Books & Beer: "Popisho" by Leone Ross

Reading the book is not required, but it sure makes the conversation more interesting! Nothing required. Just come ready to sit and chat about a book!

Don't forget to think about what you would like our next read to be, At the end of the meetup, we'll go around the circle and share our recommendations and decide which one wins out by simple popular vote.

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Somewhere far away-- or maybe right nearby-- lies an archipelago called Popisho. A place of stunning beauty and incorrigible mischief, destiny and mystery, it is also a place in need of change.

Xavier Redchoose is the macaenus of his generation, anointed by the gods to make each resident one perfect meal when the time is right. Anise, his long lost love, is on a march toward reckoning with her healing powers. The governor’s daughter, Sonteine, is getting married, her father demanding a feast out of turn. And graffiti messages from an unknown source are asking hard questions. A storm is brewing. Before it comes, before the end of the day, this wildly imaginative narrative will take us across the islands, their history, and into the lives of unforgettable characters.

Or perhaps there's a shot at redemption in the mad world of the mail, waiting for a man who's prepared to push the envelope...