Start your holiday shopping early and support local this Small Business Saturday!

Join The Roaming Petal at Book + Bottle for a Thanksgiving-themed flower-arranging workshop. Learn step by step how to create a beautiful flower arrangement perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner spread, and take your gorgeous creation home with you!

Workshop Includes:

- Flowers and supplies for creating 1 flower arrangement.

- Step-by-step instructions to create a beautiful arrangement.

- Flower tips and tricks for you to use over and over again.

Welcome to Book + Bottle’s Fiction Book Club! We get together with a diverse group of folks to read great books and talk about them over glasses of wine. We started with an online Facebook group so we could connect before the store opened, and now that the store is open, we’re meeting and talking in person! And it’s just lovely. I love watching members gather and become friends after just one meeting. We have members who have never been in a book club before and members who are in three other book clubs! All are welcome.

Schedule

We meet on the last Thursday of each month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM. We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!
The fiction book club is very popular and gets extremely crowded. Please arrive as early as possible to snag a seat, knowing that we may run out of space in our little shop.

This month discussing: Cold by Drew Hayden Taylor

Hosted by: Bre Burrell

Here at Book + Bottle, we want to keep your reading fresh. This book club will focus on literary fiction published within the last five years. Things to expect: genre-bending work, debut novels and story collections, prominent voices in literature, diverse POVs, and so much more! Themes will range from wacky to serious in order to keep our discussions balanced. Join us if you like keeping up-to-date on the latest publications or simply want to chat about books over a glass of wine! All are welcome.

Schedule

We meet on the last Wednesday of every other month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM (Alternates with Genre). We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!

This month discussing: The Most by Jessica Anthony

Hosted by: Andi Pignato

Something about the seasons changing is calling us to get creative. Remember Turkey hands and seasonal class parties? That's the vibe we'll bring to this function.

Join us for a guided art workshop on Sunday, Nov. 17th from 10am-12pm. The prompts are designed to be fun, playful, and inspire childlike wonder. As you draw, you will create works of art that are uniquely yours. Your ticket includes a mimosa, but the full bar will be open for you to buy whatever drinks you'd like.

What to Expect: A guided art workshop with fun and playful timed drawing prompts. You'll draw by yourself as well as create a collaborative drawing with a partner. Time to share your creations and space with other silly little creative people.

• First 20 minutes: Grab your drinks, a spot, and get ready to create!

• An hour and a half of guided drawing, drinks, and space to share your creations!

• Materials provided: newsprint paper, colored pencils, pens, markers, and erasers but you're welcome (and encouraged!) to bring any other drawing materials you have!

• One mimosa included with your ticket

• Full bar open during event + croissants and macarons for purchase

What to Bring: Extra paper, your favorite pencils, markers, and erasers, and your silly little creative mind!

Join Book + Bottle for a food drive and jazz night sponsored by Berlin Patten Ebling PLLC. The first 50 people to bring canned food donations get a drink ticket!

Music by Jam Tranquille Jazz Trio

What’s better than popcorn and $1 off your boozy beverage? All that AND a book signing! Join us on Wednesday, November 13th from 4pm-6pm for an Author Happy Hour with Amy Smith Linton! Her book, She Taught Me Everything, is a compelling novel about sisters and the astonishing secrets they can hide from one another.

After an exhausting hurricane and election season, let's party before the results come through. As a huge thank you to our community, we're partnering with Bonu to bring you live music from Elise Scullin and free pinsas for the evening (while supplies last!). We can’t wait to see you there. Cheers!

Nothing says Autumn like a party on the 600 block! Join Book + Bottle and Zaa for our annual Fall Sidewalk Social! It will be a day filled with live music, a DJ, vendors, and Zaa’s fall fashion show! We can’t wait to see you there!

Live Music @ 12pm and 2pm from Foxtrot St. Pete

DJ Chrystalline Gold 3:30pm-5:30pm

Zaa Fall Fashion Show 4:30pm

Vendors: Hannah Lawson Pottery, St. Pete Bakery

Welcome to Book + Bottle’s Fiction Book Club! We get together with a diverse group of folks to read great books and talk about them over glasses of wine. We started with an online Facebook group so we could connect before the store opened, and now that the store is open, we’re meeting and talking in person! And it’s just lovely. I love watching members gather and become friends after just one meeting. We have members who have never been in a book club before and members who are in three other book clubs! All are welcome.

Schedule

We meet on the last Thursday of each month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM. We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!
The fiction book club is very popular and gets extremely crowded. Please arrive as early as possible to snag a seat, knowing that we may run out of space in our little shop.

