Welcome to Cookbook Club! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, February 19th, at 6:30pm when we will be cooking from and discussing What's For Dessert? by Claire Saffitz.

Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again...

Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no exception. He rules his pack with absolute authority, but not without justice. And, unlike the Vampyre Council, not without feeling. It’s clear from the way he tracks Misery’s every movement that he doesn’t trust her. If only he knew how right he was…
Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with the only thing she's ever cared about. And she is willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers, even if it means a life alone in Were territory…alone with the wolf.

This month’s activity is punchcards! Inspired by a recent TikTok post we’ll be making our own punch cards for whatever you want to do more of, leading to a reward for your efforts. Cards and drawing supplies will be provided for free, please bring a drink for yourself and a snack to share.

A powerful, emotionally resonant novel that captures the hardship, oppression, opportunity and hope of four women’s lives—three English convicts and an orphaned Aboriginal girl—in nineteenth-century Australia.

Christina Baker Kline has established herself as a novelist who plumbs noteworthy but little-known facets of the past, and The Exiles marks her third foray into the genre. While Orphan Train and A Piece of the World were grounded in American history, The Exiles makes a bold geographic and cultural leap, and confirms Christina’s place among the finest talents writing today.

While most English convicts transported to Australia were men, 25,000 were women. Christina explores the development of Australia from a fresh perspective, telling the story of this fascinating, blood-soaked land and its legacy with the grace, beauty, empathy, and insight—and the rich, full-bodied characters—that are the hallmarks of her work.

Come enjoy the glowing lights and quiet setting of Silent Book Club at Golden Bee.
Read silently for an hour, then feel free to leave, or to socialize with your fellow attendees about what you’ve been reading, or books you’d recommend.

Registration is required in order to attend.

Towards Zero
It’s an Agatha Christie play and a group of friends is gathering at Lady Tressilian’s seaside home — I am sure nothing will go astray! Join us to see what unfolds.

Liverpool Play Reading Club is a gathering place for all those who love theater and anyone who just wants to widen the breadth of their reading list. Once a month we get together to read a play out loud as a group — discovering these stories the way they were meant to be read! Anyone may participate — from actors who want to work on their skills in a no-pressure environment to readers who have never performed in a play before. This will also be a great opportunity to read roles that you may not have the opportunity to play in a traditional theater setting. You are not required to sign-up for a role if you would just like to attend, listen, and participate in discussion. 

Please contact the Club directly with any questions at liverpoolplayreadingclub@gmail.com

This riveting and well-researched volume by Lisa Perrin weaves together the stories of more than twenty-five accused women poisoners, exploring the circumstances and skill sets that led them to lives of crime.

You might find yourself rooting for some of them—like Sally Bassett, who helped poison her granddaughter’s enslavers in Bermuda, or Giulia Tofana, who sold her name-brand concoction to women wanting to be rid of their abusive (or otherwise undesirable) husbands. Other stories, though—including that of Yiya Murano, one of Argentina’s most notorious swindlers and serial killers, or the terrifying Nurse Jane Toppan—may prove less palatable.

Organized into thematic chapters based on the women’s motives, the book also includes an illustrated primer that delves into the origins and effects of common poisons throughout history, as well as a foreword by Holly Frey and Maria Trimarchi, creators and hosts of the podcast Criminalia. It is a treat for true crime fans, feminist history buffs, and any curious readers fascinated by the more macabre side of human nature.

Come to Golden Bee for a day of gentle activism.

Ignore the stress of Inauguration Day and come together to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and to find hope and solace in our local community.
11-11:30: Getting settled and set up with crafting and/or art therapy
11:30-12:30: Discussion of Micro-Activism (This is the first meeting for the Walking Together book club)
12:30-1:30: Relaxation, conversation, quiet reading
1:30-2:15 Poetry readings
2:15-2:30: Wrap up

If anyone would like to come for the art therapy and/or quiet reading during the morning, without participating in the book discussion please do so- a separate area will be available.

In order to attend please bring a full size toiletry item to be donated to the Q Center. Black hair products are especially appreciated. (Example brands include SheaMoisture, Mielle Organics, As I Am)

While shopping will be available for attendees, this is a semi-private event and the shop will not be open to the general public.
In order to plan for seats and materials, please register below:

Welcome to a new year of cookbooks! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, January 15th, at 6:30pm when we will be cooking from and discussing Cook This Book by Molly Baz.

Everyone knows that America is 50 states and…some other stuff. Scattered shards in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the not-quite states―American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands―and their 4 million people are often forgotten, even by most Americans. But they’re filled with American flags, U.S. post offices, and Little League baseball games. How did these territories come to be part of the United States? What are they like? And why aren’t they states?

