Flagstaff Lit Chicks - Book & Social Club

Let's meet at Dark Sky Brewery & chat about Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser is a Reese's Book Club pick that retells the Cinderella fairytale from the perspective of the stepmother, Lady Etheldreda, focusing on her fierce determination to secure her daughters' futures amidst societal pressures and a dark royal secret, offering a feminist, historical fiction take on the classic story. The novel explores themes of motherhood, ambition, and survival, presenting a complex, "wicked" woman as a protagonist readers will root for as she navigates a world where women must fight for their own fortunes.

Let's meet at Dark Sky and Chat about The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett.

The Calamity Club is Kathryn Stockett's second novel, set in 1933 Mississippi during the Great Depression, following her debut The Help. It tells the story of unlikely friendships between strong-willed women—including an orphan, a spinster, and a woman with a past—as they form a club to survive and take control of their lives through audacious, sometimes illegal, plans, exploring themes of sisterhood, resilience, and the impossible choices women face.

Let's meet and chat about The Midnight Train by Matt Haig (author of The Midnight Library).

The Midnight Train is a new novel by Matt Haig, published May 26, 2026, that follows 81-year-old Wilbur Budd as he dies and boards a magical train to revisit key moments in his life, particularly his relationship with the love of his life, Maggie, and his regrets over choices made for wealth. It's a standalone story set in the "Midnight World" from The Midnight Library, exploring second chances, love, and the meaning of a life well-lived, with critics calling it wise, moving, and a modern classic.