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.
Rochelle Bilow is back! And her latest novel, Effie Olsen’s Summer Special will have you swooning once again.
Join us for a conversation, audience Q&A, and book signing. Tickets include a copy of the book.
Sue, bookseller and story-telling queen, will read an engaging selection of books then lead the group in a fun activity following storytime. Due to popularity we do encourage registration for this free event.
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.
This book club is less literary-discussions and more smut-appreciation in a fun social setting.
We will be meeting on the second Thursday of every other month starting in February.
The March book is Neon Gods by Katee Robert. Attendees are encouraged to read the book prior to the meeting in order to avoid spoilers in the discussion. Sign up is required to attend, please use the form below.
Society darling Persephone Dimitriou wants nothing to do with her mother's ambitions. She's biding her time until she's able to leave the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start her doctorate degree. The one thing she never planned on? Her mother ambushing her with an engagement to Zeus—a man with more than a few dead wives in his past. Persephone will do anything to escape that fate...even flee the sparkling upper city and make a devil's bargain with a man she once believed was a myth.
Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. Not even for the woman who flees into his territory as if the very hounds of hell are on her heels.
But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent his entire life craving? It's all the excuse he needs to agree to help her—for a price. She'll be his for the summer, and then he'll see her safely out of Olympus and away from her mother and Zeus.
Hades and Persephone's deal might seem simple enough, but they both quickly realize it's anything but. With every breathless night spent with Hades, Persephone wonders at her ability to leave him behind. And Hades? Now that he has a taste for Persephone, he's willing to go to war with Olympus itself to keep her...
Welcome to Nadiya month! This sign-up form is for the event on Wednesday, April 17th, at 6:30pm when we will be cooking recipes from Nadiya Bakes and Nadiya's Everyday Baking* by Nadiya Hussain. You may also use a recipe from one of her (many!) other cookbooks or find one of hers online.
*This is now a substitute for Time to Eat, which was one of our original picks but due to ordering issues it won't be available to buy at Golden Bee until after the event.
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.
There are only 20 tickets available for this event!
Across the country books are being banned, particularly books that highlight LGBTQ+ experiences, and content relating to Black history and the Black lived-experience. In the most oppressive schools, libraries are being eliminated all together and being turned into detention centers. As advocates for informational freedom we hope that this book club will bring greater awareness to banned books and share information about who is banning them and why. We are partnering with Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for two series of meetups: Late Winter/Early Spring, which will run from January-April; and Autumn, which will run from September-November.
For April we are Reading Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.
When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon, or what horrors she has faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome prince, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny to sit on the throne beside him. Ama comes with Emory back to the kingdom of Harding, hailed as the new princess, welcomed to the court.
However, as soon as her first night falls, she begins to realize that not all is as it seems, that there is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows–and that the greatest threats to her life may not be behind her, but here, in front of her.
By purchasing a ticket to join this event, you're granted access to Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for this private book discussion and social. Your ticket includes the specialty mocktail or cocktail that corresponds with the book!
Copies of The City Sings Green, illustrated by Ginnie Hsu, will be available for purchase from Golden Bee and can be signed during the event upon request.
Ginnie will also be bringing a selection of items for a mini popup market.
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.
April is National Poetry Month!
Throughout her celebrated career, Mary Oliver has touched countless readers with her brilliantly crafted verse, expounding on her love for the physical world and the powerful bonds between all living things. Identified as “far and away, this country’s best selling poet” by Dwight Garner, she now returns with a stunning and definitive collection of her writing from the last fifty years.
Carefully curated, these 200 plus poems feature Oliver’s work from her very first book of poetry, No Voyage and Other Poems, published in 1963 at the age of 28, through her most recent collection, Felicity, published in 2015. This timeless volume, arranged by Oliver herself, showcases the beloved poet at her edifying best. Within these pages, she provides us with an extraordinary and invaluable collection of her passionate, perceptive, and much-treasured observations of
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.
For March we are reading Agatha Christie's Spider's Web! Please bring your own script, books will be available for purchase at the Golden Bee Bookshop prior to the meeting.
We look forward to having you join us!
Lindsay Mastro and her book “Becoming Conscious in a Corporate World”:
”Ever felt like you're two different people – one at work and another outside those office walls? It's time to tear down that curtain. This book teaches how to blend our authentic selves seamlessly, whether you’re in a boardroom meeting or chillin’ at home in your comfy clothes. Authenticity is the new normal.
You’ve stumbled on a profound guide that speaks directly to visionary executive leaders and business owners seeking harmony amidst the demands of their careers and their inner spiritual essence.
With a practicality-meets-profundity approach, Lindsay bridges the gap between the pragmatic and the spiritual, offering the work-focused intuitive pragmatic insights into leading with authenticity while navigating a corporate landscape.”
