Gravity & Poetry: An Atmosphere Afternoon

August Read: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (with a challenge)

Let's see if we can create some more momentum and have more than two of us at the next meetup!

Set in the early 1980s at the dawn of the Space Shuttle era, Atmosphere follows Joan Goodwin, a gifted physics and astronomy professor who earns a coveted spot in NASA’s astronaut program. Among the thrill of training and the enormity of preparing for spaceflight, she meets Vanessa Ford, fearless, magnetic, and destined to change Joan’s life forever. Their romance burns bright, but in a world not ready to accept them, love must survive behind closed doors.

💬 Can love thrive in a place where secrecy is survival?
💬 What would you risk for the person who feels like home?

We’ll sip drinks, share favorite passages, and explore how Reid captures both the dizzying heights of ambition and the quiet gravity of love. As always at Abi’s, expect warmth, openness, a little poetry, and maybe a few sighs. And the challenge? WRITE YOUR OWN POEM TO SHARE THEMED OR INSPIRED BY THE BOOK...

Come for the romance. Stay for the poetry. Leave with your heart orbiting something new.