The Thursday Night Club

PRAISE FOR STEVEN MANCHESTER:


“The Rockin' Chair is a tightly knit tearjerker – a work better than anything Nicholas Sparks has ever written.”

– Jon Land, bestselling author of Pandora’s Temple


“Steven Manchester has a gift for expressing through his writing the complicated and transcendent beauty of the human experience with poignant clarity.”

– Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King on GOODNIGHT, BRIAN


“Steven Manchester’s Goodnight, Brian is a poignant, inspiring story about resilience and faith and one family’s enduring love that should be a model for us all.”

– James S. Hirsch, bestselling author, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend


“A poignant and riveting tale of the strength of familial love, Goodnight, Brian is a profound and very much recommended addition.”

– Midwest Book Review





Five college friends, three men and two women, have been getting together every Thursday night to share humble meals and an abundance of laughter. But when tragedy takes one of them, leaving the others to question the fairness of life, the Thursday Night Club decides to embark on a contest in the memory of the generous spirit of their fallen brother. The objective of the contest is simple: whoever performs the kindest deed by Christmas night wins the pot – four quarters. And there are only two conditions: the benevolent deed must be anonymous, and it cannot cost a single penny to pull off.


As the four friends undertake the contest, the healing begins and they become inspired beyond their expectations. There might be a winner in this competition, but it is very clear there will be no losers.


A story of Christmas spirit that will strike a chord in your heart any time of year, The Thursday Night Club will make you look at the holiday season in new ways.