Ledding Book Club

The Ledding Book Club is led by Librarian Christine Mackie on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the Library Meeting/Conference Room.

This book club selects well-reviewed books of all genres (fiction, nonfiction, contemporary and classics). All are welcome! Questions? Contact Christine at mackiec@milwaukieoregon.gov

July 22
This is Happiness by Niall Williams
A funny and poignant story about a teenage boy sent from Dublin to a small Irish village to live with his grandparents.

August 19
The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
A retired librarian passes his solitary days surrounded by books and small comforts.

September 16
Blazing Eye Sees All by Leah Sottile
An unflinching investigation of the modern New Age movement in America, and how women like Amy Carlson (the leader of Love Has Won) become devoutly invested in their beliefs.

October 21
Tilt by Emma Pattee
Follows a pregnant woman’s journey across the changed landscape of Portland, Oregon after a massive earthquake plunges the city into chaos.
 

November 18
The Guest by Emma Cline
Over five summer days, a young escort from New York City sojourns through the moneyed enclaves situated in the Hamptons of Long Island.

December 16
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
A novella centered on Bill Furlong, a coal merchant in a rural Irish town in the 1980s, who faces a moral and social dilemma.

January 20, 2026
No Meeting.

February 17, 2026
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
A modern retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel David Copperfield and set in the mountains of southern Appalachia.