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Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! Fiction or non-fiction, paperback or hardcover, you'll read a new book (or two!) every month. Come to laugh, share stories, and make new friends!
Featured event

MIDTOWN July 2026 — All Fours, by Miranda July
📖 Why this book? 📖
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024
ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
THE NEW YORKER • VOGUE • FINANCIAL TIMES • OPRAH DAILY • VULTURE O VOX
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life
"A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect... nothing short of riveting." — Vogue
"All Fours has spurred a whisper network of women fantasizing about desire and freedom…... It's the talk of every group text." — The New York Times
"All Fours possessed me. I picked it up and neglected my life until the last page, and then I started begging every woman I know to read it as soon as possible." — The Cut
Hard to find a book? Suggest a title or use Zip Books at your local library.
💠 What can I expect? 💠
We will meet in-person after hours in Time Tested Books. Front door willl be unlocked, and staff will point the way.
💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 7pm.
👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜
◾️A snack or drink to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄
✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️
The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.
You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.
However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns
(Heads up: Time-Tested Books can run a bit warm after hot downtown days like these. 😅)
Thanks, and see you all soon!
📚 ** BOOK SUMMARY ** 📚
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY.
Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.
Miranda July's second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July's wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman's quest for a new kind of freedom.
Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.
Upcoming events
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MIDTOWN July 2026 — All Fours, by Miranda July
Time Tested Books, 1114 21st St, Sacramento, CA, US📖 Why this book? 📖
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024
ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
THE NEW YORKER • VOGUE • FINANCIAL TIMES • OPRAH DAILY • VULTURE O VOX
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life"A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect... nothing short of riveting." — Vogue
"All Fours has spurred a whisper network of women fantasizing about desire and freedom…... It's the talk of every group text." — The New York Times
"All Fours possessed me. I picked it up and neglected my life until the last page, and then I started begging every woman I know to read it as soon as possible." — The Cut
Hard to find a book? Suggest a title or use Zip Books at your local library.
💠 What can I expect? 💠
We will meet in-person after hours in Time Tested Books. Front door willl be unlocked, and staff will point the way.
💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 7pm.👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜
◾️A snack or drink to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️
The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.
You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.
However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns
(Heads up: Time-Tested Books can run a bit warm after hot downtown days like these. 😅)
Thanks, and see you all soon!
📚 ** BOOK SUMMARY ** 📚
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY.
Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.
Miranda July's second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July's wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman's quest for a new kind of freedom.Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.
17 attendees
GRANITE BAY July 2026 — All Fours, by Miranda July
Raley's, 6845 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay, CA, 6845 Douglas Blvd. (Corner of Douglas & Auburn-Folsom Rd), Granite Bay, CA, US📖 Why this book? 📖
A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S TOP 10 FICTION BOOKS OF 2024
ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:
THE NEW YORKER • VOGUE • FINANCIAL TIMES • OPRAH DAILY • VULTURE O VOX
The New York Times bestselling author returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life"A frank novel about a midlife awakening, which is funnier and more boldly human than you ever quite expect... nothing short of riveting." — Vogue
"All Fours has spurred a whisper network of women fantasizing about desire and freedom…... It's the talk of every group text." — The New York Times
"All Fours possessed me. I picked it up and neglected my life until the last page, and then I started begging every woman I know to read it as soon as possible." — The Cut
Hard to find a book? Suggest a title or use Zip Books at your local library.
💠 What can I expect? 💠
We will meet in-person in the ‘Gather Room’ at the back left of the store.
💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 6:30pm.👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜
◾️A Raley’s snack or bev to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️
The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.
You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.
However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns
(Heads up: Time-Tested Books can run a bit warm after hot downtown days like these. 😅)
Thanks, and see you all soon!
📚 ** BOOK SUMMARY ** 📚
A semi-famous artist announces her plan to drive cross-country, from LA to NY.
Thirty minutes after leaving her husband and child at home, she spontaneously exits the freeway, checks into a nondescript motel, and immerses herself in an entirely different journey.
Miranda July's second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July's wry voice, perfect comic timing, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy, and palpable delight in pushing boundaries, All Fours tells the story of one woman's quest for a new kind of freedom.Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly, profoundly alive.
5 attendees
MIDTOWN August 2026 — The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
Time Tested Books, 1114 21st St, Sacramento, CA, US📖 Why this book? 📖
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S NOTABLE
BOOKS OF 2024
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF
2024
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF
2024
PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S "100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024"
"A long novel that at first is hard to put down. By page 200, impossible." —
Stephen King"Extraordinary... Reminds me of Donna Tartt's 1992 debut, The Secret History... / was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air." - Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air,
NPR
"This expertly paced thriller …..has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries. " —
The New Yorker"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word." - Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You
"Brilliant, riveting.. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide... loved this book." - Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper PalaceHard to find a book? Suggest a title or use Zip Books at your local library.
💠 What can I expect? 💠
We will meet in-person after hours in Time Tested Books. Front door will be unlocked, and staff will point the way.
💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 7pm.👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜
◾️A snack or drink to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️
The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.
You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.
However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns
(Heads up: Time-Tested Books can run a bit warm after hot downtown days like these. 😅)
Thanks, and see you all soon!
📚 ** BOOK SUMMARY ** 📚
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing.Barbara isn't just any thirteen-year-old: she's the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region's residents. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara's older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reach-ing novel yet.14 attendees
GRANITE BAY August 2026 — The God of the Woods, by Liz Moore
Raley's, 6845 Douglas Blvd., Granite Bay, CA, 6845 Douglas Blvd. (Corner of Douglas & Auburn-Folsom Rd), Granite Bay, CA, US📖 Why this book? 📖
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES' NOTABLE
BOOKS OF 2024
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF
2024
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF
2024
PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR
ONE OF NPR'S "BOOKS WE LOVE" 2024
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S "100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024"
"A long novel that at first is hard to put down. By page 200, impossible." —
Stephen King"Extraordinary... Reminds me of Donna Tartt's 1992 debut, The Secret History... / was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air." - Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air,
NPR
"This expertly paced thriller …..has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries. " —
The New Yorker"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word." - Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You
"Brilliant, riveting.. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide... loved this book." - Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper PalaceHard to find a book? Suggest a title or use Zip Books at your local library.
💠 What can I expect? 💠
We will meet in-person in the ‘Gather Room’ at the back left of the store.
💬 We catch up socially;
🧊 we recommend a book or author, and
📕 we start our book discussion at 6:30pm.👜 WHAT DO I BRING? 👜
◾️A Raley’s snack or bev to share
◾️$5 (cash or Venmo *8913)
◾️And you could bring your book 😄✴️ Event Fee Details ✴️
The $5 is split between our access to this Meetup platform and our access to the meeting location.
You can venmo me (https://venmo.com/u/Rebecca-Bon *8913) or bring cash.
However❕We would never want you to miss a book club discussion because of the $5, so please message me if you have any concerns
(Heads up: Time-Tested Books can run a bit warm after hot downtown days like these. 😅)
Thanks, and see you all soon!
📚 ** BOOK SUMMARY ** 📚
When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide
Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing.Barbara isn't just any thirteen-year-old: she's the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region's residents. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara's older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore's most ambitious and wide-reach-ing novel yet.5 attendees
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