Upton Town Library
9 Milford Street, Upton MA 01568
508-529-6272
Hours:
Mon. 9:00AM-4:00PM
Tues, Weds, Thurs. 9:00AM-8:00PM
Fri.-Sat. 9:00AM-4:00PM
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Upton Reads
The Upton Reads Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 12:45 or on the second Thursday of each month at 6:45 in the library gathering room. Sue Pfeiffer from the library staff leads a casual and thought-provoking discussion of an eclectic mix of contemporary literary fiction. Copies of each month’s book are available at the library. Please call the library directly at 508-529-6272 to request a copy of this month's title.
Titles for 2024
January 9/11 - The Secret Book of Flora Lea, by Patti Callahan Henry
February 13/15 - The River We Remember, by William Kent Kruger
March 12/14 - The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
April 9/11 - The Paris Library, by Janet Skeslien Charles
May 14/16 - The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters
Jun 11/13 - The Love of My Life, by Rosie Walsh
July 16/18 - The Stationery Shop, by Marjan Kamali
August 13/15 - The Frozen River, by Ariel Lawhon
September 10/12 - The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride
October 8/10 - The Bee Sting, by Paul Murray
November 12/14 - The Women, by Kristin Hannah
December 10/12 -
Titles for 2023
January 10 /12 - The Maid, by Nita Prose
February 14 /16 - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, by Robet Dugoni
March 14/16 - The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, by Allison Patak
April 11/13 - The Many Daughters of Afong Moy, by Jamie Ford
May 9 /11 - Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabriella Zevin
June 13/15 - The Book of Lost Names, by Kristin Harmel
July 11/13 - Symphony of Secrets, by Brendan Slocumb
August 8/10- Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
September 12/14 - Horse, by Geraldine Brooks
October 10/12 - Mad Honey, by Jodi Picoult
November 14/16 - Remarkably Bright Creatures, by Shelby Van Pelt
December 12/14 - The Spectacular, by Fiona Davis
Titles for 2022
January 11 /13 - Of Salt and Women, by Gabriela Garcia
February 8 /10 - An American Marriage, by Tayari Jones
March 8/10 - The Exiles, by Christina Baker Kline
April 12/14 - How Beautiful We Were, by Imbolo Mbue
May 10 /12- The Last Garden in England, by Julia Kelly
June 14/16 - Ordinary Graces, by William Kent Krueger
July 12/14 - The Magnolia Palace, by Fiona Davis
August 9/11- Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson
September 13/15 - The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
October 11/13 - Still Life, by Sarah Winman
November 14/16 - The Diamond Eye, by Kate Quinn
December 13/15 - The Violin Conspiracy, by Brendan Slocumb
Titles for 2021
January 12 - The Sisters of Summit Avenue, by Lynn Cullen
February 9 - American Dirt, by Jeanine Cummings
March 9 - The Gifted School, by Bruce Holsinger
April 13 - The Lions of Fifth Avenue, by Fiona Davis
May 11 - A Good Neighborhood, Theresa Ann Fowler
June 8 - Deacon King Kong, by James McBride
July 13 - The Mystery of Mrs Christie, by Marie Benedict
August 17 - The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner
September 14 - This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger
October 12 - Searching for Sylvie Lee, by Jean Kwok
November 9 - The Vanishing Half, by Brit Bennett
December 14 - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
2020 Titles
January 14 - The Only Woman in the Room, by Marie Benedict
February 11 - Loving Frank, by Nancy Horan
March 10 - The Wartime Sisters, by Lynda Cohen Loigman
April 14 - The Secrets we Kept, by Lara Prescott
May - July - No meetings due to Covid 19
August 11 - Educated, by Tara Westover
September 8 - When We Left Cuba, by Chantel Cleeton
October 13 - American Princess, by Sephanie Thornton
November 10 - The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett
December 8 - A Single Thread, by Tracy Chevalier
2019 Titles
January 8 - Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers by Terri Lynne Defino
February 12 - The Widows of Malabar Hill, Sujata Massey
March 12 - Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate
April 9 - The Glass Ocean, by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Wilig
May 14 - The Tuscan Child, by Rhys Bowen
June 11 - Dark Tide: the great Boston molasses flood of 1919, by Stephen Puleo
July 9 - Bowlaway, by Elizabeth McCracken
August 13 - The Island of the Sea Women, by Lisa See
September 10 - A Well Behaved Woman, by Theresa Ann Fowler
October 8 - Behold the Dreamers, by Imbolo Mbue
November 12 - Where the Crawdad Sings, Delia Owens
December 10 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardso
2018 Titles
January 9 - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
February 13 - The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner
March 13 - The Cottingley Secret by Hazel Gaynor
April 10 - The Address by Fiona Davis
May 8 - Love and other Consolation Prizes by Jamie Ford
June 12 - Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
July 10 - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
August 14 - Woman in the Window by AJ Finn
September 11 - The Hideaway by Lauren Denton
October 9 - The Lost Vintage by Ann Mah
November 13 - The Lightkeepers Daughter by Jean E. Pendziwol
December 11 - Carnegie's Maid by Marie Benedict
2017 Titles
January 10 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny
February 14 - The Two Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman
March 14 - Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
April 11 - This Must be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell
May 9 - Be Frank with Me by Julia Claiborne Johnson
June 13 - A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
July 11 - Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
August 8 - The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell
September 12 - The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman
October 10 - Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray
November 14 - The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
December 12 - The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow
2016 Titles
January 12 - A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
February 9 - Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
March 8 - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
April 12 - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
May 10 - The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
June 14 - The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate Alcott
July 12 - This is Your Life Harriett Chance by Jonathan Evision
August 9 - The Summer before the War by Helen Simonson
September 13 - Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
October 11 - The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig
November 15 - The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
December 13 - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
2015 Titles
January 13 - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
February 10 - Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
March 10 - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
April 14 - The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
May 12 - Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
June 9 - Vintage by Susan Gloss
July 14 - The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
August 11 - The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes
September 8 - The Rosie Effect by Grame Simsion
October 13 - Small Blessings by Martha Woodroof
November 10 - The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows
December 8 - The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant
2014 Titles
January - The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin
February - The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood
March - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
April - The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grimsson
May - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
June - The Supremes at Earls All You Can Eat by Edward Kelsey Moore
July - The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
August - A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams
September - The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
October - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabriella Zevin
November - A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
December - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg