Book Club First Meeting!

Join us for our first in-person Wine, Dine & Words book club meeting! This will be a relaxed, social meetup focused on connection, conversation, and kicking off our first group read.

First Book Selection:
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney
Quick synopsis:
Beautiful Ugly is a psychological thriller that explores love, obsession, grief, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive. When a marriage fractures under mysterious circumstances, secrets unravel and nothing is quite as it seems. This is a tense, twisty read that keeps you questioning perspective, truth, and motive until the very end.

This book received the most votes in our group poll, with The Correspondent by Virginia Evans as the runner-up. Both had mixed reviews, which is a reminder of what this club is about... sometimes we read books we wouldn’t normally choose, and those experiences often expand our tastes, genres, and perspectives.
Location:
A hotel lobby lounge in the South Loop or West Loop serving drinks and small bites (details coming soon).

Weather Note:
If it’s below 20°F or weather conditions are unsafe, we’ll meet virtually instead.

What to Expect:

• Light discussion
• Drinks, conversation, and connection
• Our next book vote!

Come as you are — this is about community, accountability, and enjoying the experience together.

Hope to you all there!
Tertia