Discussion led by Grace Steffens
The OEBC (Other Evening Book Club) 
Below you will find some of the OEBC's reading history. The dynamic of any of The English Center's book groups impacts the selection of the books we read so this would be the perfect time to join us to share your thoughts and ideas.

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July
Book of the Month
Date: Wednesday, July 8th
​Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00PM
Price: €12,00 per meeting
or block of 5 for €50,00
includes discussion and a coffee or tea.
The Wedding People
 by Alison Espach

The smash-hit international bestseller
A Read With Jenna book club pick
Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction
'Best read of the year'
THE TIMES
'Books as fun as this one are few and far between'
GUARDIAN
'Sharp, funny and a joy to read'
OBSERVER

Phoebe Stone arrives at a grand beachside hotel in Rhode Island wearing her best dress and least comfortable shoes. Immediately she is mistaken for one of the wedding people - but she's actually the only guest at the Cornwall Inn who isn't here for the big event. When the bride discovers her elaborate destination wedding could be ruined by a divorced and depressed stranger, she is furious.

Lila has spent months accounting for every detail and every possible disaster - except for, well, Phoebe . . .

Soon, both women find their best-laid plans derailed and an unlikely confidante in one another. Hilarious and moving, The Wedding People is an irresistible novel about love, friendship, dysfunctional families, and the unexpected paths that lead to happiness.

'As soon as I'd finished it, I wanted to read it all over again'
RED
'Laugh-out-loud funny and surprisingly moving'
INDEPENDENT
What's Next in 2026
July 8th -The Wedding People by Allison Espach
August 19th - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
September 16th -The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
October 21st - Wicked by Gregory Maguire 
November 18th - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
December 16th -Unhinged Presentations

Books We've Read in 2026
January  -Midnight Library by Matt Haig
February - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
March -  The Tempest by William Shakespeare
April - Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
May - Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
June - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
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​Books We Read in 2025
January-Lessons in Diplomacy by Leigh Turner
February- Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir
 March - There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
April - The Second Coming by John Niven 
May - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton (mystery, thriller)
June- The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley (science fiction)
July -Red Rising, by Pierce Brown (science fantasy fiction)
​August -Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver (historical fiction, coming-of-age) Cancelled, to be rescheduled.
 September -Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin (fiction, romance)
October-Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Prachett (fantasy fiction)
​November-Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë  (classic, tragedy)
December - Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce


Books We Read in 2024
​January - Circe by Madeline Miller
​February - Femina by Jamina Ramirez
March - A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers
April -Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
May - Stoner  by John Williams
June -Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
July  - The Giver by Lois Lowry
August  -Lessons in Chemistry  by Bonnie Gamus
September - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
October -  The Shining by Stephen King
November - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
December - The Christmas Bookshop - Jenny Colgan
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Books We Read in 2023
​January - Shades of Gray by Jasper Fforde
February  - Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas
March  - Live Range by Jeffrey H. Fischer 
April - Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
May - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Qwens
June  -  Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
July - Sandman Vol 1 (Graphic) by Neil Gaiman
August-The Truth about Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker 
September -  Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
​October -  The Road  by Cormac McCarthy
​November - A Line to Kill  by Anthony Horowitz
December  -  Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Louis Carroll

Books We Read in 2022
January-  SpliIshigurog by Tanya Tagaq
February  - Walking into Alchemy by Amelia Marriette
March  - The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
 April -  Altruists by Andrew Ridker
May - On Tyranny (the graphic edition) by Timothy Snyder
June - Becoming by Michelle Obama
August  - Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
September  - The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
October - Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood
November -The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 
December - Matilda by Roald Dahl 

Books We Read in 2021

January - Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
February -The Bird in the Bamboo Cage by C. Ryan Howard
March - Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
April - Not Forgetting the Whale by John Ironmonger
May - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
June  - Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
          - The Lost & Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs
August - The Windsor Knot by S. J. Bennett
September 30th - The Man in The Red Coat by Julian Barnes
October 14th - The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith
November 25th - Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
December 9th - Ickabog by J.K. Rowling