Join a Book Club This Year!

Posted by Amanda Hicks

Updated on January 3rd, 2018

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Published in Things To Do

Reading has several benefits according to many findings, including enhanced smarts, increased vocabulary, and less stress. Add more reading to your list of New Years resolutions. 

Start by joining a book club. Lighthouse Book Club is a monthly meeting assigning one book and having a discussion among local participating readers. The book club is at the beautiful and unique Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. 

This year's theme is all things Florida! Discover the state's rich heritage in forms of fiction and non-fiction. Book Club is held on the first Wednesday of every month starting tonight at 6 p.m. (donation are appreciated). RSVP to 561-747-8380 X 101. 

This year's reading list: 

Jan 3:  “Hemingway’s Key West” by Stuart B. McIver

Feb 7: “A Naturalists in Florida” by Archie Carr

Mar 7: “Angel City” by Patrick Smith

Apr 4: “Continental Drift” by Russell Banks

May 2: “Mirage: Florida and the Vanishing Waters” by Cynthia Barnett

Jun 6: “Seasons of Real Florida” by

Jul 11: “Music Everywhere” by  Maya Ajmera, Elise Hofer Derstine

Aug 1: “The Trouble With Panthers” by William Hall

Sep 5:  “Forever Island” by Patrick Smith

Oct 3: “Florida Frenzy” by Harry Crews

Nov 7: “Allapattah” by Patrick D. Smith

Dec 12: “True Tales of the Everglades” by Stuart McIver