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Read, Sip, Repeat: Book Club Essentials
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items Planning a cozy night of quiet reading and good vibes? Whether you're hosting a silent book club or just want an aesthetic evening of books and snacks, this list has you covered. From atmospheric candles to non-alcoholic drinks, book recs, and a plug...
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Sips & Nibbles
Atmospheric
Book Recs
Book picks your group will truly enjoy! Whether you’re all reading the same thing or swapping recs over charcuterie, these books will hit!
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The Book Club Hub: A Plug-and-Play Notion Planner for Your Group
This book gave me chills! I listened to it on audio, but it was so good. If you read it as a group, there are a lot of aspects and themes that y'all can talk about.
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
This book is on my TBR so if you decide to read it for book club, please let me know if you liked it! It just has the vibe where you're going to want to chat with SOMEBODY about it!
The Sicilian Inheritance by Jo Piazza
This one could be fun since it's being made into a movie. Read it and then for the next meeting, y'all can go see the movie!
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
While I haven't read this book yet, all of Emily Henry's books make for a great book club book!
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
This is a historical fiction book that is utterly captivating. I read it a couple years ago and remember thinking “I wish I had somebody to talk about this book with” which means it would be a great bookclub book!
The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan
If your friends like spooky scary reads, this book is among some of the scariest I've read! And don't get me started on that PLOT TWIST!
We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer
Abby Jimenez is another great book club author! You could even all be reading a different book of hers each month and annotate and do a “sisterhood of the traveling annotations”!
Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
If your friends are more into a romantasy vibe, don't worry! This is a romantic fantasy book that isn't a gazillion pages long and only has 3 books in the series!
A Dawn of Onyx by Kate Golden
Sips & Nibbles
Book club snacks and drinks that are low-effort but high-impact. Includes non-alcoholic faves and party-ready bites.
This ready to go kit is a variety of non-alcoholic Italian spritzes! It's a great way to have fun and be able to remember what the characters actually did!
Zero Proof Italian Vacation Bundle
The Zero Proof also has a non-alcoholic wine bundle! Book clubs and a glass of wine always go well together, so why not make the wine healthy and good for you?
The Zero Proof Best Selling Non-Alcoholic Wine Bundle
Who has time (or the will) to actually make a beautiful cheese board? Unless one of your book club besties is actually good at this, ordering this board will save your sanity!
Boarderie™ Ciccetti Cheese & Charcuterie Board
Your silent book club besties won't stop raving about these crispy skewers! What a treat! And it makes hosting easy for you!
Bacon-Wrapped Crispy Scallop Skewers
Whenever I'm at an event and see that there are empanadas, I know lots of thought (and love) when into this. They're filling while also being bite-sized!
Empanada Appetizer Assortment
A great way to conclude any official book club meeting (even if you don't get any reading done) is chocolate cake (a la Throne of Glass?).
Chocolate Decadence Cake
Atmospheric
Create the cozy book club vibe with these candles, pillows, and pieces that feel like background characters in your favorite novel.
This set of 6 is beautiful and will make any bookclub meeting feel like it's in a High Lords house! You could even have each of your friends take one home at the end of the night so you don't end up having to store six candles!
Birch Lane™ Glass Tabletop Candlesticks
These unscented candles would go great with the candle stick holders (previously mentioned).
Root Unscented Taper Candle Set
But if you want a scented candle, go with a bookish small business. And get 15% off your order with my code LORENPAIGEREADS
TBR PILE 8oz Candle
Did you know that the Home Depot has decorative pillows??? They're so cute!
Cream Decorative Pillow
The Home Depot also has floor poufs. So you can either have extra seating or a place where your friends can rest their feet while they read or yap!
Cotton Knitted Donut Pouf
And a fake plant (that looks totally real) will make your friends feel like they're not in your home, but immersed in their book! IDK why, I'm not a scientist.
Faux Foliage Plant in Basket