Book Club

Join us in the Irish Cultural Center Book Club. We’ll enjoy good craic and delve into Irish and Irish-American literature, with guided discussion in a welcoming, relaxed atmosphere. This event is open to all, Patrons and the general public. Participants are are welcome to stay after at the Trinity Pub to socialize with dinner or drinks.

Register Ahead
Meetings are normally the 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:30–6:30 pm (see event details for specifics). The Book Club is free to join. Please register ahead so we know how many people to expect. 

Upcoming Dates and Book Titles 
• February 12, 2026: A History of the Irish, As Told By Their Food: A Book About Ireland and Irish America, With Recipes by Leslie Landrigan – Learn more and register >
• March 12, 2026: The Tide Between Us: An Irish-Caribbean Story of Slavery & Emancipation by Olive Collins
• April 9, 2026: Ring of Salt by Betsy Cornwell
• May 14, 2026: The Pull of the Stars: A Novel by Emma Donoghue
• June 11, 2026: How the Irish Won the American Revolution: The Forgotten Heroes of America’s War of Independence by Phillip Thomas Tucker

Previous Book Club Titles

2026
Jan: The Pig Did It by Joseph Caldwell

2025
Dec: Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Nov: Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry
Oct: Gaelic and Garlic: A Boston Love Story by Mike Bernard
Sep: Good Behaviour by Molly Keane
Aug: This Must Be The Place by Maggie O’Farrell
Jun: The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
May: The Wilderness Way by Anne Madden
Apr: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes
Mar: A Monk Swimming: A Memoir by Malachy McCourt
Feb: Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Man’s Journey Through Ireland by Kevin O’Hara
Jan: Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce by Nuala O’Connor

2024
Dec: The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods
Nov: An Irishman’s Story of Survival by Jack Cashman
Oct: Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
Sep: Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
Aug: We Are the Brennans by Tracey Lange
Jun: In The Woods by Tana French
May: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
Apr: Philadelphia, Here I Come by Briann Friehl
Mar: The Parish on the Hill by Mary Doyle Curran
Feb: The Whitest Flower by Brendan Graham
Jan: This is Happiness by Niall Williams

2023
Dec: An Irish Country Christmas by Patrick Taylor
Nov: The Tour by Jean Grainger
Oct: Midlife Irish by Frank Gannon
Sep: The Star and the Shamrock by Jean Grainger
Aug: The Mammy by Brendan O’Carroll
Jul: The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott