No-Stress Book Club - Fall 2025

Books mentioned or discussed in Fall 2025 No-Stress Book Club meetings. This is not a full list of titles, just the works available in Tarleton State University Libraries' collections.

Updated January 7, 2026
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Bookshops & bonedust [electronic resource]
Baldree, Travis, 1977-
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 An Amazon Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2023 When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may...
Legends & lattes [electronic resource]
Baldree, Travis, 1977-
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2022 A Library Reads Pick An Indie Next Pick A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-beloved BookTok sensation, Travis Baldree's novel of high...
The Ogress and the orphans
Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Paper Book
A National Book Award finalist and instant fantasy classic about the power of community, generosity, books, and baked goods, from the author of the beloved Newbery Medal winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon. The town of Stone in the Glen used to be lovely, but it hasn't been so in...
The atlas six [electronic resource] Atlas series, book 1
Blake, Olivie.
Paper Book
An Instant New York Times Bestseller A Vulture Best Fantasy Novel of 2022 A Goodreads Best Fantasy Choice Award Nominee The much-acclaimed viral sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six--now newly revised and...
Psycho
Bloch, Robert, 1917-1994
Paper Book
The chiller that inspired Alfred Hitchcocks 1960 masterpiece--an unforgettable portrait of a young man who proves that evil lurks just beneath a smile.
Tarzan of the apes [electronic resource]
Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950.
Paper Book
The first and best of the Tarzan novels, of which Edgar Rice Burroughs eventually wrote several dozen, Tarzan of the Apes remains one of the signature stories of American popular literature, as readable as it is famous. Tarzan himself, in the words of Arthur C. Clarke, is "the best known...
Dead of winter
Coates, Darcy
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER * JULY 2023 LIBRARYREADS SELECTION It's not the snow you should fear--it's the person next to you. Christa hoped a retreat to the Rocky Mountains would help her escape her haunted past, but a brutal snowstorm strands her in an abandoned cabin with...
Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin
Paper Book
Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies. Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered...
The Hunger Games
Collins, Suzanne author.
Paper Book
The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins! Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . . In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve...
The last thing he told me [electronic resource] A novel.
Dave, Laura.
Paper Book
A Goodreads Top 60 Book of the Last 5 Years Don't miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that's sold 5 million copies strong--now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The "page-turning,...
A wrinkle in time
L'Engle, Madeleine author.
Paper Book
As seen on Stranger Things, discover the ground-breaking, bestselling science fiction and fantasy classic that has delighted readers for over 60 years! NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM...
Outlander
Gabaldon, Diana
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The first book in Diana Gabaldon's acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series--season 8 coming in March 2026! One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS's The Great American Read!
Funny story [electronic resource]
Henry, Emily.
Audiobook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by...
Horror for weenies everything you need to know about the films you're too scared to watch
Hughes, Emily C.
Paper Book
2024 Bram Stoker Award _xFE0F_ Winner for Superior Achievement in Long Nonfiction A smart, funny crash course in 25 iconic horror movies, from Psycho to Hereditary, for people who love getting the reference but hate being scared. You don't have to miss...
Several people are typing a novel
Kasulke, Calvin
Ebook
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! * A work-from-home comedy where WFH meets WTF. * "An absurd, hilarious romp through the haunted house of late-stage capitalism." --Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House   Told entirely through clever and...
Cujo
King, Stephen, 1947-
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times bestseller, Cujo "hits the jugular" (The New York Times) with the story of a friendly Saint Bernard that is bitten by a bat. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the town of Castle Rock, Maine. Cujo used to be a...
Four past midnight
King, Stephen, 1947-
Paper Book
Jet passengers are stuck in a time-slip, a psychopath accuses a writer of plagiarism, a man with an overdue book encounters a demonic librarian, and a boy's camera snaps photos of a huge and nasty dog in these four horror novellas. Repackaged. Reissue.
The long walk
King, Stephen, 1947-
Audiobook
Unabridged CDs, 8 CDs, 10 hours Read by TBA On the first day of May, 100 teenage boys meet for a race known as "The Long Walk". If you break the rules, you get three warnings. If you exceed your limit, what happens is absolutely terrifying. .
It a novel
King, Stephen, 1947- author.
Paper Book
Stephen King's classic #1 New York Times bestseller and the basis for the massively successful films It: Chapter One and It: Chapter Two as well as inspiration for HBO Max's series It: Welcome to Derry--about seven adults who return to their hometown to...
A court of thorns and roses
Maas, Sarah J.
Paper Book
The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from global phenomenon Sarah J. Maas. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a...
Throne of glass [electronic resource] Throne of Glass Series, Book 1
Maas, Sarah J.
Ebook
Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in this complete, #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas, author of the Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series. In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the...
Assistant to the villain [electronic resource].
Maehrer, Hannah Nicole.
Ebook
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer's laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain...and their unexpected romance. ASSISTANT...
The housemaid
McFadden, Freida author.
Paper Book
Over two million copies sold! Now a major motion picture starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. Don't miss the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling, addictive...
Red, white & royal blue [electronic resource] A novel.
McQuiston, Casey.
Paper Book
