Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club in reading our book picks for 2026! 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.
2026 Book Club Picks:
January - Historical Fiction - The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier
February - BIPOC - Assembly by Natasha Brown
March - Twice-told / Retelling - Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor
April - Debut - Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino
May - Short Stories - Stone Mattress: Nine Wicked Tales by Margaret Atwood
June - Page to Screen - Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier
July - Trending/Hot book - Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
August - Summer Read - Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein
September - Memoir - The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
October - Dark Academia - They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman
November - Wild Card - Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Interested in getting on the book club email list or attending a book club meeting? Contact us today!