Book Clubs

The Bill Memorial Library is currently home to two book clubs, the Food For Thought Book Club and Something Else Entirely.

Food For Thought

The Food for Thought Book Club meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Groton Townhouse, 355 Route 12, to satisfy their appetite for good food and thoughtful discussion.

The former (good food) starts when they arrive at noon and the latter (thoughtful discussion) at 1:00. Copies of each monthly selection are available here at the library, and all are welcome to pick up a book and join in the fun.

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A list of previous years’ selections (2005 – 2015) can be found here.
List for 2018 – 2020
List for 2021
List for 2022
List for 2023
List for 2024
List for 2025

2026 Selections

A list of the current year’s selections can be found below. (These may change based upon availability; please call us to confirm titles or stop by the library when we have copies for checkout.)

January 13, 2026: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

February 10: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

March 10: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

April 14: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

May 12: Educated by Tara Westover

June 9: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

July 14: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

August 11: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

September 8: Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

October 13: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

November 10: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

December 8: The Wish Book Christmas by Lynn Austin

Something Else Entirely

Something Else Entirely is a speculative fiction book club for busy readers that meets every other month on the second Saturday at Bill Memorial Library, starting February each year. Meetings go from 10:30-11:30 am.
 
Selections for the upcoming book will be available one month in advance at Bill Memorial Library for convenience, though readers wishing to get an earlier start can request the book sooner by speaking to a member of staff.
 
What is speculative fiction? It’s an umbrella term that encompasses many different genres: science fiction and fantasy, of course, but also horror, superheroes, dystopian stories and alternate histories. Something Else Entirely aims to hit a variety of moods and pacings based on member input each year, including both contemporary speculative fiction and some of the classics.
 
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Previous selections:

List for 2024
List for 2025

2026 Selections

February 14: Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

April 11: Night Circus by Erin Morganstern

June 13: Primary Inversion by Catherine Asaro

August 8: The City and the City by China Miéville

October 10: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

December 12*: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

*The December 12th meeting will be offsite. Check with staff for more information as the time approaches.