Morning Book Buzz

Morning Book Buzz is for active adult readers of fiction, biographies, and nonfiction. Each month has a specific theme and members can choose their own book that goes along with the theme. A librarian will bring suggested titles to the meetings.

Morning Book Buzz meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 10-11 a.m.

Updated October 8, 2025
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The holiday trap
Parrish, Roan
Paper Book
For fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Casey McQuiston comes a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ romcom about two separate couples finding love over the holidays from acclaimed author Roan Parrish! FROM A COZY NEW ENGLAND HAVEN TO THE HEART OF NEW ORLEANS COMES ONE HOLIDAY THAT'LL...
Three holidays and a wedding
Jalaluddin, Uzma
Paper Book
Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos. As strangers and seatmates Maryam Aziz and Anna Gibson fly to Toronto over the holidays - Maryam to her sister's impromptu wedding, and Anna to meet her boyfriend's wealthy family for the first time - neither expect that severe turbulence will...
The valentine's hate : a novel
Halston, Sidney
Paper Book
A delightful enemy to lovers/fake engagement rom-com themed around Valentine's Day! Jennifer Lopez's new movie Marry Me meets Erin Sterling's holiday themed The Ex Hex. Cupid only strikes once. At least that's what Lissette Alonso believes. Ever since the Most Disastrous...
Nothing with strings : NPR's beloved holiday stories
White, Bailey.
Paper Book
For more than a decade, Bailey White has delivered a story each Thanksgiving to National Public Radio'sAll Things Consideredlisteners. Long awaited by her many fans,Nothing with Stringsis the entire collection of these Thanksgiving stories, published together for the first time.With wit and charm,...
Skipping Christmas
Grisham, John.
Paper Book
Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a...
Christmas wishes
Macomber, Debbie
Paper Book
Christmas Letters is "a fine companion to a glass of eggnog." --Publishers Weekly  Katherine O'Connor (known as K.O.) adores her five-year-old twin nieces--and objects to her sister's plans to dispense with Christmas. Zelda is following the theories of child psychologist Wynn...
Faking Christmas
Winfrey, Kerry
Paper Book
Laurel Grant works as the social media manager for Buckeye State of Mind, an Ohio tourism magazine and website. She is most definitely not an owner of a farm - specifically, the owner of her twin sister Holly's farm just outside of Columbus - but she lets her boss think she is. Laurel...
A Christmas visitor
Perry, Anne.
Paper Book
Renowned for her acclaimed Victorian novels as well as a stunning new series set in World War I, Anne Perry consistently dazzles us with stories rife with emotion, intrigue, and psychological depth. She recently expanded her talents with the delightfully rendered novella,A Christmas Journey,...
Christmas crimes at the mysterious bookshop : twelve tales of seasonal suspense set in the world's oldest mystery bookstore
Penzler, Otto
Paper Book
Twelve festive crime stories set in New York City's beloved mystery bookstore The oldest mystery specialty bookstore in the world, The Mysterious Bookshop, has for most of its forty-five-year history commissioned an original short story as a holiday gift for its customers....
The twelve days of murder : a novel
Cordani, Andreina
Paper Book
Eight friends created the exclusive Masquerade Murder Society while in college. The murders they solved were fictional--until their final masquerade, when one of the group disappeared. Twelve years later, the remaining members are invited to a reunion in the Scottish Highlands . . .
One Christmas morning : a novel
Greenlaw, Rachel
Paper Book
For fans of The Midnight Library and One Day in December who love a dash of Dickensian magic, One Christmas Morning is a heartwarming debut novel about a woman's self-discovery, the strength found in friendship, and the promise of second chances. Eva has spent...
The Christmas boutique
Chiaverini, Jennifer
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini returns with a delightful Christmas-themed installment in her beloved Elm Creek Quilts series--a captivating, heartwarming tale sure to become a holiday favorite. Just weeks before Christmas, severe wintry weather damages...
The kingdom of sweets : a novel of The Nutcracker
Johansen, Erika
Paper Book
Twin sisters, divided by envy and magic, set against one another on a fateful Christmas Eve Light and dark--this is the cursed birthright placed upon Clara and Natasha by their godfather, Drosselmeyer, whose power and greed hold an entire city in his sway. Charming Clara,...
My darling girl
McMahon, Jennifer
Paper Book
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill, a psychological thriller "that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion" (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother,...
Mona acts out : a novel
Berlinski, Mischa
Paper Book
Celebrated stage actress Mona Zahid wakes up on Thanksgiving morning to the clamor of guests packed into her Manhattan apartment and to a wave of dread: her in-laws are lurking on the other side of the bedroom door; she's still fighting with her husband; and in just a few weeks she will begin...
A good dog's guide to murder
Davis, Krista
Paper Book
Wagtail, Virginia resident Orly Biffle bequeathed the land for the new convention center to the town in his will, provided that they not cut down the grand old oak tree on the property leaving a bitter taste in Orly's children mouths. During a dog and cat gingerbread house contest the tree is deemed...
A deadly feast
Burdette, Lucy
Paper Book
