All Book Club meetings are at 7:00 pm in front of the fireplace indoors at Lake Forest Church Huntersville, 8519 Gilead Rd.

1/15/25
AUTHOR EVENT– local author Kimmery Martin (we read Friends and Doctors last year) will join us via Zoom to discuss this book that is set in Charlotte
Fiction “Queen of Hearts”
By Kimmery Martin A powerful debut novel, praised by The New York Times, Bustle, and Hypable, that pulses with humor and empathy as it explores the heart’s capacity for forgiveness….

3/19/25
Jaye Soss
Fiction
“James: A Novel” by Percival Everett AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE BOOKER PRIZE KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved Jim’s point of view

5/21/25
Allison Dobbins
Historical Fiction
“West With Giraffes”
Linda Rutledge An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. “Few true friends have I known and two were giraffes…”

6/18/25
Maggie Park
KID EVENT –
Children’s Books (Age 5-8)
“Books Make Good Friends” w/Activity Book We hope to have a shared event with Children’s Ministry. This will be an activity session using the book and workbook

7/16/25
Maggie Park
Fiction
“The Chicken Sisters” by J Dell’Antonia “A charming, hilarious, feel-good story about the kind of bonds & rivalries only sisters can share. Also, a great present for your sister for the holidays!!”—Reese Witherspoon Three generations. Two chicken shacks. One recipe for disaster.

8/20/25
SPECIAL EVENT – COVERED DISH
Memoir/Cookbook “Taste: My Life
Through Food” by Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling
stories behind them. WE WANT THIS TO BE A COVERED DISH – EACH TO BRING A SMALL VERSION OF THEIR FAVORITE RECIPE FROM THE BOOK

9/17/25
Sue Dobbins Non-Fiction “Framed:
Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions” by John Grisham
John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system.

11/19/25 Memoir “The Dog Who Came
To Stay” by Hal Borland
One dark and stormy winter night, outside his remote New England farmhouse, Hal Borland heard howling. At the door were a halfstarved black-and-white mutt and his puppy companion. While reluctant to welcome these uninvited guests into their home, Hal and his wife gave them refuge, finally naming them Pat and Mike. When a local boy lost his dog, and the Borland’s gave Mike to him, Pat’s strong personality blossomed, and he becomes a treasured companion and member of the family.