Hayden Island Reads

Hello Hayden Island Readers,

Mark the date, Wednesday July 28th 2026 6:30 PM at the Oxford Suites Lounge.

Our next book to read will be "Round Ireland with a Fridge" by Tony Hawks. This is a non-fiction travelogue with an unusual traveling companion.
Alcohol was involved.

Abe Books carries this book for sale online. Priced inexpensively @ $4.50 > $7.50 with free shipping.

Jan Z.

Hello Hayden Island Readers, I am a new administrator to this page. As I get better at this I will be sending out more Book Times and Book Titles. Jan Z.

Put your book down!
Come and join us for this important meeting!
See you there!

Are you reading The Baku inheritance by Anne M Kennedy? Intriguing, suspenseful, exotic!

Key elements of the story include:
Setting: The bustling, dangerous oil-rich city of Baku in 1890.
Plot: Anton investigates his father's bankruptcy and fights for survival against hidden enemies.
Characters: Anton Sabroski (bankrupt oil baron) and Klara Darkova (a secretive, enigmatic runaway).
Theme: A tale of "betrayal and loss, love and revenge, daring and triumph".

Join the discussion Wednesday, February 25, 630pm to 800pm at Oxford Suites. See you there!

Who's reading The Widow by John Grisham?

I am into Chapter 31 and the story is heating up! Fun development - when I ordered the book on Thriftbooks I got a large print edition! Not complaining!

Community Book Discussion Wednesday, January 28 at 630pm at Oxford Suites Bistro. Join us!

THE WIDOW by John Grisham
Book Overview
Community Book Discussion
January 28, 2026

#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he's back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name.

"A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. The Widow is John Grisham at his irresistible, unforgettable best."--Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colors of the Dark

Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it.

Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn't commit: murder.

Simon knows he's innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer....

HAPPY NEW YEAR from
Hayden Island Reads!!
Your island-wide Community Book Club! We are starting our third year of reading and we WANT you to join us! We meet every.month (last Wednesday of the month) at Oxford Suites Portland at 630pm for fun discussions, Q & A, and general book news! Everyone is welcome to come! Here is what we have on the agenda for 2026.

Our first.book of the year is John Grisham's latest The Widow. Grab and copy and join us for discussion Wednesday, January 28 at 630pm to 800pm in the Bistro. No host food and beverage is available. No purchase lis necessary!