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Join us for our Reel Talk move discussion group! We discuss movies based on books, and we meet at the library at 6:00 pm on the second Tuesday of the month. All are welcome, especially if you hated the movie or didn’t read the book, or vice versa – those are some of the best discussions! Our lineup for 2026:
January 13th – The Housemaid (2025)
February 10th – Annihilation (2018)
March 10th – A Man Called Ove (2015)
April 14th – Project Hail Mary (2026)
May 12th– The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
June 9th – The Sisters Brothers (2018)
July 14th – True Grit (2010)
August 11th – The Odyssey (2026)
September 8th – No Country For Old Men (2007)
October 13th – Practical Magic 2 (2026)
November 10th – John Dies at the End (2012)
December 8th – Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
Join us for our After Hours Book Club! We meet at area restaurants or at the library at 6:00 pm. All are welcome, especially if you hated the book or didn’t finish it – those are some of the best discussions! Our lineup for 2026:
January 22nd @ Fusion – The Housemaid by Freida McFadden
February 26th @ Kingsport Public Library – James by Percival Everett
March 26th @ Momma D’s – The Girl in the Bog by Keith Donohue
April 23rd @ Kingsport Public Library – Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
May 28th @ Italian Village – Calypso by David Sedaris
June 25th @ Kingsport Public Library – The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides
July 23rd @ Krazy Chicken International – Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto
August 27th @ Kingsport Public Library – Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
September 24th @ Macado’s – Playground by Richard Powers
October 22nd @ Kingsport Public Library – Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
November 19th @ Thai Riverside – What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
December 17th @ Kingsport Public Library – An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten
Join us for our Chapter by Chapter Book Club! We meet every other month at the library at 6:00 pm. This book club is designed with busy college students in mind. All are welcome, especially if you hated the book or didn’t finish it – those are some of the best discussions! Our lineup for 2026:
February 2nd – The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune
March 16th – The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid
May 18th – Book Lovers by Emily Henry
July 20th – Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
September 21st – TBD
November 16th – TBD
