AUDUBON BOOK CLUB (ABC) Sept-Dec 2025

Thursdays at 3:00 in Community Room 2

September 4

The Women of Chateau Lafayette, Stephanie Dray

Historical Fiction, c.2021, 565 pgs., 7 HC, Libby audio/Ebook

The USA Today Bestseller!, Recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmopolitan∙ PopSugar∙ SheReads ∙ Parade An epic saga from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray based on the true story of an extraordinary castle and remarkable women.

October 2

The Measure, Nikki Erlick

Fic, c.2022, 352 pgs, c 24 HC, 8 Lrg Pr,4 book on CD, Libby audio/Ebook, Hoopla audio/Ebook

It seems like any other day. But today, when you open your front door, waiting for you is a small wooden box. The contents of this mysterious box tells you the exact number of years you will live. Every person on every continent receives the same box. In an instant, the world is thrust into a collective frenzy. Where did these boxes come from? What do they mean? Is there truth to what they promise? Enchanting, The Measure encourages us to live life to the fullest.

November 6

Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune

In this unconventional, page-turning historical biography, featuring black-and-white and color photographs, #1 New York Times bestselling authors Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe chronicle the lives of the Astors and explore what the Astor name has come to mean in America—offering a window onto the making of America itself.

December 4

Delicious!: A Novel by Ruth Reichl

Fiction, c2015, 482 pgs, 10 HC, 1 audio, Libby audio/Ebook,

Billie Breslin has traveled far from her home in California to take a job at Delicious!, NY’s iconic food magazine. An unexpected turn of events leads Billie to a hidden room in the magazine’s library, she finds a cache of letters written to the legendary chef James Beard. Reichl has created a sumptuous world that will enchant you.