Talking Books Library Book Discussion
Join Talking Books Library staff and members for a lively discussion on selected books. Book discussions will take place virtually every other month on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 2 - 3 pm (Unless otherwise noted). Call the Talking Books Library staff at (401)574-9310 or email talking.books@olis.ri.gov for Zoom link and dial-in phone numbers or if you need a book sent to you.
Book Discussion Schedule 2026
January 27, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Relentless Pursuit by Bradley Edwards - DB 100191 13 hr. 43 min.
In 2008, a young woman told the attorney author that she had been sexually coerced at fourteen by a wealthy man in Palm Beach named Jeffrey Epstein. Describes how--over ten years--Edwards tracked down more than twenty of Epstein's victims, and uncovered the scope of his high society network. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. True Crime. 2020.
March 24, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Hester: A Novel by Laurie Lico Albanese - DB 110506 9 hr. 56 min.
Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic--leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Historical Fiction. 2022.
May 26, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell - DB95178 13 hr. 57 min.
An account of the efforts of Virginia Hall, a Baltimore socialite and American spy who established spy networks throughout World War II France, ultimately escaping through the Pyrenees into Spain after her cover was blown. Written by the author of Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill (DB 88505). Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. Fiction. Biography. 2019.
July 28, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - DB 77454 9 hr. 57 min.
Memoir of Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai (born 1997), who was the target of an assassination attempt by the Taliban in October 2012. Details her family's crusade for girls' education, the campaign of intimidation that culminated in her shooting, and her recovery. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Bestseller. Biography. 2013.
September 22, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
The Librarian of Burned Books by Brianna Labuskes - DB 122153 10 hrs. 52 min
Set against the backdrop of World War II, a novel inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime follows three women whose fates become intertwined by their belief in the power and goodness of the written word to triumph over the very darkest moments of war."-- From publisher. -- Unrated. Commercial audiobook. Historical Fiction. War. 2024.
November 24, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 pm
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - DB66059 16 hr.
Australian book conservator Hanna Heath analyzes a Hebrew manuscript created in medieval Spain and saved from destruction in 1990s Sarajevo. Hanna's discoveries--an insect wing, salt crystals, and wine and blood stains--reveal the codex's past and the lives of its guardians. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. Bestseller. Historical Fiction. 2008.