
What we’re about
This is a reimagination of Libations and Literature – Fort Lauderdale. In order to make our book club public, I need to start a new group. This club will be in lockstep with the Fort Lauderdale group. Same books, same meeting places, etc. My objective is to migrate our great members to this new site.
We are aficionados of amazing literature and meaningful storytelling. We want the opportunity to expose ourselves and others to some of the greatest literary works from the past and present (and future if we can get our hands on any of those). While reading can be a lonely activity, talking about books shouldn't be, and we want our meetings to be social and entertaining.
What We Will Be Reading
The primary purpose of this group is to read high-quality, interesting literary works. That doesn't mean that our selections will be limited to Proust and Camus—maybe once in a while—but we are not a "beach book club." We will be reading an eclectic selection of books from various genres, generations, and points of origin. The mostly fictional works that we'll be selecting will be 300-400 pages in length to make them manageable and will be selected because we believe that they'll be interesting and entertaining for our members. The book selections will be posted months in advance for members who want to read ahead. Eventually, we will open the selection process up to the group, but the first several selections will be chosen by the organizers.
Where We Will Meet
TBA but we will always choose a location that's conducive to our discussions and serves some form of libation. It will always be somewhere in Fort Lauderdale or nearby.
How Often We Will Meet
We will meet once a month unless a larger book is selected, in which case, we will extend the time.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- September Book PollNeeds location
The will of the People shall prevail. Click on this link to vote.
The poll closes on Friday, July 11.
This vote will be for the September 2 book club meet-up. Please vote if you think you might attend, even if you're unsure. You do not have to RSVP here. I will have a new event.
You should not need to enter any personal information at all. It's an anonymous poll.
- September Book PollUnion Kitchen & Bar, Wilton Manors, FL
The will of the People shall prevail. Click on this link to vote.
The vote is anonymous.
The poll closes at midnight on Monday, July 14, 2025.
This vote will be for the September book club meet-up. If you think you might attend, please vote, even if you're unsure. You also don't need to RSVP here. I'll create a new event when we have the results.
- August Book PollUnion Kitchen & Bar, Wilton Manors, FL
The will of the People shall prevail. Click on this link to vote!
The poll closes on Monday, June 23.
This vote will be for the August book club meet-up. If you think you might attend, please vote, even if you're unsure.
I wasn't able to list everyone's suggestions. One of the books was 400,000 words, about five times longer than I'm comfortable with for the book club. We do have four excellent choices, though. Please cast your vote. Let's find out if democracy really works.
- Discuss "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen KingUnion Kitchen & Bar, Wilton Manors, FL
The people have spoken, in a close poll, "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption has won out for August.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award–nominee The Shawshank Redemption—about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge, is available as a standalone book.
Suspenseful, mysterious, and heart-wrenching, Stephen King’s extraordinary novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, tells a powerful tale of crushing despair and liberating hope through the eyes of Ellis “Red” Redding. Red’s a guy who can get you whatever you want here in Maine’s corrupt and hard-edged Shawshank State Penitentiary (for a price, of course), but the one thing he doesn’t count on is an unexpected friendship forged with fellow inmate Andy Dufresne—an inscrutable one-time banker perhaps falsely convicted of brutal, calculated murder who will go on to transform everyone’s lives within these prison walls. - via Goodreads
Approximately 38,000 words