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EVENTS

We love fostering community here at Book + Bottle and one of the best ways to do that is to host fun events where people can gather and share in their passions. Our full calendar of interesting events is below and here’s what you can expect on a regular basis:

Regularly Hosted Events
Sip + Stitch: Wednesdays 10AM - 12 PM; Have a latte or a glass of wine as you knit/crochet/embroider with likeminded textile artists of all levels; free
Writer’s Retreat: Thursdays 12 - 2PM; Receive a writing prompt or let your own ideas flow with dedicated writing time over coffee or wine; free

B+B Sponsored Book Clubs
Fiction Book Club: Monthly on the last Thursday of the month from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)
Lady Leaders + Readers Book Club: Monthly on the last Sunday from 10AM - 12PM (outside of regular business open hours)
Genre Book Club: Alternating with New + Noteworthy, every other month on the last Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)
New + Noteworthy Book Club: Alternating with Horror, every other month on the last Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 (arrive early to get a seat)

Wine Events
Weekly Happy Hour: Tuesday through Friday from 4 - 6PM, get $1 off any alcoholic drink on our menu and free popcorn while you drink

HOURS
Tuesday 12 - 9; Wednesday - Saturday 10 - 9; Sunday 12 - 7; remember…Book + Bottle is closed on Monday!

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

 
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Big Gay Book Party!

  • Book + Bottle 17 6th Street North St. Petersburg, FL, 33701 United States (map)

This one is for lovers of funky wines and queer author icons!

Join us on Saturday, July 22nd from 4 pm-6 pm for a boozy author happy hour. Kristen Arnett and Kayla Upadhyaya are hanging out with us to drink wine and sign books for what we call a BIG GAY BOOK PARTY! This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required. We can't wait to party with you!

A little bit about each author:

Kristen Arnett is the queer author of With Teeth: A Novel which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and the New York Times bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things which was also a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and was shortlisted for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. She was awarded a Shearing Fellowship at Black Mountain Institute, has held residencies at Ragdale Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, and the Millay Colony, and was longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize recognizing mid-career writers of fiction. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, TIME, The Cut, Oprah Magazine, Guernica, Buzzfeed, McSweeneys, PBS Newshour, The Guardian, Salon, and elsewhere. Her next book (an untitled collection of short stories) will be published by Riverhead Books. She has a Master's in Library and Information Science from Florida State University and lives in Orlando, Florida. You can find her on Twitter here: @Kristen_Arnett 

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is a lesbian writer of essays, short stories, and pop culture criticism living in Orlando. She is the author of Helen House, a queer horror novelette. She is the managing editor of Autostraddle and the assistant managing editor at TriQuarterly. Her short stories appear/are forthcoming in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Catapult, The Offing, Joyland, The Rumpus, and others. Some of her pop culture writing can be found in The Cut, The A.V. Club, Vulture, Refinery29, and Vice, and she previously worked as a restaurant reporter for Eater NY.

Earlier Event: July 20
St. Pete Sunrise Sale
Later Event: July 24
closed mondays.