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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This club is for those in the LGBTQ+ community who are interested in reading Queer books to explore our history and our present experiences through fiction, nonfiction, and conversation. While we appreciate our allies, this is a group for those who identify as LGBTQ+.

We have seasonal meetings, with a book discussion for spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
For March we are read Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America by Martin Duberman, and in June we read Special Topics in Being a Human By S. Bear Bergman and illustrated by Saul Freedman-Lawson.

For September we are reading and discussing Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.

We encourage attendees to complete their reading of the book in order to have the most robust conversation possible.

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Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in the London Borough of Ealing after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries.

Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s a list of novels that she’s never heard of before. Intrigued, and a little bored with her slow job at the checkout desk, she impulsively decides to read every book on the list, one after the other. As each story gives up its magic, the books transport Aleisha from the painful realities she’s facing at home.

When Mukesh arrives at the library, desperate to forge a connection with his bookworm granddaughter, Aleisha passes along the reading list… hoping that it will be a lifeline for him too. Slowly, the shared books create a connection between two lonely souls, as fiction helps them escape their grief and everyday troubles and find joy again. 

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Little Bees Storytime is open to kiddos 0-2 and their grownups.
Join us for half an hour of books, songs, and socializing most Fridays (holidays and cancelations happen!) No registration is required, join us whenever you’re able.

Tennis (and a little murder), anyone?
This month Play Reading Club is back on the Agatha Christie train with our reading of Towards Zero. Join us and find out what happens when a group of house guests gathers at Gull's Point, Lady Tressilian's cliffside home on the sea. It's a Christie play-- what could go wrong?

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. You are not required to sign-up for a role if you would just like to attend, listen, and participate in discussion.

Little Bees Storytime is open to kiddos 0-2 and their grownups.
Join us for half an hour of books, songs, and socializing most Fridays (holidays and cancelations happen!) No registration is required, join us whenever you’re able.

Golden Bee is proud to be a part of Novels at Night, a summer social event series for book lovers in collaboration with Wandercuse and Emerald Cocktail Kitchen.

Grab your favorite book and gather on the rooftop of Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for signature cocktails, mocktails, and reading under the stars. This event will be hosted on June 4th, July 9th, and August 6th.

We’ll be onsite with a popup bookshop offering a selection of books.

We will be discussing Summer Fridays by Suzanne Rindell while we enjoy an ice cream social!

Summer Fridays
Summer 1999: Twentysomething Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, her is plate full. Only one problem: She is facing an incredibly lonely summer as her fiancé has been spending longer and longer hours at work . . . with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra. 

When Kendra’s boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry. She finds Nick cocky and cynical, and he finds her stuck in her own head. But then Nick seeks out Sawyer online to apologize, and a friendship develops.

Soon, Sawyer’s lonely summer takes an unexpected turn. She and Nick begin an unofficial ritual—exploring New York City together every summer Friday. From hot dogs on the Staten Island Ferry and Sea Breezes in a muggy East Village bar to swimming at Coney Island, Sawyer feels seen by Nick in a way that surprises her. He pushes her to be braver. To ask for what she wants. Meanwhile, Sawyer draws Nick out of his hard shell, revealing a surprisingly vulnerable side. They both begin living for their Friday afternoons together. 

But what happens when the summer is over?

In order to reserve your spot please use the form below to select what item you will be bringing to contribute to the ice cream social. We are starting with a range of 11 items and more will be added if our numbers are larger than that.

August theme: Comedy
Book: Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

Samantha Irby’s career has taken her to new heights. She dodges calls from Hollywood and flop sweats on the red carpet at premieres (well, one premiere). But nothing is ever as it seems online, where she can crop out all the ugly parts.

Irby got a lot of weird emails about Carrie Bradshaw, and not only is there diarrhea to avoid, but now—anaphylactic shock. She is turned away from restaurants for being inappropriately dressed and looks for the best ways to cope, i.e., reveling in the offerings of QVC and adopting a deranged pandemic dog. Quietly Hostile makes light as Irby takes us on another outrageously funny tour of all the gory details that make up the true portrait of a life behind the screenshotted depression memes. Relatable, poignant, and uproarious, once again, Irby is the tonic we all need to get by.

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