Whether you’re an avid reader or struggle to find the time to complete just one book, you are welcome here!
Maxville Branch Library
6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (click to register)
Discussing Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
# Flamingo Book Club
Spread your wings with a diverse selection of fiction, nonfiction, and some Florida-based literature.
Beaches Branch Library
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (click to register)
Discussing The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton
# NEW: The Bradham & Brooks Reading Connection
Have you noticed your TBR list getting longer and longer? Keep up to date by connecting you with best-selling titles you may have missed.
Bradham and Brooks Branch Library
6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4 (click to register)
Discussing The Housemaid, by Freida McFadden
Treat Your Shelf Book Club
Do you like sharing book recommendations with other readers? Want to try a new genre, category, or topic but don't know where to start? Join us from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Highlands Regional Library! This month: Read any book by a Black author. If you need ideas, the African American Fiction collection is a great place to start.
Join Our Reading Challenge
Have you signed up for the Jax Stacks Reading Challenge? We've got 16 brand-new challenge categories designed to get out of your comfort zone and try something new! Just make sure it fits one of the categories! You pick the 12 categories that interest you most and just start reading. The challenge runs through December 31. You can start and finish any time during the year.
You can keep track of your progress using a Jax Stacks reading tracker bookmark (available at your local library) or by using StoryGraph or Goodreads. Of course, one of the challenge categories is "A book read by a Library Book Club in 2025." So, just by joining one of these groups, you're already 1/12 of the way to completing this challenge! Check out our Jax Stacks Staff Picks to get started.
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