Friends of Mystery Book Groups
Friends of Mystery sponsors a long-running book group that originally met at Murder by the Book, a mystery bookstore on Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland. When the store closed, the book group continued its meetings at the nearby Belmont Library, and then via Zoom during the pandemic.
This book group meets the third Wednesday of each month (except December) at 2:00 pm, then adjourns for an early supper at a nearby restaurant. Once a year, all members suggest books for the following eleven months (we treat December differently), then we vote to select the next year’s roster and volunteer individually for convening each of the meetings. Membership is open, and all you have to do is read the book for that month, show up, and let everyone know what you thought of it. First, everyone contributes their thoughts, then there’s usually some followup discussion.
To be added to the email list for this group, please send a note to cluelass@cluelass.com. For other questions, contact Martha at Mragland@efn.org.
- Aug 21, 2024: Block Party by Jamie Day
- Sep 18, 2024: Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J. Farmer
- Oct 16, 2024: The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
- Nov 20, 2024: The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen
We meet from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Note on Location
On August 21, 2024, we’ll meet at a picnic table on the north side of Wilshire Park (south of NE Skidmore St across from 35th Place). In case of rain, we will meet at McMenamin’s Kennedy School, 1 mile north of the park on the east side of NE 33rd Ave.
We are still deciding on locations for the September, October, and November 2024 meetings. Please email Martha at mragland@efn.org or Kate at cluelass@cluelass.com to learn where those meetings will be held.
Questions?
For the first group, contact Martha at Mragland@efn.org. To be added to the email list, contact Kate Derie at cluelass@cluelass.com.
For the second group, contact Jean at jean@mbtb.com.