Get Caught Reading One of These Great Book Club Picks in May

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

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# Get Caught Reading

Did you know? May is "Get Caught Reading Month." A celebration promoting the joy and FUN of reading, it's a great way to show the little ones in your life that there are books out there for every person and every interest. Bonus: If you're a member of one of our Library Book Clubs, there's a pretty good chance you're going to get caught reading, or at the very least, caught talking about the book you've read! With so many great recommendations from Book Clubs across the City, you might just get caught reading and discussing multiple books!

NEW: Treat Your Shelf Book Club

Join us at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, at Highlands Library to discuss a romance book of your choice! Not sure what to read? Check out the romance section of our online catalog!


Join Our Reading Challenge

Have you signed up for the Jax Stacks Reading Challenge? We've got 16 brand-new challenge categories designed to get out of your comfort zone and try something new! Just make sure it fits one of the categories! You pick the 12 categories that interest you most and just start reading. The challenge runs through December 31. You can start and finish any time during the year. 

You can keep track of your progress using a Jax Stacks reading tracker bookmark (available at your local library) or by using StoryGraph or Goodreads. Of course, one of the challenge categories is "A book read by a Library Book Club in 2025." So, just by joining one of these groups, you're already 1/12 of the way to completing this challenge! Check out our Jax Stacks Staff Picks to get started.

 

# May Book Club Picks


How the West was Won, by Louis L’Amour

# Discovery Book Club 

If you're looking to explore different genres or take a chance on something new, this is the book club for you!

Pablo Creek Regional Library

6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1 (click to register)

Discussing How the West was Won, by Louis L’Amour

The Starless Crown by James Rollins

# Excalibris

Join us for fantastical discussions of sharp-edged speculative fiction!

Regency Square Branch Library

10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3 (click to register)

Discussing The Starless Crown, by James Rollins

The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

# Tangled Webb Book Club

Get caught up in a good book at Webb! We read and chat about a variety of fiction titles. 

Webb Wesconnett Library

6 p.m. on Thursday, May 8 (click to register)

Discussing  The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb 

Far Sector by N. K. Jemisin

# Comic Club (Graphic Novel Club)

Whether you can name every Robin from memory or you liked that one episode of Watchmen on HBO, the ComiClub is here for you!

Willow Branch Library

6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13 (click to register)

Discussing Far Sector, by N. K. Jemisin

Rizzio by Denise Mina

# Scottish Mystery Book Club

This book club dives into mystery books written by Scottish authors. Each book takes place in Scotland, the birthplace of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!

Regency Square Branch Library

10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 (click to register)

Discussing Rizzio, by Denise Mina 

Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

# Cautionary Tales Book Club

Delve into the frightening nature of horror stories, the cautionary aspects of many science fiction stories, and the page-turning events within thriller novels! 

University Park Branch Library

1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 (click to register)

Discussing Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley 

The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder: A Novel by C.L. Miller

# Novel Pursuits Book Club

Have books, will travel... to wherever our fiction collection takes us! Meets the third Saturday of the month.

San Marco Branch Library

2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 (click to register)

Discussing The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder: A Novel, by C.L. Miller 

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

# Nuts About Reading

Read and chat about a variety of fiction and nonfiction titles on the third Tuesday of the month.

West Branch Library

6 p.m.  on Tuesday, May 20 (click to register)

Discussing Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann

The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing by Sonia Faleiro

# True Crime: 364.1 Book Club

Do you enjoy real-life crime stories? 364.1 is the Dewey Decimal number for True Crime books! Meets the fourth Thursday of the month.

Meeting online via Zoom

7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 (click to register)

Discussing The Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing, by Sonia Faleiro

The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson

# Shelf Conscious Book Club

Whether you’re an avid reader or struggle to find the time to complete just one book, you are welcome here! 

Maxville Branch Library

6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 (click to register)

Discussing The Feather Thief, by Kirk Wallace Johnson

The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

# Flamingo Book Club

Spread your wings with a diverse selection of fiction, nonfiction, and some Florida-based literature.

Beaches Branch Library

6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27 (click to register)

Discussing The White Lady, by Jacqueline Winspear


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