
What weāre about
Welcome to Chapters & Cheers, a book club for bookworms and wine enthusiasts! Join us for a casual and cozy meetup where we can discuss our favorite books and enjoy a glass of wine (or two).
This group is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals who share your passion for all things literary. We'll meet once a month to discuss a book at the classy and amazing Uva Wine Bar.
Hope you can join us for lively discussions, laughs, and good times. Cheers to a book-filled adventure!
Looking forward to meeting you soon.
-Bethany
Upcoming events
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October: Dracula, by Bram Stoker (Fiction)
UVA wine bar, 1268 interquest parkway suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO, USJoin us in October we discuss the gothic classic, Dracula, by Bram Stoker. Here's a brief description:
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism.
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This book is available at the Pikes Peak Library.
11 attendeesNovember: In the Time of Butterflies, by Julia Alverez (Historical Fiction)
UVA wine bar, 1268 interquest parkway suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO, USJoin us in November as we discuss In the Time of Butterflies, a novel by Julia Alverez. Here's a brief description:
It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Gen. Rafael Leónidas Trujilloās dictatorship. It doesnāt have to. Everybody knows of Las Mariposasāthe Butterflies.
In this extraordinary novel, the voices of all four sisters--Minerva, Patria, MarĆa Teresa, and the survivor, DedĆ©--speak across the decades to tell their own stories, from secret crushes to gunrunning, and to describe the everyday horrors of life under Trujilloās rule. Through the art and magic of Julia Alvarezās imagination, the martyred Butterflies live again in this novel of courage and love, and the human costs of political oppression.
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This book is available at the Pikes Peak Library.
12 attendeesDecember: The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig (Non-Fiction)
UVA wine bar, 1268 interquest parkway suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO, USJoin us in December as we discuss The Comfort Book, by Matt Haig. Here's a brief description of this uplifting non-fiction book. Here's a brief description:
The Comfort Book is Haigās life raft: Itās a collection of notes, lists, and stories written over a span of several years that originally served as gentle reminders to Haigās future self that things are not always as dark as they may seem. Incorporating a diverse array of sources from across the world, history, science, and his own experiences, Haig offers warmth and reassurance, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty and unpredictability of existence.
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This book is available at the Pikes Peak Library.
8 attendeesJanuary: The Night Watchman, by Louise Erdrich (Fiction)
UVA wine bar, 1268 interquest parkway suite 160, Colorado Springs, CO, USJoin us in January as we discuss, The Night Watchman, by Louis Erdrich. Here's a brief description:
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrichās grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington, D.C., this powerful novel explores themes of love and death with lightness and gravity and unfolds with the elegant prose, sly humor, and depth of feeling of a master craftsman.
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This book is available at the Pikes Peak Library.
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