Library Book Clubs.

The Orangeville Library hosts two book clubs that adults are welcome to join. Learn more below and sign up through our online form here.


“Bookish Banter” Book Club

This all-genres book club for adults meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the Orangeville Library. The group is led by Chrissy Bardo (OPL board vice-president) and reads a variety of genres including historical fiction, biography, fantasy, mystery, young adult, and more. Sign up online here or contact the Library (email or 570-683-5354) for more information!

  • Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt // After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

  • Bones of the Lost by Kathy Reichs // #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.

Past books include: The Green Mile (King); Plainsong (Haruf); Nein, Nein, Nein (Stahl); The Book Haters' Book Club (Anthony); The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store (McBride); A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking (Kingfisher); Amish Snow White (Emma); Home Before Dark (Sager); Pines (Crouch); Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir (Clark); It Had To Be You (Clark & Burke); Code Name Verity (Wein); Deception Point (Brown)


“Murder on the Mind” Book Club

This murder mystery / psychological thriller book club for adults, led by Katie Simpson (OPL staff), meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6pm in the Orangeville Library. Sign up online here or contact the Library (email or 570-683-5354) for more information!

  • In His Wake by Chad Zunker // The death of reporter Dean Dawson’s estranged father in a boating accident leaves Dean and his brothers with mixed emotions. When a presidential candidate is assassinated in Austin, Dean is contacted by April North, his former girlfriend and an associate of Dean’s father at a powerhouse law firm. A cryptic text she wasn’t supposed to see on her boss’s phone not only implicates the firm in the assassination but also suggests that Dean’s father may still be very much alive.

  • The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead // While in college in New York, Shay Evans and her best friends met a captivating man who seduced them with a web of lies about the way the world works. By senior year, Shay and her friend Laurel were the only ones who managed to escape. Now eight years later, Shay’s built a new life in a tiny Texas suburb. But when she hears the horrifying news of Laurel’s death—delivered, of all ways, by her favorite true crime podcast crusader—she begins to suspect that the past she thought she buried is still very much alive, and the predators more dangerous than ever.

  • Gray After Dark by Noelle Ihli // When a tragic accident sidelines Miley’s dreams of Olympic gold, she takes a summer job at a mountain guest lodge. Miley’s plans take a terrifying detour when she’s abducted during a morning run. Held captive in a desolate off-grid cabin, she’ll have to use her athletic prowess, cunning mind, and courage to survive.

  • If You Lie by Caleb Stephens // Seven years ago, Olivia woke up in the trunk of a stranger’s car, and barely escaped with her life. Now, she’s a true-crime podcaster on a mission to help other women avoid her fate. When Olivia’s estranged sister invites her to reconnect on an exclusive cruise, she jumps at the chance for a break. The ship is elegant, the meals divine, and the people… too friendly. When someone on the ship goes missing, Olivia realizes she’s playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Only this time, she might not survive.

  • The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney // After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street, she is instantly drawn to the space—and its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home’s previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before.

  • The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell // Soon after her twenty-fifth birthday, Libby returns home from work to find the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. She soon learns not only the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion. But Libby’s not the only one waiting for this day—there are three entangled families living in a house with the darkest of secrets.

  • The Final Hunt by Audrey J. Cole // After John disappeared while hunting—presumed dead from a bear attack—Cameron found the crime photos. Everyone has a secret. But if her husband could hide the unimaginable from her, who’s to say he’s truly dead?

Past books include: The Crash (McFadden); The Woods (Coben); Worst Case Scenario (Newman); You Killed Me First (Marrs); If Something Happens To Me (Finlay); Blood Sugar (Rothchild); We Were Liars (Lockhart); The Escape Room (Goldin); Gone for Good (Schaffhausen); An Anonymous Girl (Greer & Pekkanen); Murder on the Christmas Express (Benedict); His & Hers (Feeney); The Butcher (Hillier); It’s Not Her (Kubica); That’s Not My Name (Lally)