Coffee with Books Suggested Titles

Our first Coffee with Books was today and it was a lot of fun. We met to discuss books we've really enjoyed, as well as books that are new and trending. We thought we would share some of the titles that were discussed.  We will meet quarterly, so look for our next meeting in the Fall newsletter!

Newer Titles:

All our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai | Fiction

Involves time travel and a futuristic 2016 that looks nothing like the one we are living in today. An endearing comedy about family and friendship.

Anything is Possible by Elizabeth Strout | Fiction

A book about some of the side characters in My Name is Lucy Barton, a collection of short stories of the tragedies and redemptions of people living in small town, Amgash, Illinois.

Beartown by Fredrick Backman | Fiction

Can a junior hockey team hold a community together, and what are the secrets that can tear it apart?

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah | Biography

Noah's unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison.

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles | Fiction

A wealthy Count is ordered under house arrest in an attic room at a hotel in Moscow in 1922. His reduced circumstances bring him into a world of emotional discovery.

Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance | Nonfiction

A former Marine & Yale Law Graduate offers an account of growing up in a poor Appalachian town, which also offers a broader look at the struggles of white working class.

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders | Fiction

A fictional account of Lincoln’s reaction to his son, Willie’s death. A story of familial love and loss filled with humor and history, told in a unique format.

Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner | Mystery

The search for a wealthy missing student from Cambridge and the dedicated police detective who seeks to find her.

News of the World by Paulette Jiles | Fiction 

In the wake of the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, is paid $50 to deliver an orphan kidnapped by Native Americans to her family in San Antonio.

The Nix by Nathan Hill | Fiction

Samuel's estranged mother is arrested for throwing rocks at a Congressman. Samuel goes on a quest to find out about her past and who she really is.

The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge | Fiction

Historic and suspenseful.  What happened to Marina’s H.P. Lovecraft obsessed husband?

Older Titles: 

The Cuckoos Calling by Robert Galbraith | Mystery

Detective and army veteran Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel's suicide with the help of his new assistant, Robin.

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans | Fiction

Great Expectations meets Oliver Twist. What is illegal but not immoral? What makes a family?

Destiny of the Republic by Candace Millard | Nonfiction

This account of President James Garfield’s assassination brings back to roaring life a tragic but irresistible historical period.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer | Fiction

Follow nine-year-old Oskar Schell as he navigates New York City on a quest to unlock the secrets of a mysterious key and its connection to his father, who died in the collapse of the World Trade Center.

The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls | Biography

This memoir by Jeannette Walls recounts the unconventional, poverty-stricken upbringing Walls and her siblings had at the hands of their deeply dysfunctional parents.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly | Fiction

Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and secrets that were hidden for decades. 

Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris | Biography

A humorous and irreverent memoir. A commentary on life in the rural south as well as what it is like to be an American living abroad in France.

Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifta Brunt | Fiction

A moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you do not know you have lost someone until you have found them.

Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier | Fiction

This book about fossils and friendship tries to answer that question, 'What do women do who don't find the Mr. Darcy of the Jane Austen novels?'

Restless by William Boyd | Fiction

Eva’s life as a spy during World War II is interwoven with the story of her daughter Ruth’s existence as a single mother in Oxford, teaching English as a second language in the summer of 1976.

Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart | Biography

An Iowa co-ed works in New York City during the summer of 1945.

A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki | Fiction

From Japan to the Pacific Northwest, a teenager and a writer seek to find what it means to be home.