New & Noteworthy Book Club: Lost Lambs

A one-book discussion in a bookstore meeting space, with readers who have all finished the same title. Lost Lambs is a comic, satirical novel about the Flynn family in a coastal suburb, with a failing open marriage, three daughters, a church program and a shady harbor company. Reviewers have called it funny and fast, so there is plenty to argue over.

The pick is a recent, much-discussed debut, and a book like this is better with other people to compare notes with. BookPeople has been Austin's independent bookstore since 1970, and its third-floor rooms host a long list of clubs, from horror to romance to science writing. New & Noteworthy is the one for current titles.