What we’re about
Do you love books? Love discussing books? Eating out? Come and join our camaraderie and share a meal and book discussion We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30m to eat and discuss books. We have a Goodreads site managed by Nina and Rachel.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/131717
Goodreads is best accessed using a browser rather than a mobile device - this allows you to see all the Bookclubs book
Each meeting you attend is $2.00 to cover the cost of maintaining the website. Meetings are typically attended by 15-20 depending on the restaurant. The large group breaks down into several smaller informal groups to facilitate easier discussion during the meeting
A moderator prepares questions for the book being discussed. The moderator also chooses 3-4 books for the group to vote for an upcoming month. Being a moderator is a voluntary position. If you would like to be a moderator but need help, let me know and I can assist you.
Rules of engagement
RSVPS open about 2 weeks before the meeting and closes the day before the meeting. If you do not get on the list do not despair. Put yourself on the waitlist and read the book. Many times, life happens, and someone will change their RSVP and a spot will become available. You will receive an email letting you know the spot is available. By the same token, if you find you cannot attend, PLEASE change your RSVP. The system will then send an email to someone on the waitlist. Putting a message on the board does not count. The RSVP must be changed or the next person on the waitlist does not get their email. It is very sad to have a waitlist and members not showing for the meeting. Restaurant will only allow us to reserve a limited number of seats. We need to keep those seats full, or restaurants will not want to deal with us.
Emergencies happen short notice please email through the system if any emergencies/special situation arise CherylAnn
Upcoming events
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St Pete Meetup Book Club February 2026 _ $3.00 fee
Location not specified yet# The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali
MODERATOR: Rebecca
An “evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran—from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali.
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation.
Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions of becoming “lion women.”
But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives.
Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.
“Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend, The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage, and a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young.
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Past events
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