WPHCA Book Club
Upcoming Dates, Selections and Hosts
August
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Wed, Aug 20, TBD host
Thurs, Aug 21, TBD host
September
My Friends by Frederick Backman
Wed, Sept 17, TBD host
Thurs, Sept 18, Karen P hosts
BONUS BOOK
Summer Bonus Book in addition to June-July-August picks
Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
Friday, Sept 19, Alison hosts
Interested? Email us at
highlandswpbookclub@gmail.com
About Us
The WPHCA Book Club is an informal club started in 2024. Approximately 25 neighbors meet monthly at a member’s house with about half the group on Wednesday and the other half on Thursday - whatever works best for your schedule that month! The Highlands Book Club is open to all adults in the neighborhood. Expressing interest is not a firm commitment to participate, and you can still read the book and come discuss even if you don’t sign up. We communicate about meetings and new book selections via a WhatsApp chat but always post our latest reads here as well.
Past Book Club Selections
2025
September: My Friends by Frederick Backman
Bonus: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
August: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (Memoir/Biography Month)
July: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
Rating 3.2 out of 5. (Wed 3.6; Thursday 2.9)
June: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
Rating 4.5 out of 5. (Wed 4.7; Thursday 4.3)
May: The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas (SciFi Month)
Rating 2.5 out of 5. (Wed 2.6; Thursday 2.4)
April: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
Rating 3.9 out of 5. (Wed 4; Thursday 3.8)
March: The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Rating 3.5 out of 5. (Wed 4.2; Thursday 3.2)
February: Foster by Claire Keegan
Rating 4.4 out of 5. (Wed 4.3; Thursday 4.6)
January: Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Rating 3.2 out of 5. (Wed 3.13; Thursday 3.33 )
2024
November: James by Percival Everett.
Rating 4.2 out of 5. (Wed 4.3; Thursday 4)
September: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Rating 3.5 out of 5. (Wed 3.5; Thurs 3.5)
**Ratings on a scale of 1-5. Average each night and then adding together all votes (in-person & remote) for the book’s overall rating**
Have Suggestions on what to read?
Email highlandswpbookclub@gmail.com
Want to see other book suggestions? Check our running list at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wWVKt9tOlzYuF2L83gLfMokG69lFXpI0rlMwXkfiCqM/edit?gid=0#gid=0