Lamplight Book Club

2026 Reading Schedule

February-March:  Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

March-April: Percival Everett, James

May: Isabelle Allende, Daughter of Fortune

June TBA, Club Vote: We will open this up to group direction. Something different, such as a lesser known 18th/19th century novel, something outside the US/British sphere, maybe originally in another language, or short stories, poems, essays, or Orbital, Heaven and Earth Grocery Story, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight.

July: Mohsin Hamid,  Exit West

August: Amanda Peters, Berry Pickers

September-October, Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier

November-December, TBA, Club Vote: We will provide some ideas based on your group’s preferences. 

Who We Are

Julia Hammond and Colleen Broderick, friends and former English professors, who find ourselves craving the company of others who love literature. We’ve been having fun talking about books and having great conversations for years now. We want to share what we love, build a community, take you through some context you wouldn’t otherwise get, be inspired by your ideas, and guide you through a deeper reads, just for fun. 

When and Where

Tuesday or Wednesday evenings twice a month from 6:30 to 8pm beginning February 3/4 at Tabor Space on SE Belmont in Portland Oregon