What we’re about
This group is operated by the James Blackstone Memorial Library (8/29/2022)
A book club geared towards 20-30 somethings!
We’re venturing outside your mom's living room & bringing a book club to you! Books & Brews meets at Thimble Island Brewery the last Tuesday of every month. Join us in the tasting room where we'll discuss plots over pints. All books provided by us so it's 100% free.
Thimble Islands offers a selection of craft beers (must be 21+ to drink alcoholic beverages), wine, soda, and water, as well as an expansive food menu. No purchase necessary to take part in the book club. Come have some fun & get lit…erary at Books & Brews!
Books & Brews is part of our meetup group Everyday Adventurers. Be sure to check out our main page for more fun events!
Upcoming events (1)
See all- November Book DiscussionThimble Island Brewery, Branford, CT
Hello Books & Brews! For our next meeting, we'll be discussing a suspenseful thriller.
We'll be reading Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam. You can read all about it below, and if you'd like copies of the books we'll have some available at the Reference Desk of the James Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford.
Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam
From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis.Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe.
Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?
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You can find us in the back room of Thimble Island Brewery, or outside if the weather is nice. We're asking that everyone continue to RSVP if you intend on joining us so we can keep an eye on the headcount for the meeting. New members always welcome!
