Book Drives New York

Booze & Books in Brooklyn

In addition to draft beers, **LoFi Bar in Park Slope** features craft cocktails, curated wines, and small bites. Non-alcoholic options are also available. Bring your latest read (and maybe a book light!) and **enjoy $1 off all drinks**. **[LoFi Bar](https://www.lofibrooklyn.com/)** is conveniently located near the F/G/R lines. Please note, this is not a private event and LoFi will be open to the public. **There is seating available for 40 people, available on a first-come basis.**

August 2026 Book Club: The Paris Library

Saturday Afternoon at Brooklyn Public Library

Spend an afternoon reading with us at a jewel of Kings County — **[Brooklyn Public Library’s Central Library](https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/central)!** Bring a book or choose one of the many titles at the main branch of the library. We’ll socialize and read in the **Info Commons Training Lab** which **seats 50 people available on a first-come basis**.

Harlem Shuffle discussion

We will discuss *Harlem Shuffle* by Colson Whitehead on Wed., Aug. 26 at 7 p.m. at Nick's Bistro, 104-20 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills, NY 11375. It's on the southwest corner of 72nd Ave. It's a 20-minute walk (thru a lovely neighborhood) south from Queens Blvd. (closest subway station is 71st/Continental on the E/F/M/R trains). The Q23 bus from that subway station drops off three blocks away. You can preview the menu at https://nicksbistro.com/forest-hills-forest-hills-nick-s-bistro-food-menu

August Book Club!

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

***Dungeon Crawler Carl*** is a [science fantasy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fantasy "Science fantasy") [LitRPG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LitRPG "LitRPG") book series written by American author [Matt Dinniman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Dinniman "Matt Dinniman"). Initially [self published](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_published "Self published") by Dinniman via online publisher *Royal Road*, it and its seven sequels were acquired by [Ace Books](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_Books "Ace Books") in 2024. Substack: https://substack.com/@megadodopublications (Fake) ETF: https://www.megadodopublications.bio/

The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell

Get a copy [here on Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/80117/9780449912553) to for 10% to our bookclub! A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, *The Sparrow* tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a scientific mission entrusted with a profound task: to make first contact with intelligent extraterrestrial life. The mission begins in faith, hope, and beauty, but a series of small misunderstandings brings it to a catastrophic end.

Start your weekend at New York Historical's library

The [New York Historical](https://www.nyhistory.org/) invites you to the Reading Room of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library! Even though we are meeting in the museum's library, there will not be books available for you to silently read. **Please bring your own book.** Sometimes the museum has events that can be noisy. If you have trouble reading with noise in the background, you may want to bring headphones. **IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FINDING THE GROUP INSIDE THE NY HISTORICAL** 1. Enter the building through the Central Park West entrance and go through Admissions, where you will get an entry sticker. 2. You may be asked for a donation but it’s Pay As You Wish so you may pay as much or as little as you like. 3. Once you get the sticker, you may head up the grand staircase opposite Admissions. 4. As soon as you get to the second floor, you'll see the entrance to the Reading Room on the left. We'll have a sign noting the room is reserved for Silent Book Club. Readers are welcome to **hang out in the Museum until closing at 8:00 PM**. **About the library** The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library is one of the oldest, most distinguished research libraries in the United States and a vital center of research into the history of New York and the nation. The Library's historic Reading Room has been a key stop for generations of scholars and researchers.

NYC Romcom Bookclub 💕: The Dead Romantics

At this meeting we will discuss The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 🩷

