Audio Book Club

Ditch the page-turning and dive into captivating stories! Our Audio Book Club lets you enjoy literary adventures with your ears, followed by lively discussions. Hard cover and e-readers always welcome.

 

 

1st Wednesday Every Month at 10:30am in the Board Room, right before our monthly GirlFriends Luncheon.

 

For more information reach out to Libby Salamone (727) 560-6676 or libbysoldit@me.com or Kay Gendreau (727) 867-2081 or kgend73533@gmail.com.

 

 

2025-2026

Still on break​

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2024-2025

October – Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

November– Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

 

2023-2024

October – The Tease by Lauren BlakeyDiscussion Leader, Linda Foster

November – Tom Lake by Ann PatchettDiscussion Leader, Laura Lake

December – The Ruin by Dervia McTiernenDiscussion Leader, Patsy Maclean

January – Dreamland by Nicholas SparksDiscussion Leader, Jan Glock

February – Cuban Exile by Sandy Mason aka Jay Lake, our own Laura’s husband. This will be a joint meeting with the other GF book club.

Discussion leader Laura Clark

March – Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult, Jennifer FinneyDiscussion Leader, Libby Salamone

April – The New Couple in Cabin 5 by Lisa UngerDiscussion Leader, Chris Greenwalt

May –The #1 Lawyer by James Patterson, Nancy Allen

June – September Summer break

 

2022- 2023 ​

June – Born a Crime – by Trevor NoahJuly – Any book by Fiona Davis

August – Magnolia Wednesdays by Wendy Wax

September – Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

October – Verity by Colleen Hoover

November – The Little Ole Lady WhoBroke All the Rules by Catharina Ingleman-Sundberg

December – The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray

January – The EX by Alifair BurkeFebruary – Vanderbilt by Anderson Cooper

March – Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

April – Killing Reagan by Bill O’Reilly

May – Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

June – Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D. H. Laurence

July – Confess by Coleen Hoover

August – We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz

September – Free Read. Members’ Choices included 5 Star Weekend, Hotel Nantucket, Secret Life of Sunflowers, Go as a river, The Maid, None of this is True,Covenant of Water, The Horse, Demon Copperhead, Two More Days, and A Bad Day for Sunshine. ​

 

 

Previous Listens

The Kommandant’s Girl - Pam Jenoff

A Ladies Guide to Etiquette & Murder - Dianne Freeman

Ten Beach Road - Wendy Wax

The Rose Code - Kate Quinn

Scatt - Carl Hiaasen

The Lincoln Highway - Fiona Davis

A Woman of No Importance - Fiona Davis

A Woman of No Importance - Sonia Purnell

Run Away - Harlan Coben

The Rent Collector - Camron Wright

The Old Man and The Sea - Ernest Hemingway

A Woman is No Man - Etaf Rum

Educated - Tara Westover

Nine Parts of Desire - Geraldine Brooks

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

Where The Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

The Japanese Lover - Isabel Allendale

Match Up - Lee Child

The Tour - Jean Granger

One Thousand White Women - Jim Fergus

The Secret Keeper - Kate Morton

Camino Island - John Grishman

Book Woman of Troublesome - Kim M. Robertson

White Houses - Amy Bloom

The Matriarch - Susan Page

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah

Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware

 

Places to download Audiobooks AUDIBLEAudible may be the easiest way to get and download audiobooks. The first month is free, then $14.95 /mo. Every month you get one “credit” which entitles you to one book regardless of the price of the book. You can purchase as many additional books as you wish. An advantage to Audible is you can download a book whenever you want the book, and keep your books forever. With the free app, you can listen to your books wherever you are – at home, in the car, at the gym, waiting for a plane. You can listen on your smartphone, i-Pad, computer, etc. and never lose your place…. even when you switch devices. If you don’t like a book, you can swap it. You may be able to put the app on 6 different devices.If you would like to try Audible, go to Audible.com.

 

 

HOOPLA, OVERDRIVE, and LIBBY

All are free through the Pinellas Public Library System. All you need is an e-mail address, a password, and a library card. There are many tutorials online or go to any library. The librarian will be happy to assist you. ​