Books

Obviously Flossmoor Book Club is ALL ABOUT THE BOOKS.

 Our Library Committee purchases :

• 5  new books each month to be reviewed by member reviewers.

•  These members present their reviews at that month's general meeting. 

• A raffle is held and the lucky member winners get first dibs on borrowing these books. 

• These books when returned are added to the FBC Library so all members can have a chance to enjoy them.

If you are not a hard-copy book reader, you can always enjoy the member book reviews then buy an ebook of your own or download a copy from your local library.

FUN FACTS ABOUT READING--Summarized from an article published in The Chicago Tribune on Sunday March 12, 2023:

1. Studies have concluded reading improves your memory

2. Reading slows mental decline

3. Reading lowers your risk of dementia

4. Reading relieves stress by lowering blood pressure and heart rates

5. Reading could be the secret to promoting longevity.

Trina Hayes' Annual Book Recomendations--2024

Fiction:The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

           The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

           James by Percival Everett

           Old King by Maxim Loskutoff

           Sipsworth by Simon Van Booy

           Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

Mysteries and Thrillers: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Wittaker

                                   The Wealth of Shadows by Graham Moore

Nonfiction: I'm Sorry for My Loss by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long

                The Light Eater by Zoe Schlanger

**Below is a partial list of FBC owned books available to borrow**

September 2025 FBC owned Books to be Reviewed:

A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge

Hang the Moon by Jeanette Wells

The Mystery of Black Partridge Woods by Pat Camalliere

Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict

Be Ready When Luck Happens by Ina Garten

March 2025--FBC owned Books  Reviewed : 

The Forgotten 500  by Gregory A Freeman

The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

The Mighty Red by Louise Erlich

The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny

The Exchange  by John Grisham

February 2025 ---FBC owned Books Reviewed : 

Brush Up Your Shakespeare   by Michael Macrone

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

When Books Went to War by Guptill Mannung

The Granite Coast Murders by Jean Luc Bannalec

The Hunter by Tanya French

December 2024--FBC Owned Books  Reviewed:

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whittaker

An Art Love's Guide to Paris and Murder by Dianne Freeman

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

Within Arm's Reach by Ann Napolitano

The Tuscan Child by Ryhs Bowen

November 2024 FBC owned Books reviewed by member reviewers:

  Horse by Geraldine Brooks

  The Ghosts of Honolulu by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll Jr.

  Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See

  A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff

  White Collar Girl by Renee Rosen

October 2024 FBC owned Books reviewed by member reviewers:

The Rye Bread Marriage byMichaela Weissman

The Caretakers by Amanda Bestor Siegal

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

White Collar Girl by Renee Rosen

September 2024 FBC owned Books  Reviewed:

Fire Music by Connie Hampton Connally

Number 12 Rue Sainte Catherine by Roberta Gates

Nella Last's War: a biography by Nella Last

The Women by Kristen Hannah

My Life in France by Julia Child

Edith by Andrea Friederici RossThe Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

March 2024 FBC owned Books  Reviewed : 

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot

The Splendid and the Vile by Eric Larson

Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz

The King Arthur Case by Jean Luc Bannalec

Bessie by Linda Kass

The Wager by David Grann

West with Giraffes by Linda Ruttledge

February 2024 FBC owned Books Reviewed

The First Ladies by Marie and Victory Murphy

Madam President by William Hazelgrove

The Girl on the Carpathian by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

HAPPY READING !