Adult Book Groups
Check the calendar of events for full details, dates and times of all book groups.
We currently have eight adult book clubs.
Exploring Genres Book Club
First Monday of each month, 6:30 PM
Meets Virtually
Philip Bahr: pbahr@fplct.org
Beginning our 8th year, we focus on a single genre. Librarians lead the discussion: history, popularity, seminal works, adaptations. You are asked to read anything from that genre and then share your book, or sit back and listen. Go home with a new list of books to read.
-January 5, 2026 – Defining Decades
-February 2, 2026 – Not-So-Little Women
-March 2, 2026 – OBOT theme: Culpability
-April 6, 2026 – Great American Reads
-May 4, 2026 – AAPI month
-June 1, 2026 – Plant a Seed
-July 6, 2026 – Any book about the founding of our country (Non-fiction or Historical Fiction) through 1800.
-August – Summer Break No Meeting
-September 14, 2026 – I Read Banned Books
-October 5, 2026 – Creature Features
-November 2, 2026- Turtle Island
-December 7, 2026 – By George!
Little Pub and Literature Books Book Club (A partnership between Fairfield Public Library, and Little Pub Fairfield)
Last Wednesday of every month, 6:30 PM
Meets at Little Pub Fairfield – 2133 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield, CT 06825
Nancy Sweeney: nsweeney@fplct.org
Join us at Little Pub Fairfield for evenings of books, banter, good food and good company.
-January 28, 2026: Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham
-February 25, 2026: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
-March 25, 2026: The Same Bright Stars by Ethan Joella
-April 29, 2026: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan
-May 27, 2026: The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
-June 24, 2026: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
International Authors Book Club
Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 PM
Meets at the Main Library, Jennings Room
Philip Bahr: pbahr@fplct.org
Since its inception many different authors have been chosen, either by the leader or suggested by members of the group. All are welcome to join at any time. This is a book group for those who enjoy informal discussion and hearing the different viewpoints of the members. You don’t need to preregister and you are welcome whether or not you were able to finish the book.
-July & August – Summer Break – No Meeting
-September 9, 2026: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje
-October 14, 2026: Butter: A Novel Of Food And Murder by Asako Yuzuki
-November 18, 2026: The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai
-December 9, 2026: The Royal Game:A Chess Story by Stefan Zweig
-January 13, 2027: Devotion Of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
-February 10, 2027: Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq
-March 10, 2027: Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
-April 14, 2027: History Of The Rain by Niall Williams
-May 12, 2027: The Finest Hotel In Kabul by Lyse Doucet
-June 9, 2027: Lazar by Nelio Bieder
Literature & Libations Book Club
Second Wednesday of the month, 6:30 PM
Meets at Wine N Cheese Day Spa – 1330 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824
Mary Samson: msamson@fplct.org
The Fairfield Public Library and Wine N Cheese Day Spa team up for a unique experience: book talk, cocktails, nosh, and laugh.
-January 14, 2026: Go As A River by Shelley Read
-February 11, 2026: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
-March 11, 2026: Tilt by Emma Pattee
-April 8, 2026: The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
-May 13, 2026: The Mango Tree by Annabelle Tometich
-June 10,2026: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
-July 8, 2026: Conform by Ariel Sullivan
-August – Summer Break No Meeting
-September 9, 2026: The Author Weekend by Laura Zigman
-October 14, 2026: Upward Bound by Woody Brown
-November 18, 2026: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
-December 9, 2026: Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
Main Book Club
Meets in the Rotary Room at the Main Library, 1:30 PM
Claudia Silk: csilk@fplct.org
-July & August – Summer Break – No Meeting
-Wednesday, September 16 – Kin by Tayari Jones
-Wednesday, October 28 – Land by Maggie O’Farrell
-Wednesday, December 2 – The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Woods Book Buzz Club
Second Thursday of each month, 1:00 PM
Meets at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Mary Coe: mcoe@fplct.org
Woods Branch Reference Librarian Mary Coe facilitates a book club focusing on titles that have been listed as “most anticipated” with lots of buzz!
-January 8, 2026: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
-February 12, 2026: Culpability by Bruce Holsinger **OBOT 2026 pick**
-March 12, 2026: A Marriage at Sea by Sophie Elmhirst
–April 9, 2026: Isola by Alllegra Goodman
-May 14, 2026: Heartwood by Amity Gaige
-June 11, 2026: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
-July 9, 2026: The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett
-August – Summer Break No Meeting
-September 10, 2026: More Than Enough by Anna Quindlen
-October 8, 2026: A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys
-November 12, 2026: Daughters of the Sun and Moon by Lisa See
-December 10, 2026: TBA
Silent Book Club
Meets in the Periodicals Room at Main Library
Mary Samson: msamson@fplct.org
There’s no assigned reading! All Readers are welcome. It’s BYOBOOK.
6:00-6:15 PM Arrival, share what you’re reading
6:15-7:15 PM Quiet Reading Hour
7:15-7:30 PM Optional socializing, or just keep reading
-September 24, 2026
-October 22, 2026
-November 19, 2026
-December 17, 2026
Classics Book Club
***Brand-new for 2026/2027***
First Saturday of every month, 10:30AM
Main Library, Jennings Room
Philip Bahr: pbahr@fplct.org
Interested in reading and discussing well-known works of literature? Revisit familiar favorites or read a classic for the first time. Join FPL’s new Classics Book Club! We explore novels and plays that have remained meaningful across time and continue to spark conversation. Come share thoughts, ask questions, and hear different perspectives. The Classics Book Club offers a relaxed setting to enjoy great literature and connect with fellow readers.
-October 3, 2026: The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe
-November 7, 2026: The Crucible by Arthur Miller
-December 5, 2026: Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
-January 2, 2027: Macbeth by William Shakespeare
-February 6, 2027: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
-March 6, 2027: The Awakening by Kate Chopin
-April 3, 2027: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey
-May 1, 2027: Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
-June – August: summer break