The English Book Club

Would you like to share your passion for reading? So, join the English reading club at the Kirkland Library!

The ENGLISH BOOK CLUB meets on a Thursday night every month at 7 pm.
To reserve a copy of the book, please ask at the Reference Desk or call 514-630-2726, extension 3202.  

Admission is free

Upcoming Titles:

Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel

Thursday, March 6, 2025

The House of Doors

By Tan Twan Eng

The year is 1921. Lesley Hamlyn and her husband, Robert, a lawyer and war veteran, are living at Cassowary House on the Straits Settlement of Penang. When “Willie” Somerset Maugham, a famed writer and old friend of Robert's, arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald, the pair threatens a rift that could alter more lives than one.

The Measure: Las cuerdas del destino by Nikki Erlick | Goodreads

Thursday, April 3, 2025

The Measure

By Nikki Erlick

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.

It seems like any other day. You wake up, drink a cup of coffee, and head out.

But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live.

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay | Goodreads

Thursday, May 1, 2025

The House Keepers

By Alex Hay

Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she’s made herself respectable, running the grandest home in Mayfair. The place is packed with treasures, a glittering symbol of wealth and power, but dark secrets lurk in the shadows.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

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.