Bluemont Book Club

Calling all readers and wine enthusiasts!

We’ve read romance, cozy mystery, fantasy, and now . . . THRILLER!

For July’s Bluemont Book Club, we’ve chosen the brand new release from famous spooky-fiction-crime writer, Riley Sager: Middle of the Night.

“The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul-de-sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.”

“Full of tension, urgency, atmosphere, and feeling—this is Riley Sager at his very best.”

–Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

The vibe is a classic summer coming-of-age story with a page-turning side of paranormal activity.”

–PEOPLE, “Most-Anticipated Summer Books”

“If there’s one book that will be on BookTok shelves in 2024, it’s Middle of the Night.”

–Refinery 29

Here’s the blurb from Bookriot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies. . .”

“This contemporary fantasy can satisfy any sweet tooth with its found family story and its gentle queer romance. When Linus Baker, a case worker for the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, is sent on a hush-hush assignment to a remote island orphanage, he’s wary of what he’ll find. But when he arrives, he discovers a remarkable—if unusual—gaggle of children, tended by the equally special Arthur Parnassus.”

Tickets are $25.00 per guest and include one book club discussion per month and a curated tasting of three Virginia wines or a glass of your choice per meeting in the company of fellow reading enthusiasts. But unlike our typical guided tasting options, your ticket also comes with book banter. After all – nothing pairs with wine quite so well as a cozy atmosphere, insightful conversation, and the cracked spine of a good book!