New Book Lists
We will begin this section with the Sandcastle Book List for 2025-26
September 8: Last Twilight in Paris (Pam Jenoff) A necklace found in a second-hand shop leads the main character back to Paris to uncover a World War II mystery.
October 13: The Briar’s Club (Kate Quinn) A group of women bond at a boarding house, each of them having their own secrets that slowly come to life. Susan McCray
November 10: God of the Woods (Liz Wood) The daughter of a prominent family disappears from camp the same way her brother did 14 years earlier. Daphne Hobson
December 8: The Mighty Red (Louise Erdrich) In North Dakota, a wedding is about to take place, but there is behind-the-scenes drama that can change the course of true love. Judy O’Brien
February 9: How to Read a Book (Monica Wood) Three characters whose lives are intertwined run into each other in a bookstore. From there, they are all transformed. Diane Flaherty
March 9: This is Happiness (Niall Williams) Set in an Irish village in the 1950’s, a young man has dropped out of seminary and gone to live with his grandparents. Cathy Ladner and D’Ann Bretzke
April 13: All the Colors of the Dark (Chris Whitaker) This thriller and mystery is also a love story that tells about a town where girls are going missing. Bev Fieroh
May 11: Memorial Days (Geraldine Brooks) Brooks writes about dealing with the sudden loss of her husband, Tony Horwitz, who at 60 years of age collapsed while running. Bettie Tullis
Book List from Marietta, Georgia
The Ministry of Time, Kalaine Bradley
The Queen of the Tambourines, Jane Gardam
An Unfinished Love Story, Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Lion Women of Tehran, Marian Kamaca
The Fraud, Zadie Smith
Orbital, Samantha Harvey
The Life Cycle of the Common Octupus, Emma Knight
Body and Soul, Frank Conroy
Book List from Cleveland, TN
The Berry Pickers, Amanda Peters
Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano
The Women, Kristen Hannah
The Art Thief, Michael Finkel
The Collector, Daniel Silva
Anything is Possible, Elizabeth Strout
Force of Nature, Joan Griffin
The Way of the Hermit, Ken Smith
Animal Life, Audour Ava Olafsdottir
The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl
Night Watch, Jayne Anne Phillips
James, Percival Everett