Open to all. Join Sara (of Picture Book) and Stephanie to discuss our next book club pick, Audition by Katie KitamuraAbout PB Book Club:Join Sara of local bookshop Picture Book, and friend-of-the-bookstore Stephanie for a casual discussion on Thursday May 29th 8-9:30 pm. Cheese and wine provided!The book is available to pick up in person at the shop Monday-Friday 9-5, on our website, as an EBook, and as an audiobook.About the book:“A tightly wound family drama that reads like a psychological thriller."—NPR“Bold, stark, genre-bending, Audition will haunt your dreams.”—The Boston GlobeOne woman, the performance of a lifetime. Or two. An exhilarating, destabilizing Möbius strip of a novel that asks whether we ever really know the people we love.Two people meet for lunch in a Manhattan restaurant. She’s an accomplished actress in rehearsals for an upcoming premiere. He’s attractive, troubling, young—young enough to be her son. Who is he to her, and who is she to him? In this compulsively readable, brilliantly constructed novel, two competing narratives unspool, rewriting our understanding of the roles we play every day – partner, parent, creator, muse – and the truths every performance masks, especially from those who think they know us most intimately.Taut and […]

Call it a "walking meeting," "stretching your legs," or "getting fresh air." Step out with Susannah to explore the path to the river.HudCo members only. Weather permitting. Meet Susannah at Boxing Day Cafe and the group will depart from there! Walking twenty minutes a day sharpens your brain AND allows you to soak up some Vitamin D (that we all so desperately need during the colder months).We'll show you our favorite pathway to the river and take a quick loop around the track.