Mission Statement:
The mission of the Apostles Book Club (ABC) is to provide an opportunity to share our love of reading while building knowledge and growing spiritually. Our goal is to provide:
Our books will be selected monthly by the group and will include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. New members are always welcome.
Meeting days and times: Third Wednesday of each Month, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Location: Holy Apostles Catholic Church, Church Library
Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming Book & Meeting Date:
October 17, 2019 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
#1 New York Times Bestseller and #1 International Bestseller This beautiful, illuminating tale of hope and courage is based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov—an unforgettable love story in the midst of atrocity.
November 20, 2019 The Gold Finch by Donna Tartt, Pulitzer prize Winner
The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention. From the streets of New York to the dark corners of the art underworld, this "soaring masterpiece" examines the devastating impact of grief and the ruthless machinations of fate (Ron Charles, Washington Post).
December 12, 2019 The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Hay
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
OPENING SENTENCE: "Aunt Mildred declared that no good could come of the Melbury family Christmas gatherings at their country residence." Despite its title, this British Library Crime Classics reissue of a 1936 novel isn't just an entertaining Christmas read. It's a fine example of the old-time country-house murder mystery, with loads of suspects, lots of period atmosphere, and much caustic wit." -Booklist
Previous Apostles' Book Club Selections:
May 2014 Father Kapaun by Roy Wenzl & Travis Heying
Jun 2014 Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff
Jul 2014 Something Other than God by Jennifer Fulwiler
Aug 2014 Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Sep 2014 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Oct 2014 Tattoos on the Heart by Fr Greg Boyal
Nov 2014 Invention of Wings by Sue Monk-Kidd
Dec 2014 Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Jan 2015 Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline
Feb 2015 Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
Mar 2015 Life in a Jar by Jack Mayer
Apr 2015 School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauemeister
May 2015 Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauemeister
Jun 2015 All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Jul 2015 Bittersweet by re
Aug 2015 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Sept 2015 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Oct 2015 The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used
Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Erin Gruwell
Nov 2015 The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Dec 2015 This Old Man by Roger Angell
Jan 2016 No Meeting
Feb 2016 Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Mar 2016 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
April 2016 The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert
May 2016 The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis
June 2016 Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
July 2016 What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Aug 2016 I'll Fly Away by Kelly Nielson
Sept 2016 My Name Is Lucy Barton by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout
Oct 2016 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Nov 2016 Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles by Raymond Arroyo
Dec 2016 Santa Clawed - A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown
Jan 2017 The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
Feb 2017 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Mar 2017 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Apr 2017 Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist
May 2017 A Thread of Grace by Doria Russell
Jun 2017 Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson
Jul 2017 The Shack by William P. Young
Aug 2017 I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair by Patrick Gray & Justin Skeesuck
Sept 2017 Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Oct 2017 America's First Daughter, A Novel by Stephanie Dray
Nov 2017 Whistling Past the Grade, by Susan Crandall
Dec 2017 A Christmas Garland, by Anne Perry
Jan 2018 Wonder by RJ Palacio
Feb 2018 The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Gowda
Mar 2018 War Brides by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Apr 2018 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
May 2018 Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen Hunt
Jun 2018 The Mask of Masculinity: How Men can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships and Live Their Fullest Lives by Lewis Howes
Jul 2018 Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Aug 2018 Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Sept 2018 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Oct 2018 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
Nov 2018 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Dec 2018 Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
Jan 2019 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Feb 2019 The Color of Water by James McBride
Mar 2019 Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
Apr 2019 The Martian by Andy Wehr
May 2019 Thunder and Rain by Charlie Martin
June 2019 Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
July 2019 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
August 2019 Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell
September 2019 Angry Housewives Eating BonBons by Lorna Landvik