The Small & Indie Book Club highlights emerging and avant-garde novels from thoughtful independent presses across the US. Consider this a club of literary discovery: new writers, lesser-publicized works, hyper fresh voices. Hosted by First Light bookseller Annie Tate Cockrum.

February selection: The Spokes by Renee Gladman. Meeting the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m -- next meeting February 2nd.

The World Wide What Book Club travels to the forefront of global storytelling. With a focus on recently released works alongside enduring classics, our selections span continents, offering new bearings and diverse voices from around the world. Hosted by First Light book buyer Sam Ackerman.

January selection: The Ice Palace by Tarjei Vesaas, trans. Elizabeth Rokkan (Norway). Meeting the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., starting January 12.

The Spotlight is a new book club concept, co-hosted by Taylor Bruce, Breezy Mayo, and Rob Lowe. They’ll be reading novels, memoirs, and cultural nonfiction, each with the throughline of zeitgeisty influence on the broader cultural moment. These are books you keep hearing about, books chatted about on NPR, books getting awards buzz, books that feel tuned into the situation of our world.

January selection: Bread of Angels by Patti Smith. Meeting the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m., starting January 19.

Brevity is a new book club concept hosted by bookseller and ops supervisor Jason Pollard. A year-long exploration of short story collections, whether old or new, grounded or untethered — if it’s short, we’ll read it.

January selection: Man Hating Psycho by Iphgenia Baal. Meeting the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m., starting January 26.