September BYOB(ook) List

Hi All!

Bring Your Own B(ook) events are quickly becoming a favorite time of each month for me. Setting aside an hour in the middle of the day to discuss favorite books is pretty magical.

Besides the books of course, I also love a gathering of fellow readers. Each month has brought together a different group with some regulars and some newbies each time but the energy is always great- there is something about readers- we just all get along!

I purposely chose a very flexible theme this month- favorite books by women and I am so glad I did. We talked about some of our most prolific female authors like Nora Roberts (who has written over 225 books!) along with authors whose books have stayed with us for a long time and recent favorites.

The list we created below is as varied as we all are as readers and this is what I love about reading- there is truly a book for everyone!

A list co-created by the September Bring Your Own B(ook) group…

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

All’s Well by Mona Awad

The Dutch House by Anne Patchett

Educated by Tara Westover

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Oh William by Elizabeth Strout

Wintering by Katherine May

Notes on a Silencing by Lacy Crawford

Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

What My Bones Know by Stephanie Foo

The Gown by Jennifer Robson

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Personal Librarian by Maria Benedict

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

French Braid by Anne Tyler