* Instant NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestseller * * GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER for BEST DEBUT and BEST ROMANCE of 2019 * * BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR* for VOGUE, NPR, VANITY FAIR, and more! * What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the...
When Dimple met Rishi
Menon, Sandhya author.
Paper Book
The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched! A New York Times bestseller A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) An NPR Best Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 A Kirkus...
Midnight sun
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- author.
Paper Book
Relive the passion and thrill of the New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga romance with this highly anticipated companion, retelling the iconic love story of Bella and Edward from the vampire's point of view. When Edward Cullen...
Twilight
Meyer, Stephenie, 1973- author.
Paper Book
The book that inspired the global film phenomenon, starring Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson.  Fall in love with the addictive, suspenseful love story between a teenage girl and a vampire that redefined romance for a generation, from #1 New York Times...
Heaven official's blessing = Tian guan ci fu
Moxiangtongxiu
Ebook
Eragon
Paolini, Christopher author.
Paper Book
Don't miss the eagerly anticipated epic new fantasy from Christopher Paolini--Murtagh! A new adventure hatches in Book One of the Inheritance Cycle, perfect for fans of Lord of the Rings! This New York Times bestselling series has sold over 40 million copies and is...
The complete poems
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 author.
Paper Book
Edgar Allan Poe's gift for the macabre-his genius in finding the strangeness lurking at the heart of things-was so extraordinary that he exerted a major influence on Baudelaire and French symbolism, on Freudian analysis, and also on the detective novel and the Hollywood movie. His...
The color of magic [electronic resource] Discworld series, book 1
Pratchett, Terry.
Ebook
"A master of laugh-out-loud fiction . . . Pratchett has created an alternate universe full of trolls, dwarfs, wizards, and other fantasy elements, and he uses that universe to reflect our own culture with entertaining and gloriously funny results. . . . Nothing short of magical." --Chicago...
Guards! guards! a novel of Discworld
Pratchett, Terry.
Paper Book
"As traumatic as it is to only choose one Pratchett, this first entry in his Guards sub-series encompasses everything that is brilliant about his writing: terrific characterization and plotting, a completely believable world, and new details that come up with each re-reading. . . . The story of...
The alice network [electronic resource] A Novel
Quinn, Kate.
Paper Book
New York Times and USA Today Bestseller An NPR's Best Book of the Year  A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick! A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBub In this enthralling novel from New York Times...
The lightning thief
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The #1 New York Times Bestseller Percy Jackson and the Olympians series now streaming on Disney+! The paperback edition of the first book in Rick Riordan's thrilling middle grade series, filled with magic, Greek mythology, and plenty of monsters....
The red pyramid
Riordan, Rick
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Percy Jackson and the Olympians takes on ancient Egypt in the first book of a trilogy that offers a modern-day portal into a rich fantastical world of ancient myth. "Fans of the Riordan magic--equal parts danger, myth, and...
The sword of summer [electronic resource] Magnus chase and the gods of asgard series, book 1.
Riordan, Rick.
Ebook
Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
Rowling, J. K. author
Paper Book
Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a...
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
The summer after his first year at Hogwarts is worse than ever for Harry Potter. The Dursleys of Privet Drive are more horrible to him than ever before. And just when he thinks the endless summer vacation is over, a creature named Dobby the house-elf shows up issuing a grave warning to Harry not to...
Harry Potter and the deathly hallows
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
We now present the seventh and final installment in the epic tale of Harry Potter. "As a farewell to the series, Deathly Hallows is everything fans of Harry Potter could hope for." -- Lev Grossman, Time
Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
The pivotal fourth novel in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, in classic jacketed hardcover with illustrations by Mary GrandPré. Harry wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream...
Harry Potter and the half-blood prince
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
As the Harry Potter sequence draws to a close, Harry's most dangerous adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it starts July 16, 2005.We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
The next volume in the thrilling, moving, bestselling Harry Potter series will reach readers June 21, 2003 -- and it's been worth the wait!We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.
Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban
Rowling, J. K. author.
Paper Book
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed:...
Frankenstein
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 author.
Paper Book
Shelley's enduringly popular and rich gothic tale confronts some of the most feared innovations of evolutionism and science--topics such as degeneracy, hereditary disease, and humankind's ability to act as creator of the modern world. This new edition, based on the harder and wittier 1818 version of...
Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894.
Paper Book
This intriguing novel, both fantasy thriller and moral allegory, depicts the struggle of two opposing personalities -- one essentially good, the other evil -- for the soul of one man.
The lord of the rings
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Paper Book
The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's three-volume epic, is set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth - home to many strange beings, and most notably hobbits, a peace-loving "little people," cheerful and shy. Since its original British publication in 1954-55, the saga has entranced readers of...
Fourth wing [electronic resource]
Yarros, Rebecca.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller * TV series in development at MGM Amazon Studios with Michael B. Jordan's Outlier Society * Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 * Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 * Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 * NPR "Books We Love" 2023 * Audible Best Books of...

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