ACBC · aristocom Book Club

Every book, since 2018.

Every book the club has read since the first meeting in May 2018. One book every two months, discussed in English, on the first Monday of the month at the Library in Bielefeld.

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The ACBC shelf

Everything we have read since 2018.

One book every two months, from the very first meeting in June 2018 to our latest completed read, Kin. Click any cover to open it on Goodreads and leave your own rating.

Kin Tayari Jones
Kin by Tayari Jones — book cover
Oct–Nov 2026
Kin
Tayari Jones
The Correspondent Virginia Evans
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans — book cover
Aug–Sep 2026
The Correspondent
Virginia Evans
The Land in Winter Andrew Miller
The Land in Winter by Andrew Miller — book cover
Jun–Jul 2026
The Land in Winter
Andrew Miller
Real Americans Rachel Khong
Real Americans by Rachel Khong — book cover
Apr–May 2026
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
A Little Trickerie Rosanna Pike
A Little Trickerie by Rosanna Pike — book cover
Feb–Mar 2026
A Little Trickerie
Rosanna Pike
Martyr! Kaveh Akbar
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar — book cover
Dec 2025–Jan 2026
Martyr!
Kaveh Akbar
Poor Katriona O’Sullivan
Poor by Katriona O’Sullivan — book cover
Oct–Nov 2025
Poor
Katriona O’Sullivan
James Percival Everett
James by Percival Everett — book cover
Aug–Sep 2025
James
Percival Everett
Baumgartner Paul Auster
Baumgartner by Paul Auster — book cover
Jun–Jul 2025
Baumgartner
Paul Auster
Wellness Nathan Hills
Wellness by Nathan Hills — book cover
Apr–May 2025
Wellness
Nathan Hills
Good Material Dolly Alderton
Good Material by Dolly Alderton — book cover
Feb–Mar 2025
Good Material
Dolly Alderton
Orbital Samantha Harvey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey — book cover
Dec 2024–Jan 2025
Orbital
Samantha Harvey
Long Island Compromise Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner — book cover
Oct–Nov 2024
Long Island Compromise
Taffy Brodesser-Akner
The Best Minds Jonathan Rosen
The Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen — book cover
Aug–Sep 2024
The Best Minds
Jonathan Rosen
Going Zero Anthony McCarten
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten — book cover
Jun–Jul 2024
Going Zero
Anthony McCarten
I Have Some Questions for You Rebecca Makkai
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai — book cover
Apr–May 2024
I Have Some Questions for You
Rebecca Makkai
Lessons in Chemistry Bonnie Garmus
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus — book cover
Feb–Mar 2024
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus
Trespasses Louise Kennedy
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy — book cover
Dec 2023–Jan 2024
Trespasses
Louise Kennedy
Trust Hernan Diaz
Trust by Hernan Diaz — book cover
Oct–Nov 2023
Trust
Hernan Diaz
Light Perpetual Francis Spufford
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford — book cover
Aug–Sep 2023
Light Perpetual
Francis Spufford
The Bandit Queens Parini Shroff
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff — book cover
Jun–Jul 2023
The Bandit Queens
Parini Shroff
Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi — book cover
Apr–May 2023
Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi
The Four Winds Kristin Hannah
The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah — book cover
Feb–Mar 2023
The Four Winds
Kristin Hannah
Less Andrew Sean Greer
Less by Andrew Sean Greer — book cover
Dec 2022–Jan 2023
Less
Andrew Sean Greer
The Christie Affair Nina de Gramont
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont — book cover
Oct–Nov 2022
The Christie Affair
Nina de Gramont
The Sweetness of Water Nathan Harris
The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris — book cover
Aug–Sep 2022
The Sweetness of Water
Nathan Harris
The Fortune Men Nadia Mohamed
The Fortune Men by Nadia Mohamed — book cover
Jun–Jul 2022
The Fortune Men
Nadia Mohamed
No one is talking about this Patricia Lockwood
No one is talking about this by Patricia Lockwood — book cover
Apr–May 2022
No one is talking about this
Patricia Lockwood
Hamnet Maggie O´Farrell
Hamnet by Maggie O´Farrell — book cover
Feb–Mar 2022
Hamnet
Maggie O´Farrell
Small Pleasures Claire Chambers
Small Pleasures by Claire Chambers — book cover
Dec 2021–Jan 2022
Small Pleasures
Claire Chambers
The Promise Damon Galgut
The Promise by Damon Galgut — book cover
Oct–Nov 2021
The Promise
Damon Galgut
Klara and the Sun Kazuo Ishiguro
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro — book cover
Aug–Sep 2021
Klara and the Sun
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Nightwatchman Louise Erdrich
The Nightwatchman by Louise Erdrich — book cover
Jun–Jul 2021
The Nightwatchman
Louise Erdrich
The Vanishing Half Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett — book cover
Apr–May 2021
The Vanishing Half
Brit Bennett
Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart — book cover
Feb–Mar 2021
Shuggie Bain
Douglas Stuart
Apeirogon Colum McCann
Apeirogon by Colum McCann — book cover
Dec 2020–Jan 2021
Apeirogon
Colum McCann
A Woman is no Man Etaf Rum
A Woman is no Man by Etaf Rum — book cover
Oct–Nov 2020
A Woman is no Man
Etaf Rum
Deacon King Kong James McBride
Deacon King Kong by James McBride — book cover
Aug–Sep 2020
Deacon King Kong
James McBride
The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead — book cover
Jun–Jul 2020
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
The Dutch House Ann Patchett
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett — book cover
Apr–May 2020
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
Normal People Sally Rooney
Normal People by Sally Rooney — book cover
Feb–Mar 2020
Normal People
Sally Rooney
A Place for Us Fatima Farheen Mirza
A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza — book cover
Dec 2019–Jan 2020
A Place for Us
Fatima Farheen Mirza
Ask Again Yes Mary Beth Keane
Ask Again Yes by Mary Beth Keane — book cover
Oct–Nov 2019
Ask Again Yes
Mary Beth Keane
The Snakes Sadie Jones
The Snakes by Sadie Jones — book cover
Aug–Sep 2019
The Snakes
Sadie Jones
The Only Story Julian Barnes
The Only Story by Julian Barnes — book cover
Jun–Jul 2019
The Only Story
Julian Barnes
The Power Naomi Alderman
The Power by Naomi Alderman — book cover
Apr–May 2019
The Power
Naomi Alderman
The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai — book cover
Feb–Mar 2019
The Great Believers
Rebecca Makkai
The Party Elizabeth Day
The Party by Elizabeth Day — book cover
Dec 2018–Jan 2019
The Party
Elizabeth Day
Raising Sparks Ariel Kahn
Raising Sparks by Ariel Kahn — book cover
Oct–Nov 2018
Raising Sparks
Ariel Kahn
An American Marriage Tayari Jones
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones — book cover
Aug–Sep 2018
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
Behold the Dreamers Imbolo Mbue
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue — book cover
Jun–Jul 2018
Behold the Dreamers
Imbolo Mbue
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