Book Club in a Bag

Simplify your book club selection with Book Club in a Bag! These kits contain 12 to 13 copies of book-club-worthy titles, from biography to historical fiction to suspense, along with a discussion guide.

1. Access the Book Club in a Bag booking platform, LibCal, to view and request available adult titles. 
   • You can search by title or author, browse all kits, or scroll by availability.
   • Bookings may be made up to a year in advance.
2. Pick up your hold on the regular hold shelves. Your notification may come in a few days early, but it will remain available until your specified pick up date.
3. To cancel a booking, please email bookclub@cplma.ca with your name, library card number, book club title, and booking date to be cancelled.

Contact Information Services at hello@cplma.ca or 905-623-7322 x2712 for assistance.

• Six (6) week loan period.
• No renewals.
• Kit may be picked up at or returned to any library location.
• Kit must be returned at the desk during operating hours, not through an exterior drop box.
• All items are checked out to one member’s card.
• Two (2) kits may be borrowed by a customer at any time.
• The customer who borrowed the kit is responsible for:
  • The distribution and return of all items to his or her group members; and
  • Any damages to the books/bag, or lost items. The cost of a damaged or lost book varies depending on the item.

1. The Chambermaid's Key, by Genevieve Graham (NEW!)
2. Finding Flora, by Elinor Florence (NEW!)
3. Margo's Got Money Troubles, by Rufi Thorpe (NEW!)
4. Pick a Colour, by Souvankham Thammavongsa (NEW!)
5. The River is Waiting, by Wally Lamb (NEW!)
6. Theo of Golden, by Allen Levi (NEW!)
7. The Widow, by Jonh Grisham (NEW!)
8. Wild Dark Shore, by Charlotte McConaghy (NEW!)
9. Yesteryear, by Caro Claire Burke (NEW!)
10. You with the Sad Eyes, by Christina Applegate (NEW!)
    
    
11. Afterlife, by Julia Alvarez
12. Be Ready When the Luck Happens, by Ina Garten
13. Beartown, by Fredrik Backman
14. The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters
15. The Book of Two Ways, by Jodi Picoult
16. Book Lovers, by Emily Henry
17. Born A Crime, by Trevor Noah
18. Braiding Sweetgrass, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
19. Brother, by David Chariandy
20. A Burning, by Megha Majumdar
21. By Any Other Name, by Jodi Picoult
22. A Calamity of Souls, by David Baldacci
23. The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal
24. Camp Zero, by Michelle Min Sterling
25. Circe, by Madeline Miller
26. The Clockmaker's Daughter, by Kate Morton
27. The Color of Our Sky, by Amita Trasi
28. Dancing in the Mosque, by Homeira Qaderi
29. Deacon King Kong, by James McBride
30. The Death of Vivek Oji, by Akwaeke Emezi
31. Demon Copperhead, by Barbara Kingsolver
32. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, by Gail Honeyman
33. Five Little Indians, by Michelle Good
34. The Flight Attendant, by Chris Bohjalian
35. The Four Winds, by Kristin Hannah
36. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
37. The Friend, by Sigrid Nunez
38. A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
39. The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
40. The Gown, by Jennifer Robson
41. Greenwood, by Michael Christie
42. The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
43. Heartland, by Sarah Smarsh
44. Held, by Anne Michaels
45. Hidden Valley Road, by Robert Kolker
46. Homecoming, by Kate Morton
47. Hotline, by Dimitri Nasrallah
48. How to Age Disgracefully, by Clare Pooley
49. If I Knew Then, by Jann Arden
50. The Immortalists, by Chloe Benjamin
51. In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
52. Indians on Vacation, by Thomas King
53. Inheritance, by Dani Shapiro
54. The Island of Sea Women, by Lisa See
55. James, by Percival Everett
56. The Jane Austen Society, by Natalie Jenner
57. Lady in the Lake, by Laura Lippman
58. The Lake House, by Kate Morton
59. The Last Thing He Told Me, by Laura Dave
60. Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus
61. The Library Book, by Susan Orlean
62. The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles
63. The Lion Women of Tehran, by Marjan Kamali
64. Looking for Jane, by Heather Marshall
65. The Lost Apothecary, by Sarah Penner
66. Lost Roses, by Martha Hall Kelly
67. The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, by Mitch Albom
68. The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig
69. Moon of the Turning Leaves, by Waubgeshig Rice
70. The Mountain Between Us, by Charles Martin
71. Normal People, by Sally Rooney
72. Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen
73. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
74. Once Upon a River, by Diane Setterfield
75. The Only Woman in the Room, by Marie Benedict
76. Our Darkest Night, by Jennifer Robson
77. Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng
78. The Pull of the Stars, by Emma Donoghue
79. The Push, by Ashley Audrain
80. Run Away, by Harlan Coben
81. Seven Fallen Feathers, by Tanya Talaga
82. Somebody’s Daughter, by Ashley C. Ford
83. State of Terror, by Louise Penny, Hillary Clinton
84. The Story of Us, by Catherine Hernandez
85. The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood
86. The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman
87. Time Shelter, by Georgi Gospodinov
88. Transcendent Kingdom, by Yaa Gyasi
89. The Vanishing Half, by Britt Bennett
90. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches, by Sangu Mandanna
91. Violeta, by Isabel Allende
92. Washington Black, by Esi Edugyan
93. We All Live Here, by JoJo Moyes
94. We Were Dreamers, by Simu Liu
95. Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens
96. The Widow, by Fiona Barton
97. The Witches of New York, by Ami McKay
98. The Woman in the Library, by Sulari Gentill
99. The Women, by Kristin Hannah
100. Yellowface, by R. F. Kuang