WPHCA Book Club
Upcoming Dates, Selections and Hosts
October
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Wed, Oct 21, Margaret hosts
Thurs, Oct 22, Katie hosts
September - Genre: Thriller/Mystery
In the Woods by Tana French
Wed, Sept 16, Claudia hosts
Thurs, Sept 17, Diane hosts
Upcoming Dates:
Nov 18-19
Dec Book Swap, TBD Date
Jan 20-21
Upcoming Genres:
Memoir / Biography
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!
We occasionally meet outside of out normal book club meetings to socialize and get to know each other better. For pictures of some of these events, go to https://www.wphighlands.org/highlands-book-club-social-graphs
Past Book Club Selections
2026
October: Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
September: In the Woods by Tana French (Mystery/Thriller month)
Rating out of 5. (Wed ; Thursday )
August: The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl
Rating 2.8 out of 5. (Thursday 2.3 )(August only met on Thursday)
July: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
Rating 3.4 out of 5. (Thursday 3.4)(July only met on Thursday)
June: The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
Rating 4.4 out of 5. (Wed 4.4; Thursday 4,5)
May: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Fantasy month)
Rating 3.2 out of 5. (Wed 3.3; Thursday 3.1)
April: Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon
Rating 4.15 out of 5. (Wed 4.1; Thursday 4.5)
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**
For more on our choices and ratings, go to https://www.wphighlands.org/highlands-book-club-social-graphs
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