Book Munch for the Lunch Bunch - September 2025Like this list

15 items

• Let the Games Begin

  Mazarura, Rufaro Faith,

  Add Let the Games Begin to your for later shelf

  Jan gives 4 stars to this rom-com set during the 2024 Olympics, and she doesn’t normally rate rom-coms so highly! Main characters Olivia and Zeke are both children of Zimbabwean immigrants to Great Britain and collide—literally— in the Olympic…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Madame Queen

  the Life and Crimes of Harlem's Underground Racketeer, Stephanie St. Clair

  McBrayer, Mary Kay,

  Add Madame Queen to your for later shelf

  Bob enjoyed this biography about Stephanie St. Clair, a woman who immigrated from the West Indies and became one of the preeminent bosses of New York City, running an illegal gambling business and tangling with crime syndicates. She was a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I, Quantrill

  McCoy, Max

  Add I, Quantrill to your for later shelf

  Peg remarked that Max McCoy will be speaking at the library as part of the Olathe Historical Society event! He has written a variety of stories, ranging from suspense to Indiana Jones novels. Peg hadn’t realized that Quantrill was only 27 when he…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• His Majesty's Dragon

  Novik, Naomi

  Add His Majesty's Dragon to your for later shelf

  Elaina can’t think of a convincing reason not to give this creative historical fantasy 5 stars. Captain Will Laurence’s role in the Napoleonic Wars changes entirely when he captures a French ship with a dragon egg aboard. The new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barber of Natchez by Edwin Adams Davis

  View on goodreads.com

  Jan gives 4.5 stars to this book about William Johnson, a free man of color living in Tennessee around the time of the War of 1812. Interspersed amidst his financial records, he wrote a journal referencing events in his life, so we actually have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Night We Lost Him

  a Novel

  Dave, Laura,

  Add The Night We Lost Him to your for later shelf

  Bob says that this is a fantastic mystery novel, and that all the clues come together in a heartbreaking finale. When hotel magnate Liam dies at the beginning of the book, readers know there was someone else with him on that cliff, though they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don Quixote by Martin Jenkins

  View on goodreads.com

  Peg has given up speed-reading and really spent time on this book, but she warns that this isn’t Don Quixote; rather it’s someone retelling the story. As for how the tale relates to the twenty-first century, Peg found some accidental kinship with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976,

  Add The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to your for later shelf

  Elaina wishes she hadn’t read the two introductions at the front of this book: these, coupled with her previous knowledge of the rules of detective fiction, totally spoiled Christie’s big twist. Elaina did appreciate the first-person narration from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Masterpiece

  a Novel

  Shapiro, Barbara A., 1951-

  Add The Lost Masterpiece to your for later shelf

  Jan enjoyed this book about a young woman named Tamara who is contacted by a persistent stranger and informed that she is the heir to a painting stolen by the Nazis. Through the story of the painting, Tamara learns about her five-times…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Citizen Wynn

  a Sin City Saga of Power, Lust, and Blind Ambition

  McDougal, Dennis,

  Add Citizen Wynn to your for later shelf

  Bob gives 5.5 stars to this cautionary tale about uber-wealthy casino mogul Steve Wynn. Wynn decided he wanted to have his own casino at just ten years old, when he visited one in search of his father. He did open several of his own as an adult,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Oath of Swords

  Weber, David, 1952-

  Add Oath of Swords to your for later shelf

  Jan really likes David Weber’s work, and this high fantasy story is no exception. Our hero, Bahzell, belongs to a people raised to produce ‘The Rage,’ which basically turns them into Berserkers. He’s held hostage in a rival king’s castle and is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dream Town

  Baldacci, David,

  Add Dream Town to your for later shelf

  Bob thought this book featuring PI Aloysius Archer was great! Archer is a WWII veteran who heads to Los Angeles to ring in the New Year, where new acquaintance Eleanor asks for his help and then disappears. Archer follows a variety of leads that all…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Circle of Days

  a Novel

  Follett, Ken,

  Add Circle of Days to your for later shelf

  NEW AT OPL: "From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge."

• Replaceable You

  17 Glimpses of the Fabricated Human

  Roach, Mary,

  Add Replaceable You to your for later shelf

  NEW AT OPL: "The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For centuries, medicine has reached for what’s available—sculpting noses from brass, borrowing skin…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Formidable Miss Cassidy

  Boey, Mei Han,

  Add The Formidable Miss Cassidy to your for later shelf

  NEW AT OPL: "A Scottish governess arrives in Singapore to take up her new post, only to discover that the family is being terrorized by a vampiric spirit. With her unique skills, she sets about righting the situation without delay."