First Tuesdays, 7:30–8:30pm ET. Free to join. You just have to show up.
Each month we announce the pick on Substack. Underread stuff when we can find it — not the same ten books everyone's already done to death.
You've got the whole month. Read it, skim it, abandon it halfway through and come anyway — you're still welcome on the call.
First Tuesday of the following month. 7:30–8:30pm ET. Zoom — camera optional, no one gets cold-called, no wrong answers. The call link comes with your Substack subscription.
| Month | TLR Pick | Call Date | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 May 2026 | Never Let Me Go — Kazuo Ishiguro | Tue Jun 2, 7:30pm ET | Discussion |
| Jun 2026 Jun 2026 | James — Percival Everett | Tue Jul 7, 7:30pm ET | Discussion + virtual cocktail hour |
| Jul 2026 Jul 2026 | East to the Dawn — Susan Butler | Tue Aug 4, 7:30pm ET | Discussion + Amelia watch party |
| Aug 2026 Aug 2026 | This Time Tomorrow — Emma Straub | Tue Sep 1, 7:30pm ET | Discussion + 1996 cocktail hour |
| Sep 2026 Sep 2026 | The Gilded Hour — Sara Donati | Tue Oct 6, 7:30pm ET | Discussion |
| Oct 2026 Oct 2026 | The God of the Woods — Liz Moore | Tue Nov 3, 7:30pm ET | Discussion |
| Nov 2026 Nov 2026 | Reader's choice — vote open — Ceone Fenn | Tue Dec 1, 7:30pm ET | Discussion + author Q&A |
Starting July — mix a themed drink and join the call. We'll send the recipe with the monthly announcement. Mocktail option always included.
When a book has a film adaptation worth watching, we watch it together remotely. August: Amelia (2009). Next up is a cocktail hour instead — This Time Tomorrow has no film, but 1996 had drinks.
December: live Q&A with novelist Ceone Fenn. We're reading one of her two books in November — the vote is open, and readers pick. More to come.
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