Book Club
June 2026
HOW TO AGE DISGRACEFULLY by Clare Pooley
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley is a humorous novel about a group of eccentric seniors at a community center who team up with a teenage dad and daycare kids to save their building from being sold by the city council, using unconventional and mischievous methods. The story follows characters like a kleptomaniac actor, a yarn-bombing artist, and a woman with a secret past, as they fight against being overlooked by society and prove that age is just a number. It’s a heartwarming, witty, and feel-good story about found family, rebellion, and intergenerational bonding.
July 2026
THE LAND OF DREAMS by Vidar Sundstol
The Land of Dreams by Vidar Sundstøl is the first book in the Minnesota Trilogy, a crime fiction series set in the North Shore region of Minnesota, focusing on a U.S. Forest Service officer, Lance Hansen, who investigates a murder that connects to a century-old crime, blending local history, genealogy, and Scandinavian immigrant culture with a mystery. The novel explores themes of guilt, family, and cultural identity, and is known for its strong sense of place and rich historical detail, though it’s part of a larger, unresolved story.
August
RIVER OF THE GODS by Candice Millard
River of the Gods by Candice Millard is a non-fiction book detailing the 19th-century race to find the source of the Nile River, focusing on the rivalry between British explorers Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, and their guide Sidi Mubarak Bombay. The book chronicles their perilous journey, the immense hardships they faced, and the bitter betrayal that followed when Speke claimed to have found the source (Lake Victoria) before Burton, leading to a famous public feud. It’s a story of adventure, colonial ambition, and the complex legacy of exploration, highlighting the crucial role of African guides like Bombay.