This month discussing: The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

Hosted by: Dominic

Our Rotating Genre Book Club asks you to get out of your comfort zone. Exploring various genres is a great way to see art—and the world—through different perspectives. Things to expect: A different genre every other month, led by a different Book + Bottle host, genre-bending work, new and classic authors, and so much more! Together we’ll learn about each genre’s conventions and how certain authors follow and/or disrupt those expectations. Join us to read a  novel that’s right in your wheelhouse or explore a genre you’ve never read before! All are welcome.

Schedule
We meet on the last Wednesday of every other month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM (Alternates with New + Noteworthy). We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!

This month discussing: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Hosted by: Daniel

Learn how to make probiotic-rich, gut-healthy fermented vegetables! This class will teach you how to make sauerkraut and other fermented vegetables deliciously and safely at home.

What to Expect:

- LEARN: We'll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods, and you'll learn how spice plays a role in fermented foods around the world.

- Booklet with recipes and fermentation lesson

- DEMO: We'll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We'll demo some simple seasonal fermented recipes which are loaded with healthy "probiotic" bacteria.

- TASTE: We'll have a variety of fermented foods to sample, such as sauerkraut and other fermented veggies

- DO IT YOURSELF: Roll up your sleeves and make your very own jar of sauerkraut to take home and ferment

What to Bring:

- Your culinary curiosity! We provide everything you need to get started.

More About Austin Durant:

Austin Durant has been fermenting food for over a dozen years. In 2011 he founded Fermenters Club, whose mission is to improve people’s lives by teaching them why and how to make and enjoy fermented foods; and to create communities that are connected through their guts.

Austin has taught hundreds of classes on a wide variety of fermented foods and their traditions such as sauerkraut, pickles, kimchi, kombucha, miso, and sourdough bread.     

He writes and publishes recipes (mostly fermented) on his website, fermentersclub.com and hosts on-demand, self-paced food fermentation mastery courses through Fermenters Club Academy. He teaches live and virtual private team-building workshops to corporations and other organizations and hosts hands-on fermentation intensive workshops.

Austin has produced annual day-long fermentation festivals in San Diego, California and Portland, Oregon, with over 1,000 attendees in each city.

In 2024, he published his first book, Fearless Fermenting.

Austin enjoys permaculture gardening, cooking, yoga, writing, and studying cosmology and esoteric traditions.

SPOOKY AND GAY IS BACK! Join us on Sunday, October 27th from 7pm-9pm for the perfect show to kick off spooky season. Direct from an off-Broadway run, SPOOKY AND GAY is a queer horror storytelling cabaret performed in total darkness featuring original scary stories, songs, and stand-up. Like Goosebumps, only GAYER!  Who says Halloween only comes once a year?

Written and performed by award-winning solo performing artist, Bruce Ryan Costella.

Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Doors open at 7pm. Coffee, tea, beer, and wine available at the bar before and during the event.

PRAISE FOR SPOOKY AND GAY:

"laugh yourself to death" Orlando Weekly

"I laughed (a lot), I cried, I got goosebumps -- all in one show! [...] It was perfect." Substantive Editor

"Part trick, part treat -- ALL Halloween."

"artistic and palpably angry" Orlando Sentinel

Photo credits to A.A. Gardner.

Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club

We’ve combined our two amazing book clubs for ambitious women - whether you’re an entrepreneur, a manager, or an otherwise ambitious lady leader, this is the book club for you! We’ll meet over coffee, tea, and/or wine here at Book + Bottle to discuss personal and professional development topics relevant to professional and ambitious women, especially those in management, leadership, and/or entrepreneurial positions.

Schedule
Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club will meet on the last Sunday of each month from 10AM -12PM (right before the shop opens!). We’ve got mimosas, coffee, and snacks and lots of ladies to discuss these great books!

This month discussing: Quiet, The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

Join us for a poetry reading with curated wine! Denzel Johnson-Green and Sara Ries Dziekonski will be reading selected works.

Denzel’s Poetry

“Many of my poems are zany, carefree like Shel Silverstein rhymy, melodic, loud, energizing. These poems are light are meant to inspire laughter, curves of lips, chuckles. 

But a great deal of my poems are observant, analytical, sobering, brooding, contemplative 

These are the dark red poems, the tannic poems

My go to wine is a dark red, the more tannins the better 

but I also like sparkling rose and Pinot Grigio.”

Sara‘s Poetry

“Most of the poems I will be reading take place at the blood red diner that my parents owned for over three decades. My poems are rich and creamy with moments of tangy surprise. These poems are meant to nourish, ease some of your longings, and let you savor full-bellied beauty in the ordinary spaces of life.

