January is a great time to curl up with a good book by the fire. The Marathon County Public Library provided this list of titles for book club discussions in January:
Marathon City Book Club: “1984” by George Orwell
Mon. 1/8. Join us for our monthly book club at MCPL Marathon City! For the month of January, we’ll be reading “1984” by George Orwell! Free, with new members always welcome! Call 715-443-2775 for more information. 5:45 p.m. 715-443-2775. [MCPL Marathon City]
Hatley Book Club: “The Christmas Dog” by Melody Carlson
Tues. 1/9. Join our Hatley Branch Book Club in January to discuss the novel “The Christmas Dog” by Melody Carlson! 2:00 p.m. 715-446-3537. [MCPL Hatley]
Edgar Book Club: “The Christmas Train” by David Baldacci
Thurs. 1/11. Join us for a discussion of this book, about a man who must take a train in order to make it home to see his girlfriend by Christmas. 11:30 a.m. 715-352-3155. [MCPL Edgar]
Athens Book Club: “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs
Thurs. 1/11. A lively discussion of Ransom Riggs’ incredibly popular book – popular with all ages! 6:30 p.m. 715-257-7292. [MCPL Athens]
Women’s Night Out Book Club: “Imagine Me Gone” by Adam Haslett
Tues. 1/16. Take part in a lively discussion of Adam Haslett’s novel about events that unfold after a woman marries her fiance after he’s hospitalized for depression. 6:30 p.m. 715-261-7200. [MCPL Wausau]
Spencer Book Club: “Too Close to the Falls” by Catherine Gildiner
Thurs. 1/18. Join us for a discussion of the book “Too Close to the Falls,” about the childhood of Catherine Gildiner as she grew up in the sleepy town of Lewiston, New York near Niagara Falls in the 1950s. 1:30 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]
Mosinee Book Club: “The Thirteenth Tale” by Diane Setterfield
Mon. 1/22. Join us for a discussion of “The Thirteenth Tale,” about a dying writer bids a young bookshop assistant to write her biography 1:00 p.m. 715-693-2144. [MCPL Mosinee]
Stratford Book Club: “The Zookeeper’s Wife” by Diane Ackerman
Mon. 1/22. Come discuss this book, about real-life zookeepers who helped hide hundreds of people from the Nazis after Germany invaded Poland during World War II. 1:00 p.m. 715-687-4420. [MCPL Stratford]
Spencer Book Club: “Too Close to the Falls” by Catherine Gildiner
Mon. 1/22. Join us for a discussion of the book “Too Close to the Falls,” about the childhood of Catherine Gildiner as she grew up in the sleepy town of Lewiston, New York near Niagara Falls in the 1950s. 6:30 p.m. 715-659-3996. [MCPL Spencer]
Rothschild Book Club: “Small Great Things ” by Jodi Picoult
Wed. 1/24. Join us for a discussion of “Small Great Things,” about an African American nurse who is charged with a crime after performing life-saving CPR on the child of two white supremacists. 11:00 a.m. 715-359-6208. [MCPL Rothschild]