When Doug Mack realized just how little he knew about the territories, he set off on a globe-hopping quest covering more than 30,000 miles to see them all. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mack examines the Founding Fathers’ arguments over expansion. He explores Polynesia’s outsize influence on American culture, from tiki bars to tattoos, in American Samoa. He tours Guam with members of a military veterans’ motorcycle club, who offer personal stories about the territory’s role in World War II and its present-day importance for the American military. In the Northern Mariana Islands, he learns about star-guided seafaring from one of the ancient tradition’s last practitioners. And everywhere he goes in Puerto Rico, he listens in on the lively debate over political status―independence, statehood, or the status quo.

The Not-Quite States of America is an entertaining account of the territories’ place in the USA, and it raises fascinating questions about the nature of empire. As Mack shows, the territories aren’t mere footnotes to American history; they are a crucial part of the story.

Prepare for the New Year with an evening of self-discovery and goal-setting magic.
Whether you want to embrace the woo-woo in the year to come, or set some simple practical goals, come do it in a fun group setting. As an anti-diet bookstore we especially welcome those who want to set goals that involve body-liberation, and gently ask those attending to avoid diet talk.

Liz from The Healing Hearth will be back again this year, offering one on one tarot readings. Attendees are responsible for signing up during the event and providing payment directly to Liz.

$10 cash at the time of the event gets you:
-Access to vision boarding and goal-setting materials, including: curated images, magazines, paper, pens, markers, adhesives, stickers, and more.
- Drinks and light snacks

You can bring your own materials in addition to those provided, and the shop will be open for additional purchases.

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ABOUT MAKE THE SEASON BRIGHT

Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date.

It’s been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she’s doing more than okay. Sure, her single mother never checks in, but she has her strings ensemble, the Rosalind Quartet, and her life in New York is a dream come true. As the holidays draw near, her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Colorado—it is much cozier and quieter than Manhattan, and it would guarantee more practice time for the quartet’s upcoming tour. But when Charlotte arrives, she discovers that Sloane’s sister Adele also brought a friend home—and that friend is none other than her ex, Brighton.

All Brighton Fairbrook wanted was to have the holliest, jolliest Christmas—and try to forget that her band kicked her out. But instead, she’s stuck pretending like she and her ex are strangers—which proves to be difficult when Sloane and Adele’s mom signs them all up for a series of Christmas dating events. Charlotte and Brighton are soon entrenched in horseback riding and cookie decorating, but Charlotte still won’t talk to her. Brighton can hardly blame her after what she did.

After a few days, however, things start to slip through. Memories. Music. The way they used to play together—Brighton on guitar, Charlotte on her violin—and it all feels painfully familiar. But it’s all in the past and nothing can melt the ice in their hearts…right?

*NOTE: The date for Romance Book Club has changed. We will also be moving this book club to Tuesdays going forward.

While we discuss Make the Season Bright, let’s paint some ornaments and enjoy a seasonal mocktail and some light snacks. Please bring $5 cash to cover the cost of materials.

Welcome to Cookie Month! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, December 11th, at 6:30pm when we will be cooking from and discussing Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan, All About Cookies by Christina Tosi, and/or any other cookie recipe you'd like to bring along to show and tell.

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years.

July 1962. Following in the tradition of Indigenous workers from Nova Scotia, a Mi’kmaq family arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sister’s disappearance for years to come.

In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents aren’t telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.

Piper Addison has three problems: a broken espresso machine, malfunctioning magic, and a dead body. Guess which one she doesn’t see coming?

One month from forty, Piper Addison thinks she finally has life figured out. Sure, her bank account could be fuller and the cafe she opened with the last of her savings could use some help, but what’s a few kinks for an Orchard Hollow witch?

Too bad Piper can’t witch to save her life, which is exactly what she might need to do when a dead body is discovered in the alley behind her cafe. To make matters worse, all the evidence points to Piper and the local sheriff is not too keen on the town’s paranormal inhabitants.

When a mysterious envelope lands on Piper’s doorstep, she has a decision to make: go behind the sheriff’s back and try to clear her name, or spend her fortieth birthday in a prison cell.

A Grave Roast is a paranormal cozy mystery complete with an unlucky witch, a ghost familiar, and a feisty raccoon with a talent for getting into sticky situations.

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Learn the art of visible mending—a joyful, meditative, and restorative practice—to repair the clothes and belongings you love!

Mending Life, a beautiful modern sewing and mending guide with vibrant, full-color illustrations woven throughout, encourages us to break free from the fast fashion industry by repairing our clothes rather than discarding them. Along with DIY and how-to illustrations and tutorials, you’ll find heartfelt stories by authors Nina and Sonya Montenegro (creators of the popular @TheFarWoods) that encourage you to change your consumption habits, celebrate a sustainable, intentional lifestyle, demonstrate mending as a powerful act that not only strengthens the object we are repairing, but ourselves as well. 

6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Exclusive Shopping Experience
Arrive up to 30 minutes before the event for after-hours shopping, available to all guests looking for exclusive time to shop and browse.

6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Instructions & Questions
Demo and instructions given during this time. We will guide you through the process and give tips and tricks.

