Salt Creek Beach Co-Ed Book Club (snacks)

Our co-ed Book Club will take place on the grass above Salt Creek Beach, officially named Sea Bluff Park. Please bring snacks to share. We won’t have a table for the food; instead a blanket will be set up in the center of our circle. Plates, napkins and plastic utensils are provided.
Our host will be arriving early so come on down. To find us, walk thru the tunnel. Bring your beach chair or blanket and look for us on the grass.

The (2) Books Selected for this month are:
Book 1: Title: “My Friends”, by Fredrik Backman, Novel (Fiction).
#1 New York Times Bestseller. Winner of the 2025 Goodreads choice award for best fiction.
It is described as an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.
· Length: Audible is 13-hours & 22 min, hardcover is 448 pages
o (suggested by Bonnie).

Book 2: Title: “The Correspondent”, by, Virginia Evans. Novel (Fiction).
This is described as an acclaimed epistolary novel following 73-year-old Sybil Van Antwerp, a prickly retired attorney in Maryland who navigates aging, loneliness, and past trauma through letters. It explores themes of connection, grief, and self-reinvention as she hides her failing eyesight and car accident from her family.
· Length: Audible is 8-hours & 36 minutes, hardcover is 304 pages.
o (suggested by Marianne in February).

READ one or the other or both Books📚
You may also find the printed version at your local library. To borrow the digital edition, place a hold through your library’s website and download the Libby app on your phone. For audiobooks, Hoopla Digital is another great option—ask your librarian for help if needed. Alternatively, you can purchase the book online or at a local bookstore.

PARKING: Be sure to pay the meter for 2 hours, or use your all-day pass. Park at Salt Creek Beach for $1.00 an hour, the pay machine accepts dollar bills or a credit card. Place the ticket on your dash. Or buy a one-year Salt Creek Beach parking pass which starts on the day of purchase, senior price is $35. The card is sold in person at Laguna Niguel Regional Park on weekdays from 8 to 3:30, address: 28241 La Paz, Laguna Niguel, Phone # 949 923 2240. Slide your card into the pay machine, this will generate a ticket to place on your dashboard. It also includes Aliso Creek Beach and Capo Beach. You do not need your license plate number or a parking spot number.

DISCLAIMER: Group organizer and assistant organizers assume no liability; hike at your own risk. By being a member of this group you hereby agree to assume all risks and liability related to or resulting from any group functions. You agree that neither you nor any third party will hold any of the group's leaders, officers, or representatives liable for any injury, loss, or damage to your own person or any members of your family, friends, acquaintances, children, pets, or property, arising directly or as a consequence from a group activity. You also agree that your membership of this group is based on an "at will" basis.