Montana Branch Book Group

This community-led, monthly book discussion group meets in person at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the Montana Branch. This book group discusses a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles, often on topics chosen from current events.

The titles include:

• May 21, 2026: East of Eden by John Steinbeck 
• June 18, 2026: The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy 
• July 16, 2026: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng 
• August 20, 2026: 1776 by David McCullough 
• September 17, 2026: Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 
• October 15, 2026: The CIA Book Club by Charlie English 
• November 19, 2026: Nuremberg Diary by G.M. Gilbert 
• December 17, 2026: Lovely One by Ketanji Brown Jackson 

Supported by the Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library.