Bayonne Book Club: “The Hitchcock Hotel” In-Person / Online
Join Bayonne Public Library and Mamas in Bayonne for our October 2025 Bayonne Book Club!
All are welcomed and encouraged to attend. The genre / theme of the books chosen will vary. The discussions will be moderated by Bayonne local, Angela van Genderen (@angela_the_ninja).
This month’s meeting will be Thursday, October 30th at 7 pm in the Small Programming Room on the 2nd Floor at the Bayonne Public Library. In celebration of October’s spooky season vibes, we will be reading “The Hitchcock Hotel” by Stephanie Wrobel.
Attendees can join in-person or virtually via Zoom. To attend virtually, please sign up via the library calendar event listing.
What’s the book about? Alfred Smettle is not your average Hitchcock fan. He is the founder, owner, and manager of The Hitchcock Hotel, a sprawling Victorian house in the White Mountains dedicated to the Master of Suspense. There, Alfred offers his guests round-the-clock film screenings, movie props and memorabilia in every room, plus an aviary with fifty crows. To celebrate the hotel’s first anniversary, he invites his former best friends from his college Film Club for a reunion. He hasn’t spoken to any of them in sixteen years, not after what happened. But who better than them to appreciate Alfred’s creation? And to help him finish it. After all, no Hitchcock set is complete without a body.
How can you participate? Bayonne Public Library has eBook and eAudiobook copies available via hoopla as well as physical book copies. If you’d prefer to purchase your own physical copy, we recommend purchasing from The Little Boho Bookshop, our favorite local bookshop, located at 164A Broadway or online at https://thelittlebohobookshop.com/
- Date:
- Thursday, October 30, 2025
- Time:
- 7:00pm - 8:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Small Programming Room
- Audience:
- 15-18 Year Olds Adults High School Students Parents & Caregivers Seniors Teens
- Categories:
- Adults Book Club Seniors Teen Events