The Best Possible Experience: Stories by Nishanth Injam

This time we're reading **[The Best Possible Experience: Stories](http://clicks.meetup.com/ls/click?upn=u001.NY3oBFzZ5LJDG7YcnfSAKp-2BMOtcpAjug1vy2x51lacHkYRNn0HO0EVOK85dpHCtCSwEJXWzredHiQspxxVjDjpryWlyqJqcn7uBalyTBOOZMi6QeqYHc4XPgov5Q-2FV8wJiuy_VJqvxFx7ncEYyapoo7EqH2XAs9swx6Z1mb0rjP6kDIqaoynvrwj45VSby4NJ7yytsuEIrsmXqjdpbdPm3PbupTgmv3CExr6krIOiOkl35czdvOUUJDRHO-2BR-2FV0Iy2ZXuchkdTQ1kRULQGSIOtQzb-2Ft87hWd8asYeEXccWPH8RO763E0NN65jowwDGLIEva1V1LHv-2FPryt3sncV2yv-2BeC9il2KfARfxr9K4xjJx2jcLIisIoTNC7JwQkNw-2FEXFdMmo5e6NUIDD1hmYhC8VyAQ4Zx8gefRNrUo9agBWer6Tf5fvYku0J2Pz9FYUMMvAkjRGSUviIm2YOjpOkvXklR2arkk6-2FbdFP2NekD-2BQDauA4kqwuQapoLcNx7Cd4hqv2rmqUgpxSC2phxxGMEGQ4Vy0DloV61xAyU-2BySGF-2Br7U4PWzJnn08VLMmtemovbGW7Ok1Nx2Q-2BUsVFQz8DY3wWDx93f8nMZWy76ocl-2FOXLfAWGG5g7-2FhT4S45Ke2m42mslc4zfUDMyc999T9bwAadwxN-2Fxqr0-2FjqfDkOJgKo-2BhllZ6PcOo1-2B8lFhFiTJGfaKhTVm0CuaDWHBgV6gKdLw5X5RxB4Ea8Pt-2F9Q1ECIunNR2BdPh3KwSqWhK-2Frff2U7tYJtrV5PsbzDC-2F68zp3e-2FlTL8Mx4BGetJz5yLgKMaeTluAArlh343d7SObg3gM3GZLji-2B)** by Nishanth Injam (224 pgs). Hope to see you then! *About the book:* Vivid, vibrant, and unwaveringly affecting, *The Best Possible Experience* brings us intimate, impeccably realized accounts of individuals living in one of the most populous countries in the world and in its American diaspora—all haunted, in every sense of the word, by a loss of home. Classically elegant in prose and consistently modern in outlook, Nishanth Injam’s stories ques­tion what it means to have a home and to return home, and show, above all, that home is not a place so much as it is people who are ready to accept you as you are. We see a young man trapped on a bus on the way to visit his parents as his fellow pas­sengers vanish into the restroom. A family, newly in America, determined to host a perfect luncheon for their son’s white classmate—with no idea what to serve him. A woman who returns to a small vil­lage in India every summer to visit the grandfather who raised her, a man who lives with the ghosts of his son and his wife. And a man preparing for his green card interview with the American woman he has paid to marry him. A sui generis talent, Injam first started writing after coming to the United States from India in his twenties. *The Best Possible Experience*, his profoundly personal debut collection, delivers a universal in­quiry into the idea of belonging and preserves in writing the home he left behind, before it was lost. **Because Meetup charges organizers like me $389.76 annually, there is a $1 suggested donation. If you'd like to contribute, you can do so at the meetup or by venmo (I'll post the info afterwards).**

Book Club

\#\# Details **IF YOU RECIEVE AN EMAIL OFFERING TO SHOWCASE YOUR BOOK, PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE. IT IS NOT FROM WARM AND COZY BOOKCLUB AND IS A SCAM** \*\*THE BOOK YOU SHOULD HAVE FINISHED READING BY THIS MONTH IS The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood.\*\* **LINK IN THE DESCRIPTION!** **PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS ADVERTISED ON MULTIPLE PAGES, THERE WILL BE MORE PEOPLE THERE.** Hello everyone, Ready to rediscover the joy of reading or diversify your bookshelf? Look no further! We gather once a month on Zoom to explore a wide array of genres, exchange perspectives, and foster connections through our shared love of literature. The idea is to read one book a month (up to 400 pages). There will be the opportunity to discuss how you have found the book at our monthly online event. All book lovers are welcome to join us on this enriching journey. You need to login into a Zoom account to join the event. To join the event, please click here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09](https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83080762071?pwd=cWZjNEhzTlVJcmdQclpyT1dMYWtkZz09) Meeting ID: 830 8076 2071 Passcode:909864

Laughing Gas, P. G. Wodehouse