The Island House Readers is a traditional book club that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 12:00 p.m. at The Elk Rapids District Library to discuss group-selected titles. The club is open to the public and newcomers are always welcome. A limited amount of books are available at the library or you can arrange to order them through the Mel system. Contact the library for more information. 

The Water Knife is an entertaining crime thriller set predominantly in an arid near future Arizona where climate change has reduced the availability of water from the great Colorado river and generated political and physical infighting over the remaining water rights.