{"product_id":"bookclub-dues-february-2026","title":"Bookclub Dues - February 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvent Date is February 24 at 6:30PM! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBookends is now closed on Tuesdays--to \u003cem\u003enon\u003c\/em\u003e bookclub members ;) . Don't be alarmed if you arrive to a \"closed\" sign - we're either in there or almost there to set up for bookclub!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are two options for bookclub dues\u003c\/strong\u003e. Both will buy your membership for the month's meeting, which will include drinks, snacks, and a special gift or activity tied to the book's theme. The $40 option will include a physical copy of the book which can be picked up at our store when it arrives. There is also a $25 option that does not include a copy of the book (for all of our audiobook and ebook readers). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wedding People \u003c\/strong\u003eby Alison Espach\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA propulsive and uncommonly wise novel about one unexpected wedding guest and the surprising people who help her start anew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a beautiful day in Newport, Rhode Island, when Phoebe Stone arrives at the grand Cornwall Inn wearing a green dress and gold heels, not a bag in sight, alone. She’s immediately mistaken by everyone in the lobby for one of the wedding people, but she’s actually the only guest at the Cornwall who isn’t here for the big event. Phoebe is here because she’s dreamed of coming for years―she hoped to shuck oysters and take sunset sails with her husband, only now she’s here without him, at rock bottom, and determined to have one last decadent splurge on herself. Meanwhile, the bride has accounted for every detail and every possible disaster the weekend might yield except for, well, Phoebe and Phoebe's plan―which makes it that much more surprising when the two women can’t stop confiding in each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn turns absurdly funny and devastatingly tender, Alison Espach’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Wedding People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is ultimately an incredibly nuanced and resonant look at the winding paths we can take to places we never imagined―and the chance encounters it sometimes takes to reroute us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookends, LLC","offers":[{"title":"$25 - Does NOT Include Book","offer_id":47330008793346,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/3370\/8546\/files\/weddingpeople.jpg?v=1770170227","url":"https:\/\/bookendsllc.us\/products\/bookclub-dues-february-2026","provider":"Bookends, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}