Book Club


Between The Lines: Book Club (2026)
Between The Lines: Book Club (2026)

Share your love of reading with other members of your community with Oak Island Parks and Recreation Department’s Book Club. “Between The Lines” will feature a new book each month for participants to dive into tantalizing discussion as we navigate through a variety of genres. Bring your book, a chair, and some snacks, as we meet at different areas throughout Oak Island, with the Ocean Education Center being our home base. Participants are responsible for purchasing their own copy of their book with pre-registration required. "Between the Lines" will meet monthly from 2:00 -3:00 PM at TBA locations.

This year, after the success of the series last year, we will continue to pick books from our "Crafted in Carolina" collection. This set of books will contain stories that take place in North Carolina or were written by North Carolinian authors. In the past year, we covered several books by several different authors, all with a piece of North Carolina embedded within them, and we are excited to continue this collection in 2026!

Upcoming Meeting Dates:

 
  • Friday, January 16th, 2026 - The Moonshiner's Daughter by Donna Everheart
  • Friday, February 20th, 2026 - The Enemy Within by Greg Player
  • Friday, March 20th, 2026 - Murder at Whalehead by Joe Ellis
  • Friday, April 17th, 2026 - Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
  • Friday, May 15th, 2026 - Book Lovers by Emily Henry
  • Friday, June 19th, 2026 - The Road to Bittersweet by Donna Everheart
  • Friday, July 17th, 2026 - When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash
  • Friday, August 21st, 2026 - Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown
  • Friday, September 18th, 2026 - The Caretaker by Ron Rash
  • Friday, October 16th, 2026 - A Walk in the Wood by Bill Bryson
  • Friday, November 20th, 2026 - Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
  • Friday, December 18th, 2026 - Chesnut by Jennifer Li Shotz
Session Session Dates Days of Week Location(s) Grade/Age Filled  
The Moonshiner’s Daughter, Donna Everheart (January) 01/16/2026
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Ocean Education Center 18+ Years 4/20
The Enemy Within, Greg Player (February) 02/20/2026
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Ocean Education Center 18+ Years 5/20
Murder at Whalehead, Joe Ellis (March) 03/20/2026
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Oak Island Recreation Center 18+ Years 2/20
Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier (April) 04/17/2026
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Veterans Park 18+ Years 3/20
Book Lovers, Emily Henry (May) 05/15/2026
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Veterans Park 18+ Years 4/20
The Road to Bittersweet, Donna Everheart (June) 06/19/2026
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Nature Center 18+ Years 4/20
When Ghosts Come Home, Wiley Cash (July) 07/17/2026
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Nature Center 18+ Years 4/20
Gods of Howl Mountain, Taylor Brown (August) 08/21/2026
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Nature Center 18+ Years 4/20
Register
The Caretaker, Ron Rash (September) 09/18/2026
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Bill Smith Park 18+ Years 0/20
Register
A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson (October) 10/16/2026
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Bill Smith Park 18+ Years 0/20
Register
Nights in Rodanthe, Nicholas Sparks (November) 11/20/2026
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Ocean Education Center 18+ Years 0/20
Register
Chestnut, Jennifer Li Shotz (December) 12/18/2026
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Ocean Education Center 18+ Years 0/20
Register