GFWC Civic Club of Oakland
PO Box 167 Oakland MD 21550
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Book Club
Meeting schedule
Our Book Club meets on the 3rd Friday of the month at noon. Meeting place varies but it is usually at Perkins in McHenry during the winter months and at Dutch's in the summer months. The patio facing the lake is a great spot to discuss the book, enjoy lunch and the beautiful lake as well.
Book selections for 2024
Here is the reading list developed to begin 2024:
February 16 - Dutch Girl by Robert Matzen
March 15- Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Past readings
Each year the group tries to select books from various genre. Here is a sampling of past reads:
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict (Historical fiction)
The P.A.N. by Jenny Hickman (Fairytale)
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes (Historical fiction)
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (Historical fiction)
Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult (Fiction)
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki (Historical fiction)
Elephant Company by Vicki Croke (Nonfiction)
What's Mine and Yours by Naima Coster (Fiction)
The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles (Fiction)
French Braid by Anne Tyler (Fiction)