Books & Bottles 10th anniversary edition was a success

Jan 15

Since 2011, I have held a mid-winter event titled Books & Bottles, the casual evening filled with good friends, silly prizes, tasty food and plenty of drink features a main-event activity each year, the exchanging of an admired book. It has become a much loved party and a great time to gather with folks in person in the middle of a long, cold season of low temps to catch up have some laughs and share books we love with each other. The past two years, due to Covid, the event occurred virtually. This year we were happy to gather together again, live and in person.

However, we’d always imagined the event to be a little extra special when we reached its 10th year. So instead we called the actual 10th year Number 9.5. For the actual 11th year we titled it Number 9.6. Which meant for this most recent gathering we titled it the 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (it only took us 12 years to get here)!

For those who were there and those who were not, here is a list of the books which were offered featuring a live link to Goodreads.

Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card

American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Life is so Good - George Dawson, Richard Glaubman

The Seed Keeper - Diane Wilson

Whole - T. Colin Campbel

Hero of the Empire - Candice Millard

Vacationland - Sarah Stonich

The Phantom God - John C. Wathey

She Said - Jodi Kantor, Megan Twohey

Artisan Sourdough Made Simple - Emilie Raffa

Braiding Sweetgrass - Robin Wall Kimmerer