BOOK CLUBS
We currently have two book clubs at the moment and if interest continues to grow, we may eventually add more. Both meetings are held here at our store, Wall Street Books, starting at 6pm. There is food provided at the meetings by the members.
The ladies book club meets every second Thursday of the month while the men will meet on the first Thursday of the month.
If you or someone you know are interested in joining, please come into the store and discuss it with an employee who can help you get into our book club app. We use an app so that our members don't have to be in a huge group text. However, as of right now, our ladies book club is closed to new members.
Address:
163 Wall Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
The Bookworm Brigade—For Ladies
This month's meeting will be Thursday July 9th. The ladies from the club will be providing a variety of delicious treats—Lovin' from the Oven— as well as a savory dish or two to eat while we discuss our newest read. This month we are reading The Sea Child by Linda Wilgus.
The synopsis:
England, early 1800s: Destitute and forced to leave her home in London, Isabel, a young widow of the Napoleonic Wars, returns to the village on the rugged Cornish coast where she was found as a small child, dripping wet and alone. Hoping to learn more about her enigmatic origins, she’s shocked to find herself at the center of a local legend claiming that she is the daughter of a sea spirit.
As Isabel adjusts to life in her rented cottage, the coast is rife with smugglers and the Revenue Officers who hunt them. One evening, a group of dangerous raiders arrives at her door, carrying their wounded captain, Jack. Remembering her late husband’s fatal injuries, Isabel decides to care for Jack and soon feels a powerful connection to him. Even after Jack recovers, Isabel finds herself unable to forget him. Meanwhile, the sea calls to her, and a Revenue Officer who likes to hang smugglers poses a threat in more ways than one. Before long, Isabel finds herself caught on the wrong side of the law, with violence and heartbreak looming.
From the coves of Cornwall to the wild coast of Brittany, during perilous raids at sea and society dinner parties, Isabel fights to understand her kinship with the ocean while seeking answers about her past. But when the threat catches up with them and Jack’s life hangs in the balance, she must draw on all her courage and delve deep into the mythical heart of the Cornish coast. For only a sea child can turn the tide . . .
We have a limited number of hardback copies in store—we will always provide a physical copy of which ever book we are reading for the month for members to buy—so get your copy ASAP before we run out.
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
~Victor Hugo
Books & Bros—For Men
“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
~ Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The men's book club is brand new and is still growing. There is a sign-up sheet in the store if you are interested in joining. July's meeting will be held Thursday the 2nd at 6pm. This meeting will be hosted by the owner of the store. Greg Owens. The book this month is Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum.
The synopsis:
Alan Anderson is a powerful advertising executive who has built a successful life and thriving business by making people buy stuff they don’t actually need. He’s up for the biggest pitch of his career and the account everyone wants, US Dairy: cow’s milk sales are plummeting, and the C-Suite wants to see trendy oat milk kicked to the curb. But when an anarchist farmer tanks Alan’s presentation, Alan bombs the pitch but ends the day with an epiphany. No longer will he exploit the insecurities of others in the service of capitalism. Alan is opting out.
This development is anathema to his wife, Vivian. She’s just a few positive affirmations, a swimming pool, and an exacting series of social tests away from finally becoming part of the elite women’s club, the Queen Annes, in their adopted town of Greenwich, Connecticut. As if contending with a daughter who wants to write plays (!) and another who has an unnatural empathy with animals isn’t enough to manage, she can only watch as Alan moves into their backyard playhouse to live off the land and—worse—spend time with the family. But instead of shocking the neighbors, Alan’s commitment to a less-is-more lifestyle seems to be catching on. Could everyone want what Alan’s not selling?
We have a limited number of hardback copies in store—we will always provide a physical copy of which ever book we are reading for the month for members to buy—so get your copy ASAP before we run out.