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These people. And this food. And the books. I love them!

{The Book Thieves – (well, most of us, less about 4 or 5 thieves) – photo by Chris Fanning – and yes, that is a coon skin hat}

{Some eats for the evening – homemade biscuits and strawberry jam, homemade cranberry relish and cream cheese with crackers, homemade rhubarb pie (by yours truly – my obsession with rhubarb is deep and multi-seasonal), homemade chocolate sea salt caramel brownies with jeweled strawberries, and homemade savory meat pastries made with carrots, onion, and bison (we don’t mess around when it comes to good eatin’). We also enjoyed a delicious array of NY red wine and NY wildflower honey mead, apple pie, mocha muffins, and carrots with hummus – photo by Tanya Dillyn}

{Wine and brownies and awesome people and good books – welcome to book club}

{Pretty art I scrounged up for The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey}

Last night was our first meeting for The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. I love book club nights so much! The books are magical, our commitment to tasty, book-inspired food and wine is always exceptional, and our conversations (and friendships) are just the best!

As for The Snow Child, we’re only halfway through this Russian fairy-tale inspired story about one couple’s life in the Alaskan wilderness in the 1920s and the child they meet that changes everything, but so far, I’m into it! I’ve still got a whole half the book to go, so I’m not going to say much now. More to come later!

This book is also the “If All of Rochester Read The Same Book…” book, which means that pretty much everyone in this city is reading it right now, the author will be in town in March, Writers & Books has crafted up a dandy little reader’s guide, and there’s going to be a ton of fun/neat programming and activities surrounding the book in the next month or so. We have a lot to look forward to!

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I was accepted as a 2014 World Book Night giver! I’m so excited! I LOVE this organization! On April 23, 2014 I’ll be giving away 20 copies of the book Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (my first choice pick – though I had about 5 favorites from this year’s list so it was hard to narrow it down to my top 3!) to light or non-readers in Rochester, NY! To learn more about World Book Night’s mission, click the link above. To check out their 2014 book list, click here. Love their mission? Apply to be a 2015 giver here!

I cannot wait for this box to arrive for me in April!

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