PHC Book Discussion Picks for Summer 2027

Read our picks this winter and join us for discussion on the

sunporch at sunset this summer.

May 11, 2027

Whistler by Ann Patchett

This Ann Patchett novel is majestic and intimate, original and masterful in its structure, crystalline in its prose, revelatory in its insights, utterly devastating yet ultimately uplifting . . . her best novel yet. —The Boston Globe

June 8, 2027

The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett

Multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs— and the power of friendship to change everything.

July 13, 2027

Out with the Tide by Paul Ehrenreich, PHC Member

Author has graciously agreed to join us for this discussion.

Rob is irritated when three people set up their chairs and umbrellas on what he considers his private Cape Cod Truro beach. His irritation turns to concern when the three go for a swim and never return. . . A waterproof camera washes up on shore, containing images of the three and . . . Rob’s wife, Katie.

August 10, 2027

Partita by Barbara Kingsolver

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead, a story of a brief, passionate, life-changing love affair, wrapped up in what might be the greatest romance of all: our eternal human longing for art and beauty.

September 14, 2027

The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles

New York Times Notable Book, NYT Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year. “A classic for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager

October 12, 2027

The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and Collapse of the Iron Curtain by Matthew Longo

Winner of the 2024 Orwell Prize for Political Writing; One of Slate's Ten Best Books of 2023 • A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2023, The gripping story of a collective passion for freedom that shook the world.