The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

Get into the holiday spirit with a little...murder?  Join us December 17 at 7 PM at the Peddler's Daughter! We'll be discussing Anthony Horowitz's best selling novel The Word is Murder.  When a wealthy woman is found murdered after planning her own funeral service, disgraced police detective Daniel Hawthorne and his sidekick, author Anthony Horowitz, investigate.  Click here to place this book on hold.

Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway

Our November book selection is Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway.  Joe Spork fixes clocks, trying to live a quiet life separate from his gangster father.  His orderly world is upended when he accidentally activates an unusual clockwork mechanism that turns out to be a doomsday machine.  Suddenly, everyone is after him and he may have to pick up his father's gun anyway.  Click here to place this book on hold.

More on Shirley Jackson

If you are a fan of our current book group pick and looking for more, we've got you covered!

One writer over at Book Riot is raving about the new movie version of We Have Always Lived in the Castle.  Find out more here.

Like the Book? Check Out the Movie!

If you are loving our current selection, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson, keep an eye out for the movie!  Starring Sebastian Stan, Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, and Crispin Glover, the film premiered September 22 at the Los Angeles Film Festival.  Check out reviews here!

We're getting excited to see you October 15 at the Peddler's Daughter!

Spooky October

Get in the Halloween spirit this October with one of our favorite creepy classics!  We will be meeting Monday, October 15 from 7-8:30 PM to discuss Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.  Merricat Blackwood lives on her family's estate with her sister Constance and Uncle Julian.  There used to be seven Blackwoods, until the fateful night that arsenic found its way into the sugar bowl.  Everyone blamed Constance, but she was acquitted of the crime.  Now, Merricat spends her days protecting her older sister from the hostility of the local villagers.  They are happy, if isolated, until cousin Charles decides to visit and seems to want to stay.

Spinning Silver in September

Join us on September 17th at The Peddler's Daughter to discuss Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik, a loose retelling of Rumpelstiltskin. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders... but her father isn't a very good one.  He has loaned out most of his wife's dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem steps in. But having the reputation of being able to change silver to gold can be more trouble than it's worth--especially when her fate becomes tangled with the cold creatures that haunt the wood, and whose king has learned of her reputation and wants to exploit it for reasons Miryem cannot understand. Click here to place this book on hold! 

Interview with the author, Janet Fitch

White Oleander became an overnight success, but it was a long journey for author, Janet Fitch. Read all about it in an interview here!

White Oleander

Join us August 20th to talk about White Oleander by Janet Fitch! White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes, becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery. At the Peddler's Daughter from 7-8:30!

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Join us July 16 to discuss Maria Semple's entertaining novel Where'd You Go, Bernadette?  When her eccentric mother goes missing, Bee refuses to stop searching until she is found.  Told through compiled emails and documents, this novel is hilarious and compelling.  Join us at the Peddler's Daughter from 7-8:30!

Rhapsody in June

This June 18 we will be meeting to read  Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia, a genre-bending page-turner about a murder, a disappearance, and a blizzard.  Join us at the Peddler's Daughter from 7-8:30 PM!

Back In Action!

Join us May 14 for the return of the Get Lit Book Club!  We will be meeting at the Peddler's Daughter in Haverhill at 7 PM.  We will be reading Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.  Click here to place this book on hold.