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hands-On DIY
The group divides and begins the building process. Plant and create while you take the time to build your garden. Hosts are available for questions and the store will remain open for continued shopping.

This year's soiree is modeled after the famous Midnight Dinners!

What you can expect:
-A beautiful selection of food from Blueberries and Lace
-A hot chocolate bar
-Two magical mocktails sure to delight the senses
-Tarot readings from Liz at The Healing Hearth
-Beautiful decor
-Great conversations
-A limited edition gift to take home from BeeKind

Welcome to Skill-Building Month! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, October 16th, at 6:30pm when we will be cooking from and discussing Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat.

Join us for an evening of fun conversation and cookies and cream ice cream.

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan, they find something elusive—the friendship of two like-minded, pitch-black souls who just happen to enjoy killing other serial killers.

From small-town West Virginia to upscale California, and from downtown Boston to rural Texas, the two hunters collide in an annual game of blood and suffering, one that pits them against the most dangerous monsters in the country.

But as their friendship develops into something more, the restless ghosts left in their wake are only a few steps behind, ready to claim more than just their newfound love.

Can Rowan and Sloane dig themselves out of a game of graves?
Or have they finally met their match?

Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time.

He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight.
His girlfriend served as his accomplice.
His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion.
He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom.
He felt like a king.

Until everything came to a shocking end.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

Join us at Golden Bee Bookshop for an evening with Soma Mei Sheng Frazier beginning with the author in conversation, followed by a book signing. Books will be available for purchase during the event.

A captivating debut following a cross-country road trip that will make you believe in the goodness of people, Off the Books sheds light on the power in humanity during the most troubled of times.

Recent Dartmouth dropout Mei, in search of a new direction in life, drives a limo to make ends meet. Her grandfather convinces her to allow her customers to pay under the table, and before she knows it, she is working as a routine chauffeur for sex workers. Mei does her best to mind her own business, but her knack for discretion soon leads her on a life changing trip from San Francisco to Syracuse with a new client.

Handsome and reserved, Henry piques Mei’s interest. Toting an enormous black suitcase with him everywhere he goes, he’s more concerned with taking frequent breaks than making good time on the road. When Mei discovers Henry's secret, she does away with her usual close-lipped demeanor and decides she has no choice but to confront him. What Henry reveals rocks her to her core and shifts this once casual, transactional road trip to one of moral stakes and dangerous consequences.

An original take on the great American road trip, Off the Books is a beautifully crafted coming of age story that showcases the resilience of the human spirit and the power of doing the right thing. The spirit of Frazier’s characters will stay with readers long after they have arrived at their destination.

Golden Bee is proud to be the home of the Liverpool Chapter of Silent Book Club! 

Instead of a traditional book club (where you read the book in advance and discuss what you’ve read) Silent Book Club centers around reading at the each meeting, with an option to talk to no one at all should you choose. Purchase or bring any book you want for an hour of silent reading, followed by half an hour of optional socializing where you’ll have the opportunity to chat about your book or simply browse the shop in a private setting.

This is the perfect way to fight the Sunday scaries, or read in peace without the people and things in your household demanding your attention.

Tickets are donation based with the intent of encouraging those who signup to commit to attending as this event is in high demand. All proceeds will be used to purchase books from the shop to be donated to Book VanGo. Tickets are limited to 25 people.

In addition to awesome medallions for the winning team, there will be a prize pot of 50% of all ticket sales. (If we get 30 attendees, that’s $150 for the winning team.)
You don’t have to be a book expert to enjoy playing!

Details:
A maximum of 4 players per team
If you’re joining us solo, you can play independently or be added to a team of other individuals on the night of the event.

Golden Bee will be at Woznica Orchards as part of a special after-hours event!
Attendance is free and open to the public. A wide variety of vendors from the local community will be present.

Welcome to Show and Tell Project Bakes Month! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, September 18th, at 6:30pm when we will be baking choose-your-own-difficulty recipes from wherever you like! Need a suggestion? How about something project-y and complicated from:

Bake Joy, Baking with Kim-Joy, or Bake Me A Cat, by Kim-Joy

Or something simpler from:

Snacking Bakes or Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi 

OR choose your own recipe and bring the cookbook/source along to share and discuss!

When Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, she expects to spend her summer working as a curatorial associate at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she finds herself assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its medieval art collection and its group of enigmatic researchers studying the history of divination.

Desperate to escape her painful past, Ann is happy to indulge the researchers’ more outlandish theories about the history of fortune telling. But what begins as academic curiosity quickly turns into obsession when Ann discovers a hidden 15th-century deck of tarot cards that might hold the key to predicting the future. When the dangerous game of power, seduction, and ambition at The Cloisters turns deadly, Ann becomes locked in a race for answers as the line between the arcane and the modern blurs.

A haunting and magical blend of genres, The Cloisters is a gripping debut that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

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