Welcome

Books & Bars is not your typical book club. We provide a unique atmosphere for a lively discussion of interesting authors, fun people, good food and drinks. You're welcome even if you haven't read the book.

"For those who take their books straight up - not off Oprah's list - Books & Bars is the cure. Bookended by social hours, it's a perfect opportunity to meet hip literary types - and the liquid courage doesn't hurt."

--MPLS. ST. PAUL magazine, July 2008

July Meeting

Upcoming Meetings

Books & Bars continues at Bryant Lake Bowl, always the second Tuesday of the month. 7:00-8:30 (doors at 6:00).

Upcoming dates:

Books & Bars Named Best Reading Series by CityPages

"Though smoking has been banned here for years, it's likely that one will remember a night at the Books & Bars Book Club as having been thick with cigars. At one session, participants debate Nabokov, the pronunciation: "It's Nabokov." "Nabokov. I'd always heard Nabokov." "Why would anyone with such a difficult name even write, anyway?" "It's Nabokov. I know. I was a graduate student in English." Thus begins a round of slow, sarcastic applause for the self-professed grad student. Pints of cheap beer are sipped. Then the participants contemplate Lolita, the month's book. And it's apparent that this is how literature was meant to be discussed—in public, at a neighborhood bar, with mildly inebriated strangers. In its fourth year, Books & Bars—the monthly reading group sponsored by The Onion, Magers & Quinn, and the Bryant-Lake Bowl—has become an indispensable means for promoting reading within the community, giving new meaning to the term "literary buzz."

Books & Bars in the Star Tribune

Read the September 18th article on the front page of the Source section of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

...And the industry newsletter "Shelf Awareness".

Buy-Back Credit

Sell back last month's book and receive a bigger discount from Magers & Quinn on the next selection.

Books & Bars Online

Be sure to Sign up for the mailing list so you'll never miss any important Books & Bars news and don't forget to take advantage of the Forum—post questions and topics for upcoming meetings, propose new books, or get the last word on previous discussions.