National bestselling author Lucy Burdette's intrepid food critic Hayley Snow must sniff out a killer in the ninth Key West Food Critic mystery. Key West food critic Hayley Snow scents-es something fishy when a customer falls stone-crab cold dead on a seafood tasting tour. Thanksgiving is nearly here...
Mayhem at a Halloween wedding
Duncan, Emmeline
Paper Book
It's Halloween year-round in Elyan Hollow, Oregon, where Bailey Briggs sells the latest tomes of frights and fears at the bustling Lazy Bones Books-when she's not uncovering deadly secrets and mysteries that haunt the town . . . There's more to celebrate this Halloween...
A haunting in Venice
Christie, Agatha
Paper Book
Enjoy Agatha Christie's beloved classic, Hallowe'en Party--the inspiration for the major motion picture A Haunting in Venice, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh--with a new introduction by Michael Green, screenwriter of the film. When a Halloween party turns deadly, it falls to...
All hallows
Golden, Christopher
Paper Book
New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author Christopher Golden is best known for his supernatural thrillers set in deadly, distant locales...but in this suburban Halloween drama, Golden brings the horror home. It's Halloween night, 1984, in...
Let me go
Cain, Chelsea.
Paper Book
Beautiful killer Gretchen Lowell tightens her grip on Detective Archie Sheridan in New York Times bestseller Chelsea Cain's newest nail-biter Detective Archie Sheridan just has to get through the next few days, then his birthday and Halloween will be over. But with escaped serial killer...
World without end
Follett, Ken.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller In 1989, Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, a sweeping epic novel set in twelfth-century England centered on the building of a cathedral and many of the hundreds of lives it affected.
25 days 'til Christmas
Alexander, Poppy
Paper Book
In this heartwarming, feel-good holiday novel, one woman needs to find a little inspiration in the 25 days leading up to Christmas to help her remember the magic of the season and the magic of falling in love--perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan and Josie Silver. Kate...
The Amish sweet shop
Miller, Emma.
Paper Book
It's almost Valentine's Day, the busiest time of the year at Beechy's Sweets, where the Amish gifts of love and faith are even sweeter than the home-made candy.   THE SWEETEST COURTSHIP National Bestselling Author Emma Miller At age thirty-six, Jacob...
A catered Valentine's Day : a mystery with recipes
Crawford, Isis.
Paper Book
Bernie and Libby, owners of A Taste of Heaven, are partnering up with the Just Chocolate store for a Valentine's Day mega-event. When a client's mother dies, Bernie and Libby put their plans on hold to attend the funeral, only to become involved in a grisly mystery.
The kissing game
Harte, Marie
Paper Book
"I bet you a kiss you can't resist me." Game on. At six foot six, Axel Heller knows he intimidates most people. He's been crushing on the gorgeous waitress, Rena Jackson, for months. But the muscled mechanic is no romantic, and his heart is buried so deep, he has no idea how to...
The no-show
O'Leary, Beth
Paper Book
Three women who seemingly have nothing in common find that they're involved with the same man in this smart new rom-com by Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare. Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree...
Love you a latke
Elliot, Amanda
Paper Book
Snow is falling, holiday lights are twinkling, and Abby Cohen is pissed. For one thing, her most annoying customer, Seth, has been coming into her cafe every morning with his sunshiny attitude, determined to break down her carefully constructed emotional walls. And, as the only Jew on the tourism...
The matzah ball
Meltzer, Jean
Paper Book
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK SELECTED BY * POPSUGAR * BUSTLE * BUZZFEED * BOOKPAGE * GOODREADS MEMBERS "The Matzah Ball had me laughing out loud...an all-around terrific read."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author Oy! to the...
Eight nights to win her heart : a novel
White, Miri
Paper Book
Andie Williams is not looking forward to spending her first Chanukah alone after her father's death. About to lose her job, with her only prospect across the country for another work opportunity, she could use some chutzpah to make it through the eight nights alone. Leo Dentz has had a crush on the...
A catered New Year's Eve
Crawford, Isis
Paper Book
Sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons are reunited with a distant relative who wants them to cater a New Year's Eve event-and help find a guilty party . . . It's been years since Bernie and Libby's parents became estranged from Ada Sinclair's side of the family-though the reasons for...
New Year's Eve murder : a Lucy Stone mystery
Meier, Leslie.
Paper Book
After the annual parade of Christmas presents in Tinker's Cove has ended, Lucy Stone and her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip is bound to have some hidden...
Love buzz : a novel
Alexander, Neely Tubati
Paper Book
"I loved this book! Neely Tubati Alexander is a writer to watch!" --Emily Giffin "A sparkling debut about grief, love, family and the road not taken." --Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The Rewind and Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing In this spectacularly...
The chef
Patterson, James
Paper Book
A New Orleans police detective by day and celebrity food truck chef by night, Caleb Rooney has a new title -- Louisiana's Most Wanted -- in this shocking thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. In the Carnival days leading up Mardi Gras,...

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