Don't be a scaredy cat...try Mort(e)

Get Lit will meet May 21st at 7pm to discuss Mort(e) by Robert Repino. It's a dystopian novel about animals rising up against their human overlords. Very fun and surprisingly thoughtful.

Here is author Robert Repino's website

Here is the Globe's review

See you in May!

Spring into Action

Spring hits today at 6:45pm and don't think we aren't all a little excited. April's book will be The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. The Girl on the Train has turned into a surprise bestseller that many compare to Gone Girl, as well as classic Hitchcock films.

Here is the NPR review

Here is Paula Hawkins' website

Join us Thursday April 16th at 7pm.

Also, don't forget Haverhill Reads is coming up in April. Check out our full calendar of events at www.haverhillpl.org! Tom Perrotta will be at the library on April 23rd.

The Marchian--Get it? March...Martian...ugh

Forgive my bad pun but the snow is rendering me senseless. Thanks to all who braved the massive snow banks and chilly temperatures to join us last night to discuss You. It may be the most popular book we've done so far.

Next month we will be taking a different turn and reading the sci-fi adventure novel The Martian. I purchased this book on a whim while waiting on a flight at SFO and ended up loving it. The guy sitting across the aisle on the plane expressed how much he loved it when he saw me reading it. I think you'll dig it, even if you're not necessarily a sci-fi fan.

Website here
They're making a movie! Sean Bean, swoon...

My Bloody Valentine

Join us this February to discuss Caroline Kepnes's YOU. This debut novel is not what it seems at first glance. A tale of obsessive love and lust that might just have to cheering for the "bad guy", and perhaps--even identifying with him.

Here is Caroline on GoodReads

Here is a review...


See you in February...

New Year, New Book!

Our book for January, and our first of 2015, is Michael Faber's strange, hypnotic Under the Skin. Recently made into a film starring Scarlett Johansson, this book tells the story of an odd woman named Isserly who stalks the roads of Scotland looking for men.

Here is the NY Times review of the book

Here is the IMDb page for the movie

Beautiful December

Thanks to everyone who came to November's meeting of Get Lit. We were treated to a great session with the author himself, Christopher Golden!

Next month we will meet on the 18th and will be reading Chuck Palahniuk's latest Beautiful You. Can't wait to hear what people think of this one!

Read up on Chuck here

Gone till November

November's meeting will take place on the 20th at 7pm. We are reading Snowblind by Christopher Golden. Chris lives here in Haverhill and will be coming to the meeting! Snowblind is set in a fictional version of Haverhill and features many local institutions. It's going to be fun to be surrounded by the book's setting while talking it out!

Here is Chris' website: click