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Book Club en Español: El Alquimista 📚☕️

Booze & Books in Brooklyn

In addition to draft beers, **LoFi Bar in Park Slope** features craft cocktails, curated wines, and small bites. Non-alcoholic options are also available. Bring your latest read (and maybe a book light!) and **enjoy $1 off all drinks**. **[LoFi Bar](https://www.lofibrooklyn.com/)** is conveniently located near the F/G/R lines. Please note, this is not a private event and LoFi will be open to the public. **There is seating available for 40 people, available on a first-come basis.**

November Book Club: The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives by Elizabeth Arnott

For our November meetup, we're celebrating some of the **best books thus far!** This will also be **our last book club meetup of 2026 before we break for the holidays**, so we're adding a little something extra to close out the year! ### This Month's Book **The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives by Elizabeth Arnott** *Three women. Three murderous husbands. One killer mystery.* It's 1966 in sunny California, where Beverley, Elsie, and Margot have something rather unusual in common: they were all married to notorious serial killers. Now trying to rebuild their lives under the weight of scandal and suspicion, the three women form an unlikely friendship. But when a new string of murders rocks their community, they decide to investigate themselves. After all, who better to catch a killer than women who once shared a home with one? Part murder mystery, part female friendship, and full of secrets, this one should give us plenty to talk about! ### 📚 Bonus: Bring a Book, Take a Book! Since this is our last meetup of the year, we're adding a little **book swap** to the fun! Have books sitting on your shelves that you've finished, don't plan to reread, or are ready to donate? Bring them along and give them a second life with a fellow book lover! Bring a book(s), or browse what others have brought. **No pressure to participate!** The swap is completely optional. **When: Sunday, November 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Noon)** **Where: Bronx Alehouse** 216 W 238th St, Bronx, NY Whether you've been coming all year or are joining us for the first time, we'd love to see you as we close out our 2026 book club season. **Let's end the year on a high note. See you at noon! 🍻📚**

Saturday Afternoon at Brooklyn Public Library

Spend an afternoon reading with us at a jewel of Kings County — **[Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central)!** Bring a book or choose one of the many titles at the main branch of the library. We’ll socialize and read in the **Info Commons Training Lab** which **seats 50 people available on a first-come basis**.

🥂 Plot Twist & Pinot’s 1-Year Anniversary Book Club Brunch! 📚🍷

🥂🍷📚 **WE'RE CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF PLOT TWIST & PINOT!** 🎉 Can you believe it's been a whole year already?! 🥹❤️ What started as a simple love for books has turned into something so much more — wonderful friendships, great conversations, plenty of laughs, a few plot twists, and of course, a little wine along the way! 🍷📖 And now it's time to celebrate our very first anniversary together! ✨ **ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY BOOK CLUB BRUNCH** ✨ 📅 Sunday, November 15 🕐 1:00 PM 📍 Seasons 52 \| Paramus\, NJ Whether you've been with us since the beginning or recently joined our little bookish community, I'd love for you to come celebrate this milestone with us! I'm so grateful for everyone who has been part of this journey. Here's to the stories we've shared, the friendships we've made, and all the chapters still to come! 🥂❤️ **Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly!** Can't wait to celebrate with you all! 📚🍷🥂 *Cheers to one year of Plot Twist & Pinot!* ❤️

NYC Romcom Bookclub 💕: Here for the Cake by Jennifer Millikin

At this meeting we will discuss Here for the Cake by Jennifer Millikin

The Queen's Gambit discussion

We will discuss *The Queens Gambit* by Walter Tevis on Wed., Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at a restaurant in or near Forest Hills, close to public transportation. RSVPs will open four weeks prior to the event.

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

November 2026 Book Club: Klara and the Sun

Blood Over Bright Haven, by M.L. Wang

**Get your copy [here on Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/80117/9780593873373) to donate 10% to our bookclub!** For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry. When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor. What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on a perilous journey. Now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe and keep the privileged in power. At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.

Book Swap @ Pier 57

***The Meetup guest limit is 10 because of the free event limit, but we have unlimited space for people to join us.*** Book swap 11am-2pm at Pier 57 on the long tables in the back of the first floor. Look for books and the sign. This is a drop-in/drop-out event, meaning you don't have to stay the entire time. All genres, all sizes, and all conditions welcome. Leftover books will be recycled at future book swaps. **Don't have a book to contribute?** We'll have plenty of extras for you. **Not a big reader?** Come hang out anyway!

Book Club

**THE BOOK YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED READING BY THIS MONTH IS Edgar Allan Poe’s The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket**. **LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!** **PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS ADVERTISED ON MULTIPLE PAGES, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE THERE.** Hello everyone, Ready to rediscover the joy of reading or diversify your bookshelf? Look no further! We gather once a month on Zoom to explore a wide array of genres, exchange perspectives, and foster connections through our shared love of literature. The idea is to read one book a month (up to 400 pages). There will be the opportunity to discuss how you have found the book at our monthly online event. All book lovers are welcome to join us on this enriching journey. You need to login into a Zoom account to join the event. To join the event, please click here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09) Meeting ID: 830 8076 2071 Passcode:909864