Book Club

Gibson's Book Club reads Double Whammy, by Carl Hiaasen

cover art for Double Whammy, by Carl HiaasenMonday, June 6th, 2022, 5:30pm, in-store, in-person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading Double Whammy, by Carl Hiaasen.

Double Whammy (Skink Series) By Carl Hiaasen Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593334751
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Berkley - November 24th, 2020

"Follow the adventures of a news-photographer-turned-private-eye as he seeks truth, justice, and an affair with his ex-wife" (The New York Times) in this hilarious caper from bestselling author Carl Hiaasen.


Gibson's Book Club reads Black Buck, by Mateo Askaripour

Monday, May 2nd, 2022, 5:30 pm, in-person, in-store.

cover art for Black Buck by Mateo AskaripourThis month Gibson's Book Club is reading Black Buck, by Mateo Askaripour.

Black Buck: A Read with Jenna Pick By Mateo Askaripour Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780358627982
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Mariner Books - January 18th, 2022

A New York Times Bestseller 
A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick!
Longlisted for the Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize


“Askaripour closes the deal on the first page of this mesmerizing novel, executing a high wire act full of verve and dark, comic energy.”
—Colson Whitehead, author of The Nic


Gibson's Book Club reads These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson

cover art for These Fevered Days, by Martha AckmannMonday, April 4th, 2022, 5:30pm, in store, in person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson, by Martha Ackmann.

These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson By Martha Ackmann Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9780393867534
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: W. W. Norton & Company - July 27th, 2021

A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice, this engaging, insightful portrayal of Emily Dickinson sheds new light on one of American literature’s most enigmatic figures.


Gibson's Book Club reads Blacktop Wasteland, by S.A. Cosby

cover art for Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. CosbyMonday, March 7th, 2022, 5:30pm in-store, in person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel, by S.A. Cosby.

Blacktop Wasteland: A Novel By S. A. Cosby Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781250252692
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Flatiron Books - June 1st, 2021

A New York Times Notable Books of 2020

Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. A. Cosby’s Blacktop Wasteland is a searing, operatic story of a man pushed to his limits by poverty, race, and his own former life of crime.


Gibson's Book Club reads Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu

cover art for Interior Chinatown: A Novel, by Charles YuMonday, February 7th, 2022, 5:30 pm, in-store, in-person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading Interior Chinatown: A Novel, by Charles Yu.

Interior Chinatown: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries) By Charles Yu Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307948472
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - November 17th, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • “A shattering and darkly comic send-up of racial stereotyping in Hollywood” (Vanity Fair) and a deeply personal novel about race, pop culture, immigration, assimilation, and escaping the roles we are forced to play.


Gibson's Book Club reads Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy

cover art for Culture Warlords by Talia LavinMonday, January 3rd, 2022, 5:30 pm, in-store, in-person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy, by Tal Lavin.

Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy By Talia Lavin Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780306846458
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Legacy Lit - October 12th, 2021

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Editor's Choice/Staff Pick

One reporter takes an immersive dive into white supremacy's explosive online presence, exploring the undercurrents of propaganda, racism, misogyny, and history that led us to where we are now.

Talia Lavin is every skinhead's worst nightmare: a loud and unapologetic Jewish woman, acerbic, smar


Gibson's Book club reads The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog

cover art for The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, Three Magical Children and Their Holy DogMonday, December 6th, 2021, 5:30 pm, in-store, in-person

This month Gibson's Book Club is reading The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, by Adam Gidwitz.

The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog By Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Adam Gidwitz, Hatem Aly (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780142427378
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - March 20th, 2018

A Newbery Honor Book
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award

An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Hatem Aly! 


Gibson's Book Club reads Less

Monday, October 4th, 2021, 5:30-6:30 pm. In-person, in-store.

This month we are reading and discussing Less, by Andrew Sean Greer.

We will not be sharing food or beverages. We're also sticking to a one hour time limit, and will be clearing the store at 6:30pm. 

Less (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Novel (The Arthur Less Books #1) By Andrew Sean Greer Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316316132
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Back Bay Books - May 22nd, 2018

A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review).WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
National Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of 2017


Gibson's Book Club discusses Piranesi, by Susanna Clark

Monday, Nov 1st, 2021, 5:30-6:30 pm. In-person, in-store.

This month we are reading and discussing Piranesi, by Susanna Clark.

We will not be sharing food or beverages. We're also sticking to a one hour time limit, and will be clearing the store at 6:30pm. 

Staff Pick Badge
Piranesi By Susanna Clarke Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781635577808
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - September 28th, 2021

New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
World Fantasy Awards Finalist


The instant New York Times bestselling novel from the author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic book set in a dreamlike alternative reality.


Piranesi By Susanna Clarke Cover Image
$27.00
ISBN: 9781635575637
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - September 15th, 2020

New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
World Fantasy Awards Finalist

From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.


Gibson's Book Club discusses The Thursday Murder Club

cover art for The Thursday Murder Club by Richard OsmanMonday, September 13th, 2021, 5:30-6:30 pm. In-person, in-store.

This month we are reading and discussing The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman.

The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery #1) By Richard Osman Cover Image
$26.00
Likely available, but must be ordered by email/phone
ISBN: 9781984880963
Published: Pamela Dorman Books - September 22nd, 2020

A New York Times bestseller | Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg at Amblin Entertainment

“Witty, endearing and greatly entertaining.” —Wall Street Journal
 


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