Alyssa Avicolli and her book “Heartbreaks and Childhood Keepsakes”:
In an utterly raw and personal collection of lyrical poems, Heartbreaks and Childhood Keepsakes explores the intense emotions that come with giving yourself to the people you love, and what you are left with when they leave.
Through touching upon her relationships with lovers, family, and herself, Alyssa Avicolli narrates a captivating journey into the heart of a woman coming of age, and the grief, trauma, heartbreak, and tender moments that come with it.
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.
Dive into a world of miniature magic with the camaraderie and support of other makers!
Choose your dream book nook kit, then enjoy 3 hours of time to tinker amongst books, friends, and literary vibes, bringing your tiny masterpiece to life. Adequate table space will be available for each attendee to work on their kit, so we will be capping this event at 15 participants. (You can still order a book nook even if you plan to only assemble at home!)
Browse the Hands Craft Book Nook page and use our form to order which model or models you would like. You will then receive an invoice and once the invoice has been paid, your spot at the event is secured. We will have a waitlist option once all spots are filled in case of any cancelations.
ORDERS FOR THIS EVENT ARE NOW CLOSED.
There are only 20 tickets available for this event!
Across the country books are being banned, particularly books that highlight LGBTQ+ experiences, and content relating to Black history and the Black lived-experience. In the most oppressive schools, libraries are being eliminated all together and being turned into detention centers. As advocates for informational freedom we hope that this book club will bring greater awareness to banned books and share information about who is banning them and why. We are partnering with Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for two series of meetups: Late Winter/Early Spring, which will run from January-April; and Autumn, which will run from September-November.
For March we are reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
In Sterling, New Hampshire, 17-year-old high school student Peter Houghton has endured years of verbal and physical abuse at the hands of classmates. His best friend, Josie Cormier, succumbed to peer pressure and now hangs out with the popular crowd that often instigates the harassment. One final incident of bullying sends Peter over the edge and leads him to commit an act of violence that forever changes the lives of Sterling’s residents.
Even those who were not inside the school that morning find their lives in an upheaval, including Alex Cormier. The superior court judge assigned to the Houghton case, Alex—whose daughter, Josie, witnessed the events that unfolded—must decide whether or not to step down. She’s torn between presiding over the biggest case of her career and knowing that doing so will cause an even wider chasm in her relationship with her emotionally fragile daughter. Josie, meanwhile, claims she can’t remember what happened in the last fatal minutes of Peter’s rampage. Or can she? And Peter’s parents, Lacy and Lewis Houghton, ceaselessly examine the past to see what they might have said or done to compel their son to such extremes. Nineteen Minutes also features the return of two of Jodi Picoult’s characters—defense attorney Jordan McAfee from The Pact and Salem Falls, and Patrick DuCharme, the intrepid detective introduced in Perfect Match.
By purchasing a ticket to join this event, you're granted access to Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for this private book discussion and social. Your ticket includes the specialty mocktail or cocktail that corresponds with the book!
Please note that we will be doing things a little differently this month with recipes, so make sure to read through your options on the form. We will also be joined by Sarah Simiele from The Curd Nerd - if you need guidance in the course of your shopping/planning for this month, I highly recommend stopping by her store to buy ingredients or ask any questions!
This book club is for murder mystery lovers. Bring your best theories, as we discuss all the clues, the suspects and what makes a good mystery (like the Romance book club this will be a social book club, but with less spice and more red herrings.) A variety of teas will be provided (bring a mug if you can) and possibly cake.
Books will range from cozy, to fast paced thrillers, to true crime.
We will be meeting on the third Tuesday of every other month starting in March with the most fabulously twisty read: Everyone in My Family Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson.
Attendees really should read the book prior to the meeting in order to avoid spoilers in the discussion-because what fun is a murder mystery if you know who did it…
Please use the form below to reserve your spot.
Sue, bookseller and story-telling queen, will read an engaging selection of books then lead the group in a fun activity following storytime. Due to popularity we do encourage registration for this free event.
Join us for a fun Saturday popup with TWO wonderful vendors!
Soulspressions has a storefront in Destiny, USA where they offer a variety of crystals, specialized rocks, crystal candles, essential oils, and tapestries.
And Queen Bea Jewelry.
For those in the LGBTQ+ community who are interested in reading Queer books to explore our history and our present experiences through nonfiction, and just for some good ol' Queer fun via fiction books too. While we appreciate our allies, this is a group for those who identify as LGBTQ+.
We are kicking off our book club with a spring meeting, to be followed by summer, autumn, and winter meetings.
For March we are reading a discussing Stonewall: The Definitive Story of the LGBTQ Rights Uprising that Changed America by Martin Duberman.
We encourage attendees to complete their reading of the book in order to have the most robust conversation possible.
Please use the form below to reserve your spot.
