No-Stress Book Club - Spring 2026

Books mentioned or discussed in Spring 2026 No-Stress Book Club meetings. This is not a full list of titles, just the works available in Tarleton State University Libraries' collections.

Updated May 14, 2026
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The ministry of time [electronic resource] A novel
Bradley, Kaliane.
Paper Book
A 2024 literary highlight in the Sunday Times, BBC, Grazia, Dazed, Sunday Express, GQ, i-D, Stylist, Bookseller and Literary Friction'Outrageously brilliant' ELEANOR CATTON'Make room on your bookshelves for a new...
The secret of secrets [electronic resource]
Brown, Dan.
Paper Book
Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she's been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon's world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces...
In cold blood [electronic resource]
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984.
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The most famous true crime novel of all time "chills the blood and exercises the intelligence" (The New York Review of Books)--and haunted its author long after he finished writing it. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb,...
And then there were none
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976.
Paper Book
Agatha Christie's masterpiece, and the best-selling murder mystery book of all time, celebrates its 80th birthday with this gorgeous hardback Special Edition. 'We're not going to leave the island. None of us will ever leave. It's the end, you see - the end of everything...'<...
Dungeon crawler Carl
Dinniman, Matt
Ebook
Upright women wanted [electronic resource].
Gailey, Sarah.
Audiobook
In Upright Women Wanted, award-winning author Sarah Gailey reinvents the pulp Western with an explicitly antifascist, near-future story of queer identity."That girl's got more wrong notions than a barn owl's got mean looks."Esther is a stowaway. She's hidden herself away in the Librarian's book...
Lessons in chemistry
Garmus, Bonnie
Paper Book
THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Soon to be an Apple TV series starring Brie Larson 'Sparky, rip-roaring, funny' SUNDAY TIMES 'The most charming, life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' INDIA KNIGHT, Book of the Year 'I...
Neuromancer
Gibson, William, 1948-
Audiobook
Twenty years ago, it was as if someone turned a light on. The future blazed into existence with each deliberate word that William Gibson laid down. Neuromancer didn't just explode onto the science fiction scene. It permeated into our consciousness, our culture, our science, and our technology...
Into the drowning deep
Grant, Mira
Audiobook
New York Times bestselling author Mira Grant, author of the renowned Newsflesh series, returns with a novel that takes us to a new world of ancient mysteries and mythological dangers come to life. The ocean is home to many myths, But some are deadly. . . ...
Verity
Hoover, Colleen
Ebook
The kite runner
Hosseini, Khaled.
Ebook
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Devastating' Daily Telegraph'Heartbreaking' The Times'Unforgettable' Isabel Allende'Haunting' IndependentAfghanistan, 1975: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal...
Never let me go
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-
Paper Book
As children, Kathy, Ruth and Tommy attended an exclusive boarding-school in the English countryside. Idyllic in some ways yet vaguely sinister, 'Hailsham' was a place of intense friendships, mysterious rules, and 'guardians' who constantly reminded the students how special they were. Now thirty-one,...
The unconsoled
Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-
Paper Book
A haunting and utterly original novel in which a famous pianist confronts unresolved emotional aspects of his life.
The buffalo hunter hunter
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
Paper Book
A chilling historical horror set in the American west in 1912 following a Lutheran priest who transcribes the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. Perfect for fans of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab and Interview With The...
The frozen river [electronic resource]
Lawhon, Ariel.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * GMA BOOK CLUB PICK * AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR * From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha...
Chew Volume 1, Taster's choice
Layman, John, 1967- author, letterer.
Paper Book
Special Introductory Price! Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. Aweird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressionsfrom whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as hedoesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to...
Ancillary mercy
Leckie, Ann, 1967- author.
Paper Book
Ancillary Mercy is the stunning conclusion to the trilogy that began with Ancillary Justice, the only novel ever to win the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Awards. For a moment, things seemed to be under control for Breq, the soldier who used to...
Every heart a doorway
McGuire, Seanan author.
Paper Book
Winner of the Hugo Award, Hugo Award for Best Series, Alex Award, Locus Award, and Nebula Award Nominated for the World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award, and Tiptree Honor List "A mini-masterpiece of portal fantasy -- a jewel of...
Lonesome Dove
McMurtry, Larry
The alice network [electronic resource] A Novel
Quinn, Kate.
Ebook
Featuring an exclusive excerpt from Kate Quinn's next incredible historical novel, THE HUNTRESS NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER #1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLER One of NPR's Best Books of the Year! One of Bookbub's...
The rose code [electronic resource] A novel.
Quinn, Kate.
Paper Book
A gripping, edge-of-your-seat historical novel from the bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress! *Winner of Historical Novel of the Year in NetGalley UK's Books of 2021* *Editors' Pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Amazon US* 'A terrific book bursting...
The seven husbands of Evelyn Hugo a novel
Reid, Taylor Jenkins
Paper Book
"Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour." --BuzzFeed "This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama." --PopSugar In...
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of the nation's favourite children's book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brimming with rich detail and humour that...
The Martian a novel
Weir, Andy author.
Paper Book
_________________________ A survival story for the 21st century and the international bestseller behind the major film from Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain. I'm stranded on Mars. I have no way to communicate with...
Project Hail Mary a novel
Weir, Andy author.
Paper Book
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL A BARACK OBAMA READING PICK NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING RYAN GOSLING A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. An ally he never imagined. 'The most...
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Zevin, Gabrielle
Paper Book
THE BOOK EVERYONE LOVES: 'I loved this book' JOJO MOYES 'One of the best books I've ever read' JOHN GREEN 'The book that everyone should read' PANDORA SYKES, Stylist Live 'One of the few I really like a lot this year' JAMES...

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