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 Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

A taut and electrifying novel from celebrated bestselling author Lauren Groff, about one spirited girl alone in the wilderness, trying to survive.

A servant girl escapes from a colonial settlement in the wilderness. She carries nothing with her but her wits, a few possessions, and the spark of god that burns hot within her. What she finds in this terra incognita is beyond the limits of her imagination and will bend her belief in everything that her own civilization has taught her.

Lauren Groff’s new novel is at once a thrilling adventure story and a penetrating fable about trying to find a new way of living in a world succumbing to the churn of colonialism. The Vaster Wilds is a work of raw and prophetic power that tells the story of America in miniature, through one girl at a hinge point in history, to ask how—and if—we can adapt quickly enough to save ourselves.