Now, the important stuff.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Last Sunday, thirty of you walked into Claremont Stitch carrying homemade goodies and walked out with a bag full of everyone else’s. How freakin’ cool. The Sunday Spread felt like the right idea on paper. In person, it was even better. Watching you enjoy treats from other members of this community is exactly what this club is about.

We read Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, the story of a tradwife influencer who fakes a pioneer life online and then wakes up in 1855 and has to actually live it. So naturally, we discussed that ending, Natalie’s mental state, and all the ways Caleb is useless. For the record, the room landed on the following for our fan cast.

Mary: Eloise Webb, Clementine: Saoirse Ronan, Reena: Ana de Armas, Young Natalie: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Older Natalie: Rosamund Pike, Caleb: Lewis Pullman, Shannon: Milly Alcock, Doug: Josh Brolin, Amelia: Uma Thurman

To everyone who came with the book read, an opinion ready, and a homemade something in hand—thank you. You are why I do this. And if you couldn’t make it, you were missed. There’s a seat for you in August.

What we’re reading next

Between now and July 12th, we’re reading Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray.

It’s a courtroom thriller about a young barrister named Leila who gets handed the most high profile murder case in the country: the killing of a respected judge. The defendant refuses to speak to anyone but her, she has no idea why he chose her, and the lawyer on the other side of the courtroom is her own husband.

It’s a debut and set to be the inspiration for season 2 of Presumed Innocent.

We’ll be reading together on Fable, at a casual pace, so no pressure, with discussion as we go.

One more thing

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