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: Zoom Meeting AND for July, a socially distanced meeting outside at Holy Apostles by the parking lot picnic tables - please bring your own chair, mask, and drinks/snacks
Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming Books:
AUGUST: The Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
Based on a true story of a New York socialite who championed a group of concentration camp survivors known as the Rabbits, this acclaimed debut novel reveals a story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades.
SEPTEMBER: Becoming by Michelle Obama
With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory...
OCTOBER: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Based on new and extensive research, Sonia Purnell has for the first time uncovered the full secret life of Virginia Hall—an astounding and inspiring story of heroism, spycraft, resistance, and personal triumph over shocking adversity. "A Woman of No Importance" is the breathtaking story of how one woman's fierce persistence helped win the war.
Previous Apostles' Book Club Selections:
Jul 2020 Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Jun 2020 Boys in The Boat by Daniel James Brown
May 2020 Leaving Time by Judi Picoult
Apr 2020 This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
Mar 2020 The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Feb 2020 The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
Jan 2020 Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott
Dec 2019 The Santa Klaus Murder by Mavis Hay
Nov 2019 The Gold Finch by Donna Tartt, Pulitzer prize Winner
Oct 2019 The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
Sep 2019 Angry Housewives Eating BonBons by Lorna Landvik
Aug 2019 Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell
Jul 2019 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Jun 2019 Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
May 2019 Thunder and Rain by Charlie Martin
Apr 2019 The Martian by Andy Wehr
Mar 2019 Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
Feb 2019 The Color of Water by James McBride
Jan 2019 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Dec 2018 Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
Nov 2018 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Oct 2018 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
Sep 2018 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Aug 2018 Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Jul 2018 Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Jun 2018 The Mask of Masculinity: How Men can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships and Live Their Fullest Lives by Lewis Howes
May 2018 Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen Hunt
Apr 2018 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Mar 2018 War Brides by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Feb 2018 The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Gowda
Jan 2018 Wonder by RJ Palacio
Dec 2017 A Christmas Garland, by Anne Perry
Nov 2017 Whistling Past the Grade, by Susan Crandall
Oct 2017 America's First Daughter, A Novel by Stephanie Dray
Sep 2017 Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Aug 2017 I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair by Patrick Gray & Justin Skeesuck
Jul 2017 The Shack by William P. Young
Jun 2017 Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson
May 2017 A Thread of Grace by Doria Russell
Apr 2017 Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist
Mar 2017 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Feb 2017 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Jan 2017 The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
Dec 2016 Santa Clawed - A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown
Nov 2016 Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles by Raymond Arroyo
Oct 2016 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Sep 2016 My Name Is Lucy Barton by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout
Aug 2016 I'll Fly Away by Kelly Nielson
Jul 2016 What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
May 2016 The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis
Jun 2016 Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
Apr 2016 The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert
Mar 2016 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Feb 2016 Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Jan 2016 No Meeting
Dec 2015 This Old Man by Roger Angell
Nov 2015 The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
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
Sept 2015 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Aug 2015 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Jul 2015 Bittersweet by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Jun 2015 All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
May 2015 Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauemeister
Apr 2015 School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauemeister
Mar 2015 Life in a Jar by Jack Mayer
Feb 2015 Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
Jan 2015 Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline
Dec 2014 Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Nov 2014 Invention of Wings by Sue Monk-Kidd
Oct 2014 Tattoos on the Heart by Fr Greg Boyal
Sep 2014 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Aug 2014 Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Jul 2014 Something Other than God by Jennifer Fulwiler
Jun 2014 Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff
May 2014 Father Kapaun by Roy Wenzl & Travis Heying