Our Book Clubs

A Journey Through Lonesome Dove

Led by store manager Ashley Adcox, we journey through Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning epic over seven discussions, June through September. If the size has always intimidated you, this is your excuse to finally saddle up.

The 2026 Short Great Books Reading Group

Led by business manager Erik Rostad, we discuss short, two-to-five-hour great reads. The only requirement is to buy the book being discussed from Landmark (or any book if you already have it). Open to all ages.

The Stories of C.S. Lewis

Every six weeks (with a break in July), we read and discuss two thematically paired C.S. Lewis books, one fiction and one non-fiction. Read one or both; the casual reader and the rabid Lewis fan are equally welcome. Each pairing links to buy at Landmark.

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Forget what you’ve heard. Frankenstein is far more poignant than the monster-movie reputation it has garnered. Victor Frankenstein is one of literature’s greatest portraits of brilliant, catastrophic moral failure, and the creature is one of the most heartbreaking representations of the misunderstood outcast. The book is loaded with heavy questions and devastating consequences, and it is begging for discussion. Join us this October as we dive into Shelley’s story. We will be reading the original 1818 text, not the revised 1831 text.

Led by Ashley Adcox, Store Manager

A Year with Dante & Milton

We’re spending 2027 with two of the greatest works in Western literature, Dante’s Divine Comedy and Milton’s Paradise Lost, reading them back to back as a single, connected conversation.

For Dante, choose your own translation and bring it to the table. Ashley will be reading the John Ciardi translation, while Kirkpatrick and Mandelbaum also come highly recommended, and there are many other fine options. Every translator makes different choices about what to preserve and what to sacrifice, so having different translations in the mix will enrich our discussion and illuminate the text in new ways.

We meet every other Tuesday throughout the year. Since we are planning well in advance, the schedule may shift slightly as we go, so be sure to sign up for email updates if you’d like to take part.

Led by Ashley Adcox, Store Manager