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The Book Club as Social Event

July 1, 2017 by PoisonedBlogger

Atlas Obscura always has such interesting articles. It seems that book clubs have always been about the social aspects, not just the discussion of books. Check out this fun article by Sarah Laskow.  “Even in the 1700s, Book Clubs Were Really About Drinking and Socializing.” https://bit.ly/2t9KKVk

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