{"product_id":"book-club-book-discussion-mingle-for-villa-coco","title":"Book Club \/ Book Discussion + Mingle for Villa Coco - Starting at $15!","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9781250446794-enormous-wings?bookshop=newbookjoy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libro.fm\/audiobooks\/9798217340248-villa-coco?bookshop=newbookjoy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e CLICK HERE FOR AN AUDIOBOOK COPY \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for an in-person *Strong Women* Book Club Discussion for \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/villa-coco-by-andrew-sean-greer-book-or-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/theo-of-golden-by-allen-levi-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/buckeye-by-patrick-ryan-book-or-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Sean Greer on Sunday, August 30th from 11-1 pm at Cafe Lucci in Glenview!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT…\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLocal Book Lovers will gather \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eto discuss \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/villa-coco-by-andrew-sean-greer-book-or-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVilla Coco\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/enormous-wings-by-laurie-frankel-book-or-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/theo-of-golden-by-allen-levi-book-or-bundle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newbookjoy.com\/products\/buckeye-by-patrick-ryan-book-or-bundle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e by Andrew Sean Greer with our *Strong Women* Book Club Group at Cafe Lucci in Glenview (609 Milwaukee Avenue\u003cspan\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e, where they can also opt to taste some Italian themed bites + bevys inspired by the characters, plots and settings of the story. 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