Upton Town Library
9 Milford Street, Upton MA 01568
508-529-6272
Closed Monday January 20
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. 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.
Currently Reading
Titles for 2025
January 14/16 - First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston
February 11/13 - Go as a River by Shelley Read
March 11/13 - The Wedding People by Alison Espach
April 8/10 - Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
May 13/15 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
June 10/12 - Harlem Rhapsody by Victoria Christopher Murray
July 8/10 - The Stolen Queen - Fiona Davis
August 12/14 - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman
September 9/11
October 14/16
November 11/13
December 9/11
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 9/11 - 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 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
November 12/14 - The Women by Kristin Hannah
December 10/12 - North Woods by Daniel Mason
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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
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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
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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
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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 Richardson
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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