Come enjoy discussing newer fiction and nonfiction titles. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. When we meet, we start by sharing books we’ve read recently, then discuss that month’s book. You do not have to read the book to attend the meeting.
This month we will be meeting on Tuesday, June 3 at 1 p.m. in Meeting Room A.
In June, we'll be discussing Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty.
Life is full of twists and turns you never see coming. But what if you did? The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job -- she's generally happy with her life, even if she can't figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to -- but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she'd rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers. There's the well-dressed man in seat 4C who is compulsively checking his watch, desperate not to miss his eleven-year-old daughter's musical. Further back, a mother of two is frantically trying to keep her toddler entertained and her infant son quiet. How did she ever think being a stay-at-home mom would be easier than being a lawyer? Ethan is lost in thought; he's flying back from his first funeral. A young couple has just gotten married; she's still wearing her wedding dress. An emergency room nurse is looking forward to traveling the world once she retires in a few years, it's going to be so much fun! If they ever get off the tarmac... Suddenly a woman none of them know stands up. She makes predictions about how and when everyone on board will die. Some dismiss her. Others will do everything they can to make sure her prophecies do not come to pass. All of them will be forever changed. How would you live your life if you thought you knew how it would end? Would you love who you love or try to love someone else? Would you stay married? Would you stop drinking? Would you call up your ex-best friend you haven't spoken to in years? Would you quit your job? Intricately plotted, with the wonderful wit Liane Moriarty has become famous for, Here One Moment brilliantly looks at friends, lovers, and family and how we manage to hold onto them in our harried modern lives. - Description provided by the publisher
Upcoming titles:
July: Florida by Lauren Groff
August: An immense world: how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us by Ed Yong
September: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates
October: Violeta by Isabel Allende
November: Braiding Sweetgrass: indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Previous titles:
Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
On Call: a Doctor's Journey in Public Service by Anthony Fauci, M.D.
The Women by Kristin Hannah
James by Percival Everett
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Click here for a list of all of the 2025 book club titles for Millhopper.
Interested in other book clubs? The Alachua County Library District has several. You can find more information on our Book Clubs page.