
What we’re about
Welcome to our book club for adults who like to read in multiple genres and multiple age groups. We intentionally include diversity in our reading, including authors of color.
Please send me a message in MU if you know of a venue where we could hold a meeting. We're always looking for new fun places conducive to conversation and fun.
Submit your suggestions for books to read in 2025
Helping Things Run Smoothly:
1. Respect all group members and their opinions.
Since reading and text interpretations are subjective, everyone will have their own opinion. Listening respectfully with an open mind allows us to share our thoughts without negativity.
2. Be considerate and respectful in your words and actions.
We may discuss topics with many differences of opinion. It’s important to understand that we’ve all had unique experiences over our lives, and those experiences affect our points of view. Don’t assume that a person has bad intentions. Instead, respectfully listen to their opinion with an open mind and heart, and then ask questions and/or offer your opinion, so that we can try to understand where we’re all coming from.
3. Let everyone have a chance to speak.
We’d like to hear everyone’s opinion. If the moderator notes that you’re frequently contributing, and others are not able to contribute, the conversation may be redirected so that other group members may speak. It’s our way of allowing everyone the chance to contribute.
4. Raise your hand if you need to.
If you’d like to share an opinion and haven’t been able to speak, feel free to raise your hand. Sometimes points can be made quickly by several participants, and it might be difficult to add to the conversation.
5. Disagreeing with the majority of the group is ok.
Please be sure to share your ideas so that we can hear alternate points of view.
6. RSVPs
Please update your RSVP to “Not Going” as soon as you know you won’t be able to attend a meeting. We may be at some smaller venues with limited space, and we want to make sure that as many members who’d like to join us at meetings can. As a courtesy to everyone, a member may be removed from the group if repeatedly not showing up to meetings without updating the RSVP, or regularly canceling with very short notice.
7. Content
Themes will undoubtedly come up that are triggering to some members. Please read book descriptions so that you can make an informed decision about participating in meetings. There are sites online that can provide information about trigger warnings for different books. No site can eliminate all risk of potential triggers because of the wide range of triggers for different individuals. If something is triggering to you, please seek assistance from a trusted source. Topics may not be censored during our meetings. Please be sure that you’re comfortable with this before attending events, since we may be discussing things that you may not be comfortable discussing. If you'd like to step away from the group for a few minutes until that topic is finished, please feel free to do that.
Please Note: The cover image is a free image from the Freepik.com website. Here is the link if you'd like to see it online. https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/front-view-books-flowers-wooden-table_5893379.htm#position=11
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Moonlight Healers by Elizabeth Becker (Book Club)Edit Beer, Raleigh, NC
Join us for this month's book. My husband bought it for me on a business trip and it proved he knows me oh so well. :)
Please consider supporting one of the Triangle's independent bookstores:
Beow's Books & Brews
Page 158 Books
Quail Ridge Books
So & So BooksReccommend a book for our 2025 reading list here.
About the Book:
An emotionally powerful debut with a magical twist, set between WWII France and present-day Appalachia, about generations of women in a family, their secret healing abilities, and the mysterious consequences they must contend with when they use their skills on someone they love.For generations, the Winston women have possessed an unspoken magical gift: they can heal with the touch of a hand. It’s a tradition they’ve always had to practice in secret, in the moonlight hours, when the fireflies dance and the whippoorwill birds sing.
But not every healer has rightfully passed on this knowledge to her descendants, and for young Louise Winston, the discovery of her abilities comes in less-than-ideal circumstances—she brings her best friend back from death following an accident, the day after he professed his long-held feelings for her, five days before she’s supposed to move away.
Desperate for answers, and to avoid this new reality between them, Louise escapes to her grandmother’s lush Appalachian orchard. There, she uncovers her family’s hidden history in a tattered journal, stemming back to her brave great-grandmother who illicitly healed Allied soldiers in war-torn France. But just as Louise begins to embrace her unique legacy, she learns that it can also come with a mysterious cost. And with a life hanging in the balance, she’ll be forced to make the most impossible of choices…
Spanning eighty years, The Moonlight Healers is a deeply empathetic, heartfelt novel about mothers and daughters, life and death, and the beautiful resilience of love.
- Geekerella by Ashley Poston - Book ClubRelevate Real Estate, Raleigh, NC
Please consider supporting one of the Triangle's independent bookstores:
Beow's Books & Brews
Page 158 Books
Quail Ridge Books
So & So BooksRecommend a book for our 2025 reading list here.
About the Book:
Part romance, part love letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
- Book Chat Social - Triangle Book ClubLittle Blue Bakehouse , Raleigh, NC
Let's talk all things books - what are we reading now, do we like it, is it going on the DNF pile, what do we want to read next? It will be a laid back and lively chat over tea or coffee or water or whatever. :)
Be sure to bring a book along as well so that we can do some silent reading, if we run out of chat topics. I'm not quite sure that will happen, but it's always good to be prepared, especially since we're doing the ACOTAR binge read in August. We may need to control ourselves so we don't chat about those books until then. :)
Check out the Little Blue Bakehouse to see their offerings.
- ACOTAR by Rebecca Yarros (Book Club)Edit Beer, Raleigh, NC
Welcome to the world of ACOTAR! We're doing another binge-worthy book club meeting to discuss all 5 books in the series. All in 1 night!! Since these are LOOOOONG novels, except for the novella that comes in at just under 300 pages, I've scheduled it far enough out that we'll have plenty of time to get through the series, and to keep a log of all our favorite, or most hated, parts to chat about. :)
https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/discover/sarah-j-maas/series-reading-order/
Please consider supporting one of the Triangle's independent bookstores:
Beow's Books & Brews
Page 158 Books
Quail Ridge Books
So & So BooksRecommend a book for our 2025 reading list here.
About the Books:
Check out the book page on Sarah's website. All details are there about each book.https://sarahjmaas.com/a-court-of-thorns-roses-series/