Drink In Life Book Club

About Drink In Life Book Club

Readers of Drink In Life Blog may or may not know this but, I love reading! I tried hard to think of when exactly my passion for reading started, but all I remember is it was about the summer after 5th grade. I recall those summer days, hunkering down in the cool basement with a glass of Kool Aid, a PB&J sandwich and a huge pile of books checked out from the library. That summer I absolutely fell in the love with reading, and it turned into a lifelong page turning adventure. I know that many of you have a similar story. How many of you remember the first book you stayed up through the night reading because you just couldn’t put it down?

Over the past few years I’ve noticed a decline in the amount of fiction reading I do, many of the book titles that sit on my nightstand are wine, food or travel non-fiction books. Add in a busy work schedule, blog writing, social media and of course my family, and it is no wonder that time to read has been sharply diminished. Although I am very lucky and thankful for these things that make my life so exciting, I wanted to make a small goal mid-year to be a little more committed to the reading of fiction. This means actually making time for reading, instead of just waiting for the free time to appear. So I hatched a plan to start the Drink In Life Book Club!

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”

Stephen King

Current Book Club Information

February 2022-The Widows of Champagne: An Inspirational Novel of WW2, by Renee Ryan blog post can be found here.

Previous Book Club Titles

Literary Libations: What to Drink with What You Read by Amira Makansi, January 5, 2022. Recipes for Literary Libations include French 75 “Jello” Squares, Ham Pizza with Tangy Mustard Herb Sauce, BBQ Pulled Pork Pizza and a couple more new recipes coming soon. The Spirits and Cocktail Partner for Literary Libations was Trail Distilling from Oregon.

Drink In Life Book Club-The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister, November 1, 2021. Recipes for The Scent Keeper includes links to my favorite Thanksgiving recipes and there will be some new recipes coming soon. The Wine Partner for The Scent Keeper was Fletcher Bay Winery.

Drink In Life Book Club-Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen, October 1, 2021. Recipes for Garden Spells includes a Yellow Tomato Bruschetta recipe and look for some new recipes coming soon. The Wine Partner for Garden Spells was Medlock Ames Winery.

Drink In Life Book Club-The Vintner’s Daughter, August 25, 2021-The Vintner’s Daughter by Kristen Harnisch. Stay tuned for New Recipes coming soon. The Wine Partner for the Vintner’s Daughter was Cuvasion Winery.

Drink In Life Book Club-Prodigal Summer, July 1, 2021-Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver. Recipes include my Merlot Pickled Beet & Herb Goat Cheese Bruschetta and more new recipes coming soon. The Wine Partner for Prodigal Summer was Badger Mountain Organic Winery.

Welcome to the Drink In Life Book Club, June 1, 2021-The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Recipes include my Gin Infused Kurobuta Pork Chops and Gin Thyme Apple Cake, stay tuned for more new recipes coming soon. The Cocktail partner for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was Jaz Spirits.

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”

— Anna Quindlen

A Hunger for more than Literature

A Hunger for Literature can bring a group of booklovers together, but the addition of delicious food pairings is the best way to prevent talking about books on an empty stomach. On the book club announcement each month I will be including a collection of recipes that are a perfect combination with the selected book title. I hope to find fun ways to link food to each reading selection so that as book club members you have a chance to connect with the literature, try a couple of new recipes and spice up the book discussions.

Wine and Spirit to Sip While You Read

Do you have a favorite literary libation? Something that you pour whenever you sit down to read a few chapters? What I like to drink changes with what I am reading and often I take inspiration from the title to find the perfect beverage to pair with it. With each new book club title, I do my best to combine the book of the month with a selection of wines from a fantastic winery or a collection of cocktails crafted with spirits from a favorite distillery.

Promoting a Love of Literature

Here’s how it will work: Around the1st of each month I will be posting not only information about the book and author, but supplemental books that go with the general theme of the book. As mentioned above there will also be a selection of wines or cocktails to accompany the discussion, as well as a collection of recipes that are inspired by the titles.

On the third or fourth weekend of each month (date to be determined according to the month) members will gather on Zoom and share our thoughts about the book, the wine or cocktails and the recipes are paired with the books. Be sure to sign up below to receive email notifications of new blog posts to keep up with announcements for the book club each month. Then comment on the book club post each month that you would like to join in on the discussion. You will receive an email invitation only for the months that you comment on the blog post.

“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”

–Annie Dillard

Join Drink In Life Book Club

To Join the Drink In Life Book Club subscribe to the blog below and remember to comment on each months Book Club blog post asking to be added to the Virtual Book Club Meeting or you can email me at drinkinnature@gmail.com.

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4 Comments on “Drink In Life Book Club

    • Happy that you will be joining us Sarah! Welcome to the Drink In Life Book Club. I have added you to the email list, you will receive a zoom invite 2-3 days before each book club discussion. This month that will be on Sunday the 21st at 4 pm PST/7 pm EST. Look forward to chatting with you.

    • Thank you Karen. Great Reads, delicious food, fantastic beverages and conversation with fellow book lovers all go so well together. I hope you can join the book club discussion sometime. Just drop me an email in you would like to be added to the book club.

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