Think book clubs are boring? These modern versions are flipping the script

Binge-reading bestsellers in bars? Fusing food with fiction? Silently skimming sci-fi over Zoom? These aren’t your typical book clubs, but they're just the plot twist modern readers are looking for as they try out new formats, including pairing books with booze, food and silent reading time.

Think book clubs are boring? These modern versions are flipping the script
The novel Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck is placed next to a blue cocktail.

Binge-reading bestsellers in bars? Fusing food with fiction? Silently skimming sci-fi over Zoom? These aren’t your typical book clubs, but they're just the plot twist modern readers are looking for as they try out new formats, including pairing books with booze, food and silent reading time.