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—an introvert’s paradise! 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.
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. This will be a monthly event!
In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment…
After Nessa James’s husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she’s left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn’t take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead—a gift she’s inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.
On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn’t left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriet’s life is far from over—in fact, she’s undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.
Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw—until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.
Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl’s murder leads to more bodies, and to the town’s most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don’t apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriet will take matters into their own hands…
Registration is encouraged in order to attend so as to prepare for adequate seating.
In the Long Island oceanfront community of Mattauk, three different women discover that midlife changes bring a whole new type of empowerment…
After Nessa James’s husband dies and her twin daughters leave for college, she’s left all alone in a trim white house not far from the ocean. In the quiet of her late forties, the former nurse begins to hear voices. It doesn’t take long for Nessa to realize that the voices calling out to her belong to the dead—a gift she’s inherited from her grandmother, which comes with special responsibilities.
On the cusp of 50, suave advertising director Harriett Osborne has just witnessed the implosion of her lucrative career and her marriage. She hasn’t left her house in months, and from the outside, it appears as if she and her garden have both gone to seed. But Harriet’s life is far from over—in fact, she’s undergone a stunning and very welcome metamorphosis.
Ambitious former executive Jo Levison has spent thirty long years at war with her body. The free-floating rage and hot flashes that arrive with the beginning of menopause feel like the very last straw—until she realizes she has the ability to channel them, and finally comes into her power.
Guided by voices only Nessa can hear, the trio of women discover a teenage girl whose body was abandoned beside a remote beach. The police have written the victim off as a drug-addicted sex worker, but the women refuse to buy into the official narrative. Their investigation into the girl’s murder leads to more bodies, and to the town’s most exclusive and isolated enclave, a world of stupendous wealth where the rules don’t apply. With their newfound powers, Jo, Nessa, and Harriet will take matters into their own hands…
Registration is encouraged in order to attend so as to prepare for adequate seating.
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. We’ll 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.
There are only 20 tickets available for this event!
Across the country books are being banned, particularly books that highlight LGBTQ+ experiences, and content relating to Black history and the Black lived-experience. In the most oppressive schools, libraries are being eliminated all together and being turned into detention centers. As advocates for informational freedom we hope that this book club will bring greater awareness to banned books and share information about who is banning them and why. We are partnering with Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for two series of meetups: Late Winter/Early Spring, which will run from January-April; and Autumn, which will run from September-November.
For February we'll be highlighting the book Stamped from the Beginning:A Graphic History of Racist Ideas by by Ibram X. Kendi and Joel Christian Gill.
Racism has persisted throughout history—but so have antiracist efforts to dismantle it. Through deep research and a gripping narrative that illuminates the lives of five key American figures, preeminent historian Ibram X. Kendi reveals how understanding and improving the world cannot happen without identifying and facing the racist forces that shape it.
In collaboration with award-winning historian and comic artist Joel Christian Gill, this stunningly illustrated graphic-novel adaptation of Dr. Kendi’s groundbreaking Stamped from the Beginning explores, with vivid clarity and dimensionality, the living history of America, and how we can learn from the past to work toward a more equitable, antiracist future.
By purchasing a ticket to join this event, you're granted access to Emerald Cocktail Kitchen for this private book discussion and social. Your ticket includes the specialty mocktail or cocktail that corresponds with the book!
Cookbook Club is open to cooks/bakers of all levels of experience- the goal is to have fun and discover recipes that you’ll want enjoy again or try for the first time if it’s a dish someone else brought!
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—an introvert’s paradise! 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.
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. This will be a monthly event!
Sue, bookseller and story-telling queen, will read a fun selection of books on the theme of “Love a Good Book” then lead the group in a craft. Due to popularity we do encourage registration for this free event. We are offering two sessions, one starting at 1 and the next starting at 2:30. The 1:00 session tends to be very full and the 2:30 session rather quiet, so if you have the ability, please consider attending the 2:30 session.
Join Sue for a relaxing tutorial in how to use stamps and paper craft to make beautiful, giftable cards. All materials are provided. Tickets are $23 and payable in cash at the time of the event. Please only reserve a spot if you a certain you can attend.
You will receive on confirmation email within one business day.
This book club is less literary-discussions and more smut-appreciation in a fun social setting.
We will be meeting on the second Thursday of every other month starting in February.
The February book is Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon. Attendees are encouraged to read the book prior to the meeting in order to avoid spoilers in the discussion.
Tickets are $18 and include an individual snack cup from The Curd Nerd, and a bottle of Curious Elixir of your choice. This event is capped at 20 attendees, with a waitlist available after that number is filled. Please use the form below to sign up, after which you will receive an invoice for your $18 ticket within 2 business days.
In her first book, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths – that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complex, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own.
Registration is encouraged in order to attend so as to prepare for adequate seating.