My go to wine is always a New Zealand white“

Halloween Homecoming: All the thrilling moves you'll need!

We heard you, and we are giving you what you want: Dominic returns with another dance lesson!

The Halloween party season is in full swing, and that means music, dancing, and acting a fool (in the best way possible). Live your best life and learn how to unlock the dancer inside of you for the season by learning classics like The Monster Mash, The Time Warp, and also how to boogie on your own no matter what spooky song comes on!

What to Expect:

• First 20 minutes: Grab your drinks, a spot, and get ready to boogie!

• An hour and a half of guided solo dancing and play with dance instructor Dominic Howarth!

• One mimosa included with your ticket

• Full bar open during event + croissants and macarons for purchase

What to Bring: Comfortable shoes! Your dance moves!

Join us for an exciting Macrame Plant Hanger Workshop! In this engaging, hands-on class, you’ll discover the art of macrame and craft your very own unique plant hanger. With the expert guidance of our skilled instructor, Cre, you’ll master essential knots and techniques, ensuring you complete your project with confidence. Perfect for both beginners and those looking to sharpen their macrame skills, this workshop is a wonderful chance to unleash your creativity and add a boho touch to your home decor. We provide all materials, including a plant! No prior experience is needed. Join us for a delightful, social, and creative experience!

Welcome to Book + Bottle’s Fiction Book Club! We get together with a diverse group of folks to read great books and talk about them over glasses of wine. We started with an online Facebook group so we could connect before the store opened, and now that the store is open, we’re meeting and talking in person! And it’s just lovely. I love watching members gather and become friends after just one meeting. We have members who have never been in a book club before and members who are in three other book clubs! All are welcome.

Schedule

We meet on the last Thursday of each month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM. We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!
The fiction book club is very popular and gets extremely crowded. Please arrive as early as possible to snag a seat, knowing that we may run out of space in our little shop.

This month discussing: Little Eyes by Samantha Schweblin

Hosted by: Bre Burrell

Here at Book + Bottle, we want to keep your reading fresh. This book club will focus on literary fiction published within the last five years. Things to expect: genre-bending work, debut novels and story collections, prominent voices in literature, diverse POVs, and so much more! Themes will range from wacky to serious in order to keep our discussions balanced. Join us if you like keeping up-to-date on the latest publications or simply want to chat about books over a glass of wine! All are welcome.

Schedule

We meet on the last Wednesday of every other month in the store from 6 - 7:30PM (Alternates with Genre). We do announcements and intros, grab drinks, and get settled from 6 - 6:30 PM, then discussion runs promptly from 6:30-7:30. The store is open till 9PM so you can continue the conversation with your new friends!

This month discussing: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Hosted by: Andi Pignato

What’s better than popcorn and $1 off your boozy beverage? All that AND a book signing! Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd from 4pm-6pm for an Author Happy Hour with Paul Wilborn! We’re celebrating 5 years of his iconic book Cigar City!

More About the Book:

Cigar City is a collection of linked short stories about the young artists, writers, poets, musicians and actors who inhabited Tampa’s Ybor City in the 1980s. Drawn by urban authenticity and cheap rents, they created a surreal, chaotic, arts scene set against the backdrop of the empty cigar factories and shotgun shacks of Tampa’s immigrant past. The Ybor scene drew international artists like James Rosenquist and mirrored what was happening in New York’s East Village.

The stories are fictional but they capture the spirit of the district during the 1980s. The collection is illustrated with photos, posters, and graphic images from the era.

More About the Author:

As a journalist, Paul Wilborn has won multiple awards from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. He won the Green Eyeshade Award from the Atlanta Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the South’s top writing prize. Based on a selection of his writing, Wilborn was chosen for the Paul Hansel Award, Florida’s top journalism prize. He was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan.

His plays have been produced at Stageworks, Off-Center Theater, Radio Theater Project, and University of Michigan.

Wilborn is the Executive Director of the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College and lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, the film actor Eugenie Bondurant.

Join us at Book + Bottle for an intimate evening including acoustic performances and engaging songwriting commentary. Part musical. Part storytelling. All entertaining. Experience three songs and three stories live from the mouths of three locally performing artists. Learn about the songwriting process as well as the deeper meaning and intent behind their lyrics. Whether you're a musician, writer or an overall music enthusiast, this event has something in store for you.

Make your way to Book + Bottle on Monday, September 30th from 6:00pm-8:30pm for the ultimate wine pairing: music and stories that will energize and inspire you! Hang out with the artists after for a glass or coffee to discuss songwriting, music production, performance or anything on your mind.

