Monthly Themes

In 2026 we are debuting monthly themes to ensure a variety of books are selected throughout the year to accommodate the wide-variety of interests of our members.

Please keep the themes in mind when suggesting books.

January – Classic or Historical Fiction
📚 People often start the year ambitious and cozy, so this could be a good “big” or “challenging” book month.

February – Romance or Rom-Com
❤ Fits perfectly with Valentine’s Day.

March – Mystery or Thriller
🕵 Fresh, engaging, and crowd-pleasing—helps people out of the winter slump.

April – Memoir or Autobiography
🌱 New beginnings, real-life inspiration, and lighter nonfiction before summer.

May – Wild Card
🃏 Open suggestions. Maybe something that doesn’t fit another
monthly theme, genre—defying, or that you think is timely.

June – Mystery or Thriller
🔥 A second dose of the group’s favorite genre for summer.

July – Beach Reads
☀ Light, fun, escapist reads—romance, thrillers, or family dramas.

August – Fantasy or Sci-Fi
✨ Good time for imaginative or cozy fantasy like House in the Cerulean Sea or sci-fi the whole group can enjoy like Project Hail Mary.

September – Historical Fiction
🍂 Fall back into something a little richer and more atmospheric.

October – Horror or Autumnal
🎃 Seasonal, could be horror, lighter gothic, or fall themed as not
everyone loves scary.

November – Non-Fiction
📰 Works well before the holidays when people may be busy but
want something meaningful, thoughtful, reflective.

December – Book Books (books about books, libraries, bookshops or reading)
🎄 A fun, cozy, meta theme to wrap up the year with something we
book lovers are always thankful for.

Month	Theme
January	Classical or Historical Fiction
February	Romance or Rom-Com
March	Mystery or Thriller
April	Memoir or Autobiography
May	Wild Card
June	Mystery or Thriller
July	Beach Read
August	Fantasy or Science Fiction
September	Historical Fiction
October	Horror or Autumnal
November	Non-Fiction
December	Book Book