Past Reads
The Portsmouth Book Group reads a wide variety of books. Here is a list of our previous selections. Please join us on the first Monday of the month for our next discussion! For a history lists beyond the last 5 years, please contact Aren Gonzalez at 686-2538
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January | A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult |
| February | Kindred by Octavia Butler |
| March | Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks |
| April | Artemis by Andy Weir |
| May | The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn |
| June | Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman |
| July | Memory Man by David Baldacci |
| August | The Great Alone by K. Hannah |
| September | The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro |
| October | Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews |
| November | Nine Perfect Strangers by L. Moriarty |
| December | Where Crawdads Sing by D. Owens |
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January | Solo by Kwame Alexander |
| February | Their Eyes Were Watching God by Z. N. Hurston |
| March | The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick |
| April | Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut |
| May | The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel |
| June | Setting Free the Kites by Alex George |
| July | Killers of the Flower Moon by D. Grann |
| August | Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate |
| Septmember | The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan |
| October | The Bakers Secret by Stephen Kiernan |
| November | The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion |
2017
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January |
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson |
| February | The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison |
| March | The Fireman by Joe Hill |
| April | The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney |
| May | My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman |
| June | Commonwealth by Ann Patchett |
| July | The Finest Hours by Michael Tougias |
| August | A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman |
| September |
The Humans by Matt Haig |
| October | George Washington’s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade |
| November |
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas |
| December |
General Planning and Discussion |
2016
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January | Planning Meeting |
| February | To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
| March | House Rules by Jodi Picoult |
| April | The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman |
| May | Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff |
| June | Dead Wake by Erik Larson |
| July | Travels with Charlie by John Steinbeck |
| August | Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn |
| September | Shine, Shine, Shine by Lydia Netzer |
| October | H is for Hawk by Helen McDonald |
| November | Breaking the Code by Karen Fisher-Alaniz |
| December | Planning and General Discussion |
2015
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January | Planning and General Discussion |
| February | Gray Mountain by John Grisham |
| March | Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn |
| April | The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters |
| May | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury |
| June | The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd |
| July | A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| August | Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan |
| September | The Martian by Andy Weir |
| October | The President and the Assassin by Scott Miller |
| November | The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins |
| December | All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr |
2014
| Month | Book Title & Author |
|---|---|
| January | Planning and General Discussion |
| February | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden |
| March | The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver |
| April | The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman |
| May | Sycamore Row by John Grisham |
| June | In the Woods by Tana French |
| July | The Dog Stars by Peter Heller |
| August | The White Lie by Andrea Gillies |
| September | The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt |
| October | Ahab’s Wife by Sena Jeter Naslund |
| November | The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel |
| December | The Hot Zone by Richard Preston |