Gibson’s supports readers in many ways!
We have an in-store book club which we're hosting online during COVID. We also gather and coordinate information for dozens of local book clubs. We craft events of special interest to book clubs—for instance, publishers’ nights, in which major publishers send reps (via Zoom during the pandemic) to share their best new picks for book clubs.
If you’re in a club, please let us know what you’re reading and how to contact you! You can print and fill out this form (.pdf or .docx) to register your book club with us and to receive notice of exciting events you might like.
Now, here’s what we’re doing in the bookstore:
Our book club is open to all. We've chosen an eclectic, ambitious list of books for the coming year: join us for every meeting, or deal yourself in as the spirit moves you.
All meetings unless otherwise noted are on the first Monday of the month, and begin at 5:30. Zoom links for registration will be shared prior to the online meeting.
Schedule of book club meetings for 2020-2021 (see below for book info):
- Sept. 14, Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson (Zoom registration link here)
- Oct. 5, Belonging, by Nora Krug (Zoom registration link here)
- Nov. 2, Good Boy, by Jennifer Finney Boylan (Zoom registration link here)
- Dec. 7, The Cold Millions, by Jess Walter (Zoom registration link here)
- Jan. 4, The Mothers, by Brit Bennett (Zoom registration link here)
- Feb. 1, The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin (Zoom registration link here)
- March 1, Deacon King Kong, by James McBride (Zoom registration link here)
- April 5, Memorial Drive, by Natasha Tretheway (Zoom registration link here)
- May 3, The Biggest Bluff, by Maria Konnikova (Zoom registration link here)
- June 7, Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell (club meeting in-person, restrictions apply)
- July 5, Say Nothing, by James Radden Keefe
- August 2-- Pickapalooza! we pick titles for 2021-2022
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