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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |