Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club in reading our book picks for 2025! We meet in person once a month at an alumna’s home. Please contact us if you would like to be added to the book club email list or if you would like to attend our next meeting in person.

Check out our events page for the official book club meeting dates.

2025 Book Club Picks:

  • January - Historical Fiction - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

  • February - Memoir - Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson

  • March - New York Times Bestseller - The Glass Girl by Kathleen Glasgow

  • April - Mystery - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney

  • May - Classic - The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

  • June - Wild Card - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

  • July - Summer Book - One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle

  • August - Chicago Book - When Franny Stands Up by Eden Robins

  • September - Banned Book - Are You There God? Its Me Margaret by Judy Blume

  • October- Mystery/Thriller Book - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

  • November - One Book, One Saint Mary’s Pick - The Women by Kristen Hannah

  • December - Holiday/Winter Read - The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter


Interested in getting on the book club email list or attending a book club meeting? Contact us today!

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