WPHCA Book Club
Upcoming Dates, Selections and Hosts
May - Fantasy Month
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Wed, May 20, TBD hosts
Thurs, May 21, TBD hosts
April
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Wed, April 15, TBD host
Thurs, April 16, TBD 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