The Babylon Public Library Evening Book Discussion usually meets once a month from September – November and January – June. All meetings are on Thursdays at 7:00 pm. Our next meeting will be Thursday, February 12, 2026. We will be discussing Fun for the Whole Family, by Jennifer E. Smith.
We also have a morning book discussion group: Plots & Pastries, which meets one Tuesday a month at 10:00 AM. Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 10. We will be reading TBA.
Copies of the books are available at the Adult Reference desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check our Calendar of Events for dates. All are welcome to join these lively discussion groups!
Recent book discussion titles:
ABC Murders (the), by Agatha ChristieThe Age of Innocence, by Edith Wharton
Alice Network (the), by Kate Quinn
All the Colors of the Dark, by Chris Whittaker
American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
Beautiful Ruins, by Jess Walter
Best Boy, by Eli Gottlieb
Better Living Through Birding, by Christian Cooper
Blessings, by Anna Quindlen
Bookbinder, by Pip Williams
Boston Girl, by Anita Diamont
Camino Island, by John Grisham
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens
Circe, by Madeline Miller
Death of Mrs. Westaway (the), by Ruth Ware
The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett
84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff
Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng
Female Persuasion (the), by Meg Wolitzer
Florence Adler Swims Forever, by Rachel Beanland
French Gift (the), by Kirst Manning
Gold Coast (the), by Nelson DeMille
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer
Hurricane, by Genie Henderson
Kitchen Front (the), by Jennifer Ryan
Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
Let Me Tell You What I Mean, by Joan Didion
Light from Other Stars (the), by Erika Swyler
The Lioness, by Chris Bohjalian
Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng
Long Island, by Colm Toibin
Maisie Dobbs, by Jacqueline Winspear
Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie
Murphy’s Law, by Rhys Bowen
A Night To Remember, by Walter Lord
Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult
Once There Were Wolves, by Charlotte McConaghy
One Summer, by Bill Bryson
Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline
Other Birds, by Sarah Addison Allen
Our Souls at Night, by Kent Haruf
Paying Guests (the), by Sarah Waters
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, by Laura Imai Messina
Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde
Quiet: the Power of Introverts, by Susan Cain
Real Americans, by Rachel Khong
Reformatory, by Tananarive Due
Return Journey, by Maeve Binchy
Roman Stories, by Jhumpa Lahiri
A Room with a View, by E.M. Forster
Run, by Ann Patchett
Run for the Hills, by Kevin Wilson
Sag Harbor, by Colson Whitehead
School for Good Mothers, by Jessamine Chan
Some Luck, by Jane Smiley
Story of Arthur Truluv (the), by Elizabeth Berg
Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley
Truth About the Devlins, by Lisa Scottoline
Twelve Days of Christmas, by Debbie Macomber
Wait Till Next Year, by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The White Lady, by Jacqueline Winspear
Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel
World’s Fair, by E.L. Doctorow
A Year in Provence, by Peter Mayle