Book Picks for the Second-Tuesday-at-Two Book Club for Fall and Winter

This fall and winter lineup ranges from fast paced mystery thrillers to literary fiction. The Second Tuesday at Two Book Club meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month at 2:00 pm in the Fireplace Room of the Pocono Mountain Public Library. To register, call 570-894-8860 or email joe@poconolibrary.org.

A season of varied reads makes for lively Tuesday afternoon conversations.

The fall and winter reading schedule

Here are the upcoming picks for the Second Tuesday at Two Book Club.

Date	Time	Book	Author
Tuesday, Sept 8th	2:00 p.m.	Atmosphere	Taylor Jenkins Reid
Tuesday, Oct 13th	2:00 p.m.	Home Before Dark	Riley Sager
Tuesday, Nov 10th	2:00 p.m.	Slaughterhouse Five	Kurt Vonnegut
Tuesday, Dec 8th	2:00 p.m.	Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers	Jesse Q. Sutanto
Tuesday, Jan 12th	2:00 p.m.	The Innocent	Harlan Coben
Tuesday, Feb 9th	2:00 p.m.	The Bluest Eye	Toni Morrison

September begins with Taylor Jenkins Reid

The season opens on Tuesday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m. with Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Reid is known for writing fiction that feels intimate and cinematic at the same time. Her books often center people under pressure, especially people trying to understand the difference between who they are and who the world expects them to be. That makes Atmosphere a natural conversation starter for a book club.

October brings suspense with Riley Sager

On Tuesday, October 13 at 2:00 p.m., the club turns to Home Before Dark by Riley Sager.

October is a perfect month for a haunted-house flavored thriller. Sager’s work often plays with uncertainty. Readers are asked to decide what they believe, what they doubt, and which version of the past can be trusted.

November asks bigger questions through Vonnegut

The November selection is Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut, meeting on Tuesday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m.

This is the classic in the lineup, and it carries a very different rhythm from the two books before it. Vonnegut blends satire, science fiction, war, trauma, and dark humor into a novel that refuses to behave like a traditional war story.

A classic novel can slow the conversation down in the best way.

December lightens the mood with Jesse Q. Sutanto

The December pick is Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto, scheduled for Tuesday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m.

After a heavier November read, this choice brings warmth, humor, and mystery. Sutanto’s novel has the kind of premise that book clubs often enjoy because it blends a crime plot with memorable character work and community charm.

January starts the year with Harlan Coben

The first meeting of the new year takes place on Tuesday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m. with The Innocent by Harlan Coben.

Coben is known for twist-driven suspense, and The Innocent fits well into a January reading slot. It offers pace, tension, secrets, and the kind of plot turns that can keep a discussion moving quickly.

February closes with Toni Morrison

The winter list ends on Tuesday, February 9 at 2:00 p.m. with The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.

Morrison’s debut novel is powerful, painful, and beautifully written. It asks readers to sit with difficult subjects, including race, beauty, childhood, harm, and the ways a community can fail its most vulnerable members.