Non-fiction book club: Carole King
Join Spenser on March 21st at 2pm for a discussion of “Carole King” by Jane Eisner. “Journalist and author Jane Eisner places King's life in historical and cultural context, revealing details of her humble beginnings in Jewish Brooklyn, the roots of her musical genius, her four marriages, and her anguish about public life. Drawing on numerous interviews as well as historical and contemporary sources, this book brings to life King's professional accomplishments, her personal challenges, and her lasting contributions to the great American songbook.”
Two Women Living Together
Join Sara on March 29th at 12pm to discuss “Two Women Living Together”, the big-hearted, bestselling South Korean memoir co-written by two best friends flouting gender norms and societal expectations with their decision to grow old together under one roof.
Foodie Book Club
Join Penny and the Foodies for “The Heart-Shaped Tin” discussion March 24th at 1pm. “One August day, months after her marriage abruptly ended, a heart-shaped baking tin fell at Bee Wilson's feet: the same one she had used to bake her wedding cake twenty-three years prior. This discovery struck a wave of emotions that propelled her search for others who have attached magical and personal properties to the objects in their kitchens…”
Romantasy March
Join Hannah and the crew on March 28th at 12:30pm for a Romantasy discussion of “The Wolf and the Crown of Blood”. “Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedy's Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Hart's Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.”
The Bedroom Gap
Join me this International Women’s Day, March 8th at 11am, for a book chat with Maria Sophocles, MD to discuss her recent book “The Bedroom Gap.” A roadmap for midlife women, couples, clinicians, and anyone wanting to understand – and change – how we age, sexually speaking. Maria has spent decades researching and treating women in menopause, and speaks regularly all over the world. She also happens to be an old family friend of mine and I begged her to come speak to us — so be sure to join me for this very special event! Don’t be shy — get over here and let’s talk about this fresh hell together!
Half His Age Book Club
Join Christine for this wild ride from Jennette McCurdy for a discussion of “Half His Age” on March 28th at 1pm. “Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Wise. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Forceful. Hurting. Perceptive. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all: Mr. Korgy, her creative writing teacher with the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the bills, with the dead dreams and the atrophied looks and the growing paunch. She doesn’t know why she wants him. Is it his passion? His life experience? The fact that he knows books and films and things that she doesn’t? Or is it purer than that, rooted in their unlikely connection, their kindred spirits, the similar filter with which they each take in the world around them? Or, perhaps, it’s just enough that he sees her when no one else does.
Parent-Child Book Club
Re-read the classics together with your kids! Read Ronald Dahl’s “The Twits” and join us together with your kiddo to discuss! March 27th at 4pm. Enjoy a classic, gain your child’s perspective, have some fun reading together, and have fun with us in our lovely, cozy book club space.
Shakespeare!
Our Shakespeare book club is always going strong, and despite the frigid temperatures scaring some members off, they discussed Macbeth this weekend, and are on to Othello next. March 7th at 3pm. Come grab a copy and sign up to save a seat!