The summer reading list
Break out the beach reads
Every summer when I was a kid, the library handed out a reading list. Mine came with a little paper chart you filled in with stickers. What I loved was never the prize at the end. It was the way a good book could take a long, hot, shapeless afternoon and give it somewhere to go.
You already know that our Book Club runs a little differently than most. And we know that summer schedules (and wouldn’t-you-rather-be-outside weather) make a Zoom-based Book Club feel like a harder ask.
So we decided to change things up for July and August and put together a Summer Reading List instead.
You see, when we asked our community which books shaped the way they think about community, they didn't just send us business books. They sent us novels as well. Stories full of characters you'd want at your own dinner table. The kind of book you press into a friend's hands and say “trust me.”
With each book you'll find the cryptic clue that we used at the Community Council château, a short note on what it’s about, and a few extras we couldn't help making: journal prompts, resources, and a couple of games just for fun.
Thursday Murder Club
If you love a clever puzzle with a heart of gold—
join a gang of retirees who prove community, curiosity,
and mischief don’t fade with age.
(Fiction / Mystery / Humor)
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The book follows a quartet of eccentric retirees at the luxurious Coopers Chase retirement village who meet weekly to solve cold cases. Their amateur sleuthing turns into a high-stakes adventure when a local property developer is murdered, thrusting the friends into a real-time whodunit alongside local police.
🕵🏻♀️ Play our Murder Mystery Game
JOy luck club
If you’re drawn to stories of mothers and daughters, memory and migration—
this tapestry of love and misunderstanding
will linger long after you close it.
(Fiction / Literary / Family Saga)
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The book focuses on four Chinese immigrant families in San Francisco who start a mahjong club known as The Joy Luck Club. The book is structured similarly to a mahjong game, with four parts divided into four sections to create sixteen chapters. Spanning decades, the novel bridges cultural and generational divides, revealing hidden traumas from the mothers' pasts in China.
All about love
If you’re craving connection, clarity, or compassion—
in work, love, or friendship,
this is a gentle companion back to what matters most.
(Nonfiction / Philosophy / Relationships)
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The book argues that love is not a passive emotion, but rather an intentional, continuous practice rooted in care, respect, and trust. By confronting personal trauma and systemic issues, she challenges the widespread cultural misconception that love is simply a magical feeling that "just happens"
How to do nothing
If you’re tired of always being “on”—
this is a permission slip to pause.
A meditation on attention, presence, and reclaiming your time from the noise.
(Nonfiction / Mindfulness / Culture)
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A manifesto against modern hustle culture. It argues that we must reclaim our attention from social media and capitalist demands for productivity, using active contemplation and deep listening to reconnect with ourselves and the physical world
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