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Adult book clubs meet on a monthly basis. They are free and open to the public, and the books are selected by the groups. Most book clubs meet in-person or in a hybrid format.
Visit the Library calendar or call (760) 435-5600 for more information.
First Tuesday Page Turners
1st Tuesday @ 2:00 pm
Mission Branch Library
CJ:cdimento@oceansideca.org
Books and Brew
4th Wednesday @ 6:00 pm
Rotating locations throughout Downtown Oceanside
View the Library Event Calendar for current month's location
Jillian: jjenkins@oceansideca.org
Platica y Platillos: Club de Lectura
3rd Thursday @ 5:00 pm
Mariella: mgarcia@oceansideca.org
San Diego Comic Con Graphic Novel Book Club
2nd Thursday @ 6:00 pm on Zoom
Amy: akleman@oceansideca.org
LGBTQ Book Club
3rd Thursday @ 6:30 pm
Mission Branch Library
Mary Moreno-Christian mchristian@oceansideca.org
Book Club in a Bag
If you have your own Book Club, we also offer a Book Club in a Bag, we have popular Book Club titles and an extended check out time. Checkout our current selection! Each Bag contains 5 - 7 books of the same title, discussion questions and a packet about participating and leading a Book Club. Questions? Contact: public.library@oceansideca.org.
Checkout our newest Book Club in a Bag additions all available to place on hold through our catalog!
Current Titles List
Click on each title for a Reading Guide
| Title | Author | Year Published | Genre | Copies | Catalog |
| A Long Petal of the Sea | Isabel Allende | 2020 | Historical Fiction / Romance | 5 | 1152776 |
| Art of Racing in the Rain, The | Garth Stein | 2008 | Literary Fiction | 7 | 1172898 |
| Bad Cree | Jessica Johns | 2023 | Gothic Horror / Indigenous Fiction | 5 | 1192713 |
| Canary Girls | Jennifer Chiaverini | 2023 | Historical Fiction | 5 | 1196648 |
| Cookbook Collection | Various | Various | Cookbooks | 5 | 1192980 |
| Death of Mrs. Westaway, The | Ruth Ware | 2018 | Thriller | 1175396 | |
| Detransition, Baby | Torrey Peters | 2020 | Literary Fiction / LGBTQ | 6 | 1192723 |
| Dining Car, The | Eric Peterson | 2016 | Literary Fiction | 5 | 1172899 |
| Educated | Tara Westover | 2018 | Memoir | 6 | 1172900 |
| El Invencible Verano De Liliana | Cristina Rivera Garca | 2023 |
Memoir | 6 | |
| El Murmullo de las Abejas | Sofía Segovia | 2015 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1193588 |
| En Agosto Nos Vemos | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | 2024 | Literary Fiction | 5 | 1193488 |
| Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch | Rivka Galchen | 2021 | Literary Fiction | 5 | 1168831 |
| German Girl, The | Armando Lucas Correa | 2016 | Historical Fiction | 5 | 1172768 |
| Go Set A Watchman | Harper Lee | 2015 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1172903 |
| Great Believers, The | Rebecca Makkai | 2018 | Historical Fiction | 7 | 1172904 |
| Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, The | James McBride | 2023 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1192711 |
| Hillbilly Elegy | J.D. Vance | 2016 | Memoir | 5 | 1175395 |
| I Am Malala | Malala Yousafzai | 2013 | Memoir | 5 | 1172908 |
| I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou | 1969 | Autobiography | 7 | 1172909 |
| Invention of Wings, The | Sue Monk Kidd | 2014 | Historical Fiction/Biographical Fiction | 5 | 1172911 |
| Island of Sea Women, The | Lisa See | 2019 | Historical Fiction/Coming-of-age | 5 | 1172751 |
| James | Percival Everett | 2024 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1192716 |
| Killers of the Flower Moon | David Grann | 2017 | History/Crime | 5 | 1172757 |
| Know My Name | Chanel Miller | 2019 | Memoir | 6 | 1196647 |
| Lady Tan's Circle of Women | Lisa See | 2023 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1192712 |
| Light Between the Oceans, The | M. L. Stedman | 2012 | Historical Fiction/Romance | 7 | 1173024 |
| Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women | Harriet Reisen | 2009 | Biography | 7 | 1172917 |
| Marley & Me | John Grogan | 2005 | Memoir | 5 | 1172925 |
| Martyr! | Kraveh Akbar | 2024 | Literary Fiction | 6 | 1192721 |
| Midnight Library, The | Matt Haig | 2020 | Fantasy Fiction | 1172919 | |
| Mothers, The | Brit Bennett | 2016 | Historical Fiction/Coming-of-age | 7 | 1172920 |
| Nickel Boys, The | Colson Whitehead | 2019 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1192710 |
| Orgullo Prieto | Tenoch Huerta | 2022 | Spanish Language Non-fiction | 6 | 1193589 |
| Out Stealing Horses | Per Patterson | 2008 | Psychological Fiction | 5 | 1065515 |
| Palace of Illusions, The | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni | 2008 | Historical Fiction | 6 | 1172759 |
| Poetry Collection | Various | Various | Poetry | 8 | 1192982 |
| Real Americans | Rachel Khong | 2024 | Fiction/Asian American | 6 | 1192720 |
| Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The | Taylor Jenkins Reid | 2017 | Historical Fiction / Romance / LGBTQ | 6 | 1192719 |
| Shadow of the Wind, The | Carlos Ruiz Zafon | 2004 | Mystery/Thriller | 5 | 1172928 |
| Take my Hand | Dolen Perkins-Valez | 2023 | Historical Fiction/Women's Fiction | 6 | 1192722 |
| Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, The | Lisa See | 2017 | Historical Fiction | 5 | 1172753 |
| The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett | 2020 | Historical Fiction / Mystery | 6 | 1182514 |
| Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston | 1999 | Psychological Fiction / Coming-of-age | 7 | 1172930 |
| They Called Us Enemy | George Takei | 2019 | Graphic Novel / Memoir | 5 | 1173016 |
| Things They Carried, The |
Tim O'Brien |
1990 | Historical Fiction / War and Military | 7+1 audiobook | 1173022 |
| Thousand Splendid Suns, A | Khaled Hosseini | 2009 | Historical Fiction / War | 8 | 1172752 |
| Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow | Gabrielle Zevin | 2023 | Literary Fiction / Coming-of-age | 6 | 1192714 |
| Topics in Social Justice | Various | Various | Social Justice | 6 | 1192981 |
| True Biz | Sara Nović | 2022 | Literary Fiction / Disability / LGBTQ |
6 | 1192715 |
| Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments | Saidiya Hartman | 2019 | Biography / Race / LGBTQ / Social Justice | 6 | 1192724 |
| Woman in the Window, The | A.J. Finn | 2018 | Thriller / Suspense | 7 | 1172765 |
| Yellowface | R.F. Kuang | 2023 | Psychological Fiction / Satire / Suspense | 6 | 1192717 |