This book club is devoted to reading mysteries and true crime books by women.
WHEN: 2nd Monday, Aug.-May Noon-1:00 p.m.
WHAT: Free lunch and great discussion
HOW: Check out a copy of the book in time to read it. Read it, and come to the meeting to have lunch and discuss it!
Space is limited to 15 people. Sign up today by sending an email to ROMPoetry@gmail.com with a message that you would like to attend.
Books of true crime and mystery fiction by women. Stories that astound and terrify, that expand far beyond the genres of which they are a part.
Schedule 2025-2026 (subject to change)
Aug. 11 The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper
includes Zoom meeting with Hooper
Sept. 8 Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Oct. 13 Girl Gone Missing by Marcie Rendon
includes Zoom meeting with Rendon
Nov. 10 Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud & the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep
Dec. 8 Alone by Megan Freeman
Jan. 12 In a Lonely Place by Dorothy Hughes
Feb. 9 The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm
Mar. 9 Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Apr. 13 A Book With book…including club member characters by Shaun Perkins*
May 11 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by PD James
Email ROMPoetry@gmail.com to reserve a spot in the club. You will need to fill out the sign up form at the museum. It is also pasted below.
You can check out the books for free, and they will need to be returned at the end of each meeting. The dinner is also free. We are not able to adapt the menu for special needs. You may bring your own dinner or snacks if you like.
Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry 