The Monterey Book Club meets on the third Friday of each month at 5:30 pm.About this Event
To All Book Lovers,
The Monterey Book Club meets on the third Friday of each month at 5:30 pm. Join us for a fun and engaging discussion of our monthly book selection.
This event is perfect for anyone who loves to read but you're welcome if you haven't read the book. We welcome diverse perspectives and lively discussion.
VENUE: Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds.
đź“Ť Indoors in the Social Hall. Next to Hotel Check in.
What to Expect:
🍷 Small bites, drinks, and Asilomar wine available for purchase. Coffee at Phoebes Cafe.
🔥 Enjoy the warmth of the indoor fire
đźš— Free parking on-site or along neighboring streets
Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with fellow book lovers and share your thoughts on the latest page-turner. See you there!
JANURARY BOOK: The Einstein of Sex: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Visionary of Weimar Berlin By Daniel Brook. New Yorker Best Book of 2025. An illuminating portrait of a lost thinker, German-Jewish sexologist and activist Magnus Hirschfeld.
FEBURARY BOOK: Wuthering Heights by . Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights is a haunting masterpiece of love, obsession, and vengeance—one of the most powerful and enduring novels in English literature. Set against the bleak beauty of the Yorkshire moors, it tells the tumultuous story of Heathcliff, a foundling consumed by passion and revenge, and Catherine Earnshaw, whose love for him defies every social and moral boundary.
MARCH BOOK: Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy by . From the New York Times best-selling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.
APRIL BOOK: The Frozen River by . NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
MAY BOOK: Poverty, by America by . #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Evicted reimagines the debate on poverty, making a “provocative and compelling” (NPR) argument about why it persists in America: because the rest of us benefit from it.
JUNE BOOK: White Teeth: A Novel . The blockbuster debut novel from “a preternaturally gifted” writer (The New York Times) and author of On Beauty and Swing Time—set against London's racial and cultural tapestry, reveling in the ecstatic hodgepodge of modern life, flirting with disaster, and embracing the comedy of daily existence.
Event Venue
Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds, 800 Asilomar Avenue, Pacific Grove, United States
