Book Clubs For Over 50S

Bad Girls Book Club November 2026

**Our November novel is Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth!** **This month’s pick blends women’s fiction with a domestic thriller and a murder mystery. Expect suspense, crime, dark humor, witty moments, and a heartfelt story. It’s an exciting read with plenty for us to discuss! The book is 352 pages, and the audiobook runs 9 hours and 20 minutes.** Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea―or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying. Because Elsie hasn’t always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller―Australia’s youngest convicted murderer. But was she really mad, or just misunderstood? Either way, she’s kept her secret buried for decades. Enter seven-year-old Persephone, a relentless little chatterbox who has just moved in across the road (armed with stickers, questions, and no sense of personal boundaries); Joan, who appears to have it in for Elsie; and a healthy dose of public interest―the cops are sniffing around, and the media is circling like seagulls at a picnic. So Mabel does what she’s always done best―she takes matters into her own hands. Is she a cantankerous old lady with a shady past? A cold-blooded killer with arthritis? Or just someone who’s finally ready to tell her side of the story? Sharp, surprising, and wickedly funny, this is the unforgettable story of a woman who’s spent a lifetime being underestimated―and is about to prove everyone wrong. Again.

Badass Book Club

November Book Club Meetup

Welcome, readers! 🦃 Our November theme is "when the high school reading list hits different," and the book selected is **The Catcher in the Rye** by J.D. Salinger. We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Looking forward to discussing with everyone! Happy reading!

Happy hour book club

📚 Quietly Thriving – Our Take on Silent Book Club 🌿

"Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather Fawcett

Join us as we discuss our November read Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter! Book description: charity as a front—for an internationally renowned and thoroughly disreputable magic shop. Owned by the disorganized—not to mention self-absorbed, irritating, but also decidedly handsome—Havelock Renard, magician and failed Dark Lord, the shop draws magical clientele from around the world, partly due to the quality of Havelock’s illicit goods as well as their curiosity about his shadowy past and rumors of his incredible powers. Agnes's charity offers the perfect cover for illegal magics. Agnes couldn’t care less about the shop—magical intrigue or not, there are cats to be rescued. But when an enemy from Havelock’s past surfaces, the magic shop—and more importantly, the cat shelter—are suddenly in jeopardy. To save the shelter, will Agnes have to set aside her social conscience and protect the man who once tried to bring about the apocalypse—and is now trying to steal her heart?

I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 - Robert Brockway

Join us for I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200 by Robert Brockway! To bright and anxious eight-year-old Kay Washington, the worst thing in the world is being alone with the quiet. That's why Eddie Video makes the perfect imaginary friend: He's smart, he's loud, he loves pulling pranks, and he's always there to chase away the silence. To mid-forties, down-on-his-luck Ivan, the worst thing in the world happened when he lost his imaginary friend. Now cursed with the ability to see everyone else's, Ivan makes a living by killing the imaginary friends of adults who couldn't let go. His only rule: No kids. But when one of Eddie Video's "pranks" goes too far, Ivan agrees to make an exception and help Kay. Only Ivan will soon learn that Eddie Video is nothing like the talking ostriches, star bears, and goblin princesses he's encountered in the past, and it's going to take a lot more than clumsy haymakers and steak knives to bring him down. A balance of comedy and catharsis, this dual-narrative tackles both the fear of growing up and the scars our childhood leaves behind.

📚 Fall Book Club: The Change

Monthly Book Club Meeting

LGBT Reads: November Book Discussion

Join us for our November book club gathering where we will come together to discuss [John of John](https://thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/john-of-john) by [Douglas Stuart](https://www.douglasdstuart.com/about) in a safe and welcoming environment. Make new friends who share your passion for books and connect with fellow LGBTQ book enthusiasts. Library link: [John of John at Columbus Metro Library](https://cml.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S105C4292543)

The Bi-Weekly Board Game Extravaganza!

December Book Club Holiday Edition ❄️🌲🎅🏻

December's book club will be Holiday themed! The book we will be reading will be announced in November. Holiday themed book suggestions can be submitted at the monthly book club in October, or if you cannot attend please message me with your suggestions before 11/5. Bookclub will be at the **Main library** meeting room **3A** Light snacks will be provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own snacks or drinks. -Please let me know if you’d like to volunteer to bring food or drinks, themed or not This will be the last B.B. Book Club event for 2026. Thank you to everyone who has attended an event and helped make this book club a little community. I am so excited for 2027, and all the bookish adventures and activities that are in store for us! I will be sending out an end of year survey sometime in November or early December to get everyone's thoughts, suggestions, and etc. to help better plan 2027! If you do not use Instagram, please let me know how best to contact you with the survey link. \*\*Book Club typically is the 3rd Saturday of every month, but due to the holidays December's will be the 2nd weekend to allow more people to attend, sorry that it's not as long to read the book as normal!!\*\*