WPHCA Book Club
Upcoming Dates, Selections and Hosts
May - Fantasy Month
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Wed, May 20, Leni hosts
Thurs, May 21, Suzanne hosts
April
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Wed, April 15, Karen P hosts
Thurs, April 16, Alan & Judy host
Upcoming Dates:
June 17-18
July 15-16
Aug 19-20
Upcoming Genres:
Memoir/Biography
Mystery
Interested in Joining? 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.
We vote as a group on what the next book selection will be, always choosing two months in advance to give everyone time. We read all types of genres but try to set aside 3-4 months per year to intentionally pick a “genre” book.
All are welcome!
Past Book Club Selections
2026
May: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Fantasy month)
Rating out of 5. (Wed ; Thursday )
April: Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Rating out of 5. (Wed ; Thursday )
March: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis (Historical Fiction month)
Rating 3.3 out of 5. (Wed 3.1; Thursday 3.9)
February: Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
Rating 3.5 out of 5. (Wed 3; Thursday 3.8)
January: Time and Again by Jack Finney
Rating 3.4 out of 5. (Wed 3.35; Thursday 3.4)
2025
November: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
Rating 4.4 out of 5. (Wed 4.3; Thursday 4.5)
October: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Classics Month)
Rating 3.7 out of 5. (Wed 4.1; Thursday 3.3)
September: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Rating 4.3 out of 5. (Wed 4.3; Thursday 4.4)
Bonus: Crow Mary by Kathleen Grissom
Rating 4.7 out of 5 (In person 5; Remote 3)
August: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah (Memoir/Biography Month)
Rating 4.4 out of 5. (Wed 4.3; Thursday 4.6)
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 add 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