Book Clubs
Book Club in the Pub
Adults 18 and older
Meets 4th Wednesday of the month
6 - 7:30 pm
Location: Oggi's, 24042 Alicia Parkway, Mission Viejo
Food and beverage are available to purchase.
2025 Titles
January 22 - The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your World by David Robson
February 26 - The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen
March 26 - Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson
April 23 - Burn Book: A Tech Love Story by Kara Swisher
May 28 - Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out by Shannon Reed
June 25 - Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer
July 23 - A Brief History of Stuff by Nihal Arthanayake
August 22 - Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by John Grisham
September 24 - The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul
October 22 - Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by Marion Gibson
November – NO MEETING
December – NO MEETING
Brown Bag Book Club
Adults 18 and older
Meets 2nd Friday of the month at the library
Noon - 1 pm
2025 Titles
January 10 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
February 14 - The River by Peter Heller
March 14 - The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore
April 11 - The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel
May 9 - The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts
June 15 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
July-December selections will be added in the spring.
Thursday Night Thrillers
Adults 18 and older
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month virtually on Zoom
7 - 8 pm
2025 Titles
January 16: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
February 20: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
March 20: The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
April 17: The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
May 15: End of Story by A.J. Finn
June 19: The Maid by Nita Prose
July 17: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz
August 21: None of this is True by Lisa Jewell
September 18: The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill
October 16: The Spy Coast by Tess Gerritsen
November – NO MEETING
December 18: The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
Book Club Kits
Book club kits include 12 paperback copies of a book, discussion questions, book reviews, an author biography, and a list of related titles. They are designed to be checked out by one individual who can distribute the copies to other members of the book club. After discussing the title, that individual should collect all copies and return the kit to the library.
Book club kits can be checked out for a 6-week period and have an overdue charge of $2 per day.
Please visit the Ask Here desk to reserve one or contact the Reference staff at libreference@cityofmissionviejo.org or 949-452-8342.