DRINKS & DESSERT—A SPECIAL DECEMBER CHAT: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

If you plan on joining us for the Special December Chat, please read all the details below:

Date: We will be meeting the first Tuesday in December instead of our usual day.

Location: As we have done the past few years, December’s meeting will be hosted by Denise at her home. Her address will be sent out a week prior to the meeting. All future meetings will be held at our usual location.

Attendance: Since we will be meeting at a private residence with limited space, attendees must be currently active participants (attended 3+ meetings in 2025) and guests will not be permitted. I’m sorry, but you will be removed from the attendee list if you are not an active participant.

Drinks and Dessert: Please eat dinner before arriving. We will be celebrating the season with a potluck of drinks and desserts.
Last Name A-K: Please bring a drink to share, alcoholic or non
Last Name L-Z: Please bring a dessert to share

Book Swap: Bring any books, magazines, cookbooks, etc. you have collecting dust that you would like to swap with other book club members.

About the Book:
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Family Fang, a moving and uproarious novel about a woman who finds meaning in her life when she begins caring for two children with a remarkable ability.

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help.

Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker. However, there’s a catch: the twins spontaneously combust when they get agitated, flames igniting from their skin in a startling but beautiful way. Lillian is convinced Madison is pulling her leg, but it’s the truth.

Thinking of her dead-end life at home, the life that has consistently disappointed her, Lillian figures she has nothing to lose. Over the course of one humid, demanding summer, Lillian and the twins learn to trust each other—and stay cool—while also staying out of the way of Madison’s buttoned-up politician husband. Surprised by her own ingenuity yet unused to the intense feelings of protectiveness she feels for them, Lillian ultimately begins to accept that she needs these strange children as much as they need her—urgently and fiercely. Couldn’t this be the start of the amazing life she’d always hoped for?

With white-hot wit and a big, tender heart, Kevin Wilson has written his best book yet—a most unusual story of parental love.

Agenda:
6:30 - 6:45 Socialize, Food and Drink Orders
6:45 - 8:30 Book Chat
8:30 Wrap up