Brooklyn Smutty Book Club

Queer Book Club is also at Commonwealth on August 21st, so we are going to do a Smutty Book Club/Queer Book Club Fab Collab! Joey and Dawn read dozens of queer smutty books and chose Mistakes Were Made by Meryl Wilsner. It's Smutty, it's naughty, and it's surprising - the ending is not what you think it will be! So strap in (ha) and enjoy the ride... I meant read.

Here's what the publisher says:
. From the critically acclaimed author of Something To Talk About comes a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her friend’s mom.
. When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend, she isn’t looking for a hookup—it just happens. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom—the hot, older woman Cassie slept with.
. Erin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter, not have a one-night stand with a college senior. In her defense, she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met. To make things worse, Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning. And despite Erin's better judgement—how could sleeping with your daughter’s friend be anything but bad?—she and Cassie get along in the day just as well as they did last night.
. What should have been a one-time fling quickly proves impossible to ignore, and soon Cassie and Erin are sneaking around. Worst of all, they start to realize they have something real. But is being honest about the love between them worth the cost?

Before you say it - NO it's nothing like the book Praise... which was kind of icky... hot... but also icky... Anyway Happy Reading!

The book we voted on last book club will be what we read for September: A Touch of Darkness (Hades x Persephone Saga Book 1) by Scarlett St. Clair. I'll post that one soon so you can read ahead if you like.

Please note: Commonwealth serves plenty of drinks, but does not serve food. They welcome people to bring in food, or order in.

There is parking available if you choose to drive. Go to this site for driving directions: http://renfair.com/ny/directions-weather/bus-from-nyc/

There are also buses that leave from Port Authority around 10am, that drop us off & pick us up at approximately 6:30pm, right in front of the Faire.

You can buy tickets online or purchase in person. If you buy the bus ticket combo, be sure to PRINT YOUR CONFIRMATION and go to the ticket office the morning of to collect your bus ticket. This takes FOREVER. So we encourage you to arrive at 9am for the 10am bus. One year the first bus left at 9:15 am so be on time! Go to this site for more info about getting the bus: https://web.coachusa.com/shortline/booking.asp?action=ProductBooking&productId=3167&=1www.coachusa.com

Some of us are going to the 2:30 pm joust. You can pre-purchase tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/vip-joust-seating-new-york-renaissance-faire.

The Vendors do accept credit cards, but bring cash just in case. There are plenty of food booths with something for everyone. Go the Ren Faire sight for more information: http://renfair.com/ny/

This is Rain or Shine. If you have any questions, please let me know. Hope to see you there! Huzzah!

PS: Everyone that signs up will get a message with Erin or Dawn's cell phone so we can find you at the bus terminal. Cell service is really spotty at the Faire itself, so let us know how you're getting to the Faire so we can have a meetup plan.

WE ARE BACK A PADDY'S!!! Thanks for being flexible these past two months while we were at a different location, but we are back at Paddy's! Don't forget to sign-up for the **Renaissance Faire on September 14th **we take the first bus, so be at the bus terminal gate with ticket in hand at 8:30am.

The book for September is recommended by Maria - A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair. Maria says it is Greek mythology told in a modern way. Persephone is a sheltered college student, Hades is a nightclub owner. He makes bargains with souls in his nightclub. Here bargain is that she needs to create life in the underworld in six months or live there forever. A Touch of Darkness is available as an ebook, audiobook, or print.

Here's what the publisher says:
. Persephone is the Goddess of Spring by title only. The truth is, since she was a little girl, flowers have shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hopes to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist.
. Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible.
. After a chance encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead and the terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever.
. The bet does more than expose Persephone’s failure as a Goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows—and it’s forbidden.

Happy Reading!

The book for each month is chosen at the previous book club. So please come with your suggestions!

Paddy's of Park Slope serves plenty of drinks, but does not serve food. They welcome people to bring in food, or order in.