In light of Hurricane Helene, this event will have a donation drop for hurricane relief items (water bottles, pillows, blankets, canned goods, flashlights, etc.). After the event, we will donate everything to a local center.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 

What to Expect:

• Independent artists performing live acoustic renditions of original songs

• In-depth exploration of the writing process and an exploration of the origin story behind those songs

• Full food and drink menu available for purchase during the event

• Meet and greet at the wine bar for dialog and discussion

• A place to drop hurricane Helene Relief items

Artist Lineup:

James FitzPatrick

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Tanner Boyle

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Natalie Kulka

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What’s better than popcorn and $1 off your boozy beverage? All that AND a book signing! Join us on Sunday, September 29th from 2pm-4pm for an Author Happy Hour with Brittany Ranew! We’re celebrating the special edition of Lion of Fire: Riley Jordan and the Fire Prophecies Book 1. The special edition is equipped with beautiful artwork and a Lion of Fire universe map!

More about the book:

Riley Jordan wasn't ready to become an adult in the real world. This would be a normal feeling for most college graduates, but Riley lived in a world of magic, and he should have already discovered his special gift by his age. At this point, he wondered if his special gift was being a loser. After a chance meeting with an intriguing human girl named Emma Clark, his whole world gets turned upside. Riley is instantly smitten by Emma, but he knows his world is too dangerous for her, as his family's complicated past with humans has proven.

Soon after, Riley has a terrifying vision of a dark wizard threatening to destroy all of humankind. The weirdest part? Emma is in the vision. Things get even weirder when he discovers some powerful magic that hasn't been seen in decades, which makes him think there is a lot more destiny about his life than he previously imagined.

Struggling to control these powers, he and his three best friends must portal-hop all over the magical realms to fight the darkness and discover the truth. Graduation and armageddon are both looming, and Riley must face his own fears of failure and learn how to protect those he loves, before it's too late.

We’ll have copies of Brittany Ranew’s book for sale in the shop. Swing by on September 29th to snag a copy, meet the author, and get your book signed! We can’t wait to see you there!

Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club

We’ve combined our two amazing book clubs for ambitious women - whether you’re an entrepreneur, a manager, or an otherwise ambitious lady leader, this is the book club for you! We’ll meet over coffee, tea, and/or wine here at Book + Bottle to discuss personal and professional development topics relevant to professional and ambitious women, especially those in management, leadership, and/or entrepreneurial positions.

Schedule
Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club will meet on the last Sunday of each month from 10AM -12PM (right before the shop opens!). We’ve got mimosas, coffee, and snacks and lots of ladies to discuss these great books!

This month discussing: The Source, The Secrets of the Universe, the Science of the Brain by Tara Swart

Some people think of reading as a solitary act, but here at Book + Bottle we think reading with friends is way more fun. Wear your comfiest clothes and join us for a Private Reading Party: Self-Care Edition on Monday, September 23rd from 5:30pm-8:30pm. We'll have popcorn popping, cozy reading nooks galore, and wine (of course). Don't worry—there will be breaks for socializing and meeting fellow readers, but you'll also have plenty of silent time to get immersed in a good book. It's a book lover's dream! We can't wait to see you there.

What to Expect:

Popcorn all night (included in your ticket)

Quiet reading time in a shared space

Quiet self-care themed activities

Breaks at 6:30pm and 7:30pm for group activities

Timed silent reading time

A raffle to win a bookish gift item (every drink purchase is an entry)

Full food and drink menu available for purchase during the event

What to bring:

Blankets and/or pillows

A good book (but we have plenty of these for sale if you're ready for a new one!)

Happy reading!

Dearest Readers, the summer is in full bloom! And we have the event of the season for you. You're invited to a Bridgerton-themed flower arranging workshop sure to help you decorate your next gallant ball. There's no better way to shock the ton than with a beautiful bouquet!

This event was originally scheduled in August but was canceled due to weather. We're so excited to bring it back in September!

Join The Roaming Petal at Book + Bottle on Sunday, September 22nd from 10am-12pm!

Workshop Includes:

- Flowers and supplies for creating 1 flower arrangement.

- Step-by-step instructions to create a beautiful arrangement.

- Flower tips and tricks for you to use over and over again.

*Drinks available for purchase at the bar!

September 21, 2024 kicks of a national week of literature, civil discourse, and national involvement: Banned Books Week! Florida is a major battleground in the world of banned books; other than Texas, it is the state with the most challenged books.

Thankfully, as a bookstore, no one can tell us what we can read! Celebrate the freedom (F - read -om ) to read with tables full of banned books, banned authors, a Let's Say Gay table, book promotions, activities, a FREE wine tasting from 2pm-4pm, and more!