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2026 Reads

Meetings take place at Addison's on the last Wednesday of each month (unless it interferes with a holiday) from 7 to 8:30 pm.
The cost is $5, and attendees are welcome to bring their own food and drinks. If you would like to participate, read the book and join us! 

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Here is the list of month & book pairings: 

January – choose the books for 2026

February – Willa Cather, My Antonia (1918), February 25, 2026

March – Henry James, The Ambassadors (1903), March 25, 2026

April – Ursula Le Guin, The Dispossessed (1974), April 29, 2026

May – John Dos Passos, 42 nd Parallel (1930), May 27, 2026

June – Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, chapters 1-60 (1846), June 24, 2026

July – Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo, chapters 61-117 (1846), July 29, 2026

August – William Faulkner, The Reivers (1962), August 26, 2026

September – Naguib Mahfouz, Palace Walk (1956), September 30, 2026

October – Yevgeny Zamyatin, We (1921), October 28, 2026

November – Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), November 18, 2026

December – Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), December 16, 2026

Previous Reads from the Addison's Book Club

2025:

Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (1857)
Gaston Leroux, Phantom of the Opera (1909)
Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure (1895)
Henry David Thoreau, Walden (1854)
Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire (1962)
Robert Louis Stephenson, Treasure Island (1883)
Herman Melville, Moby Dick (1851)
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World (1932)
Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood (1965)
John Le Carre, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)​
Sophocles, Antigone (441 BCE)
Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find (1953)

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2023:

Death of Ivan Illych, Leo Tolstoy
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Torrents of Spring, Ivan Turgenev 
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck 
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
East of Eden, John Steinbeck   
Beloved, Toni Morrison

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2024:

Death of Ivan Illych, Leo Tolstoy
Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Torrents of Spring, Ivan Turgenev 
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck 
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
East of Eden, John Steinbeck   
Beloved, Toni Morrison

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Frequently Asked Questions About Addison’s Book Club

  • Addison’s Book Club is a literary gathering hosted by Addison’s in downtown Knoxville. It gives readers a place to discuss books, share ideas, meet other readers, and enjoy conversation inside an independent bookstore setting.

  • Addison’s Book Club meets at Addison’s, located at 126 S Gay Street in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.

  • Addison’s Book Club is open to readers who enjoy thoughtful book discussions and gathering with others around literature. New participants are welcome, whether you are a regular bookstore visitor or attending for the first time.

  • Current and upcoming book club selections will be shared on the Addison’s website, event calendar, and/or social media. You can also contact Addison’s directly to ask about the next book club selection.

  • Registration details may vary by gathering. Please check the current book club listing or contact Addison’s to confirm whether registration is required for the next meeting.

  • Buying the book from Addison’s is a wonderful way to support the bookstore, but specific purchase requirements may vary by event. Contact Addison’s if you have questions about availability or ordering the current selection.

  • Addison’s Book Club may feature a range of literary selections, including fiction, nonfiction, classics, contemporary works, regional writing, and books that invite meaningful discussion.

  • Yes, you may still attend if you have not finished the book. Keep in mind that discussion may include details from the full book.

  • Yes. Addison’s hosts book club gatherings, literary events, classes, presentations, workshops, First Friday events, and other community-centered gatherings inside the bookstore.

  • You can contact Addison’s through the website contact form or email the store at info@addisonsbooks.com with questions about book club dates, selections, registration, or upcoming literary events.