The University Friends Circle Book Club usually meets on the first Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m., at the UC Merced on Main building at the corner of Main Street and M, in downtown Merced. The February 2026 meeting will be on Thursday, March 5th.
Book Club leaders Martha (french412@yahoo.com) and Barbara invite all UFC members to join them for robust discussion each month. Book Club members rotate responsibility for book selection during the academic year. All UFC members are welcome at any time!
The Februarybook selection is Apples Never Fall by Liana Moriarty.
Apples Never Fall is a mystery novel about the Delaney family, whose seemingly perfect life unravels after the mother, Joy, disappears, making her husband Stan the prime suspect. It was made into a TV series in 2024. (Google AI)
Titles read so far this academic year:
- January 2026: The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
- December 2025: Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah
- November 2025: Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon
- October 2025: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
- September 2025: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
