Afternoon Book Club

Join a thoughtful, established book club that meets on the last Wednesday at 2:00 pm every month! We read a mix of genres in both fiction and nonfiction. For more information and to request a copy of the latest book club book, contact Kingsley Branch Library at 231-263-5484.

Kingsley Branch Library Afternoon Book Club 2026 Selections
Presented through TADL's Cradle of Democracy: a yearlong celebration of America's 250th

• Jan 28 — Massacre on the Merrimack, Jay Atkinson
  The true, brutal story of Hannah Duston during King William's War, exploring survival, revenge, and the harsh realities of early American frontier warfare.
• Feb 25 — 1776, David McCullough
  A gripping account of George Washington and the first year of the American Revolution, highlighting pivotal battles and the courage of a fledgling nation.
• Mar 25 — The Quartet, Joseph J. Ellis
  Examines the "Second American Revolution" as Washington, Hamilton, Jay, and Madison navigate political crises to form a strong federal government.
• Apr 29 — Rifles for Watie, Harold Keith
  A Newbery Medal-winning Civil War novel following 16-year-old Jeff Bussey as he discovers the moral complexities and harsh realities of war.
• May 27 — P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados, Caroline Lawrence
  Historical fiction following 12-year-old P.K. Pinkerton in 1862 Nevada as he investigates his foster parents’ murder while surviving a gang of outlaws.
• Jun 24 — When the Men Were Gone, Marjorie Herrera Lewis
  Based on a true story of Tylene Wilson, a woman in 1940s Texas who defies expectations to coach football while men are away at war.
• Aug 26 — House Made of Dawn, N. Scott Momaday
  Follows Abel, a young Native American returning from WWII, struggling to reconcile his Pueblo heritage with modern America.
• Sep 30 — Last Night at the Telegraph Club, Malinda Lo
  A National Book Award-winning YA novel set in 1950s San Francisco Chinatown, exploring identity, love, and resilience amid Red Scare paranoia.
• Oct 28 — The Buffalo Hunter, Stephen Graham Jones
  A historical horror reimagining vampire lore through an Indigenous lens, following a Blackfeet man seeking revenge for the genocide of his people.
• Nov 25 — The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, John U. Bacon
  A definitive account of the 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, focusing on the lives of the lost crew and the enduring mystery of the disaster.