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Sep14
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Eat Their Words: A Culinary and Literary Adventure Book Club

7:00 PM • Monday, September 14, 2026Hive Book Arts$55

Eat Their Words is a food-focused book club featuring literature and memoirs written by chefs, foodies, and other food lovers, where the content of the book is curated into a culinary experience by various guest chefs and restauranteurs. Each month, we will read a book and discuss it during an evening event where the book is brought to life through a custom food experience or special meal, curated and produced by Hive’s ETW Coordinator, Chef Toni Salazar Camphouse. Food, drinks, and thoughtful conversations are included in your ticket price, and copies of the books can be purchased through our page at Bookshop. Eat Their Words is presented in partnership with various phenomenal culinary collaborators, depending on what we’re reading and eating. Please note that if cost is a barrier to entry, you can use the promo code "ETW 2026" at check out for $10 off.

Aug24
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Get Real! Non-Fiction Book Group

7:00 PM • Monday, August 24, 2026Hive Book ArtsFree

Join us for GET REAL! non-fiction book group, August 24, 2026: The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Join us for GET REAL!, our non-fiction book group, led by Adrienne Edwards and Maria Critelli. In GET REAL!, we'll be reading incredible non-fiction, including genres such as memoir, true crime, creative non-fiction and more! For June, we're reading The Pain Brokers by Elizabeth Chamblee Burch. You can purchase your copy to support Hive on Bookshop, or you can find it at your local library! $5 suggested donation; limited seats available.

Aug10
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Eat Their Words: Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

7:00 PM • Monday, August 10, 2026Hive Book Arts$55

Eat Their Words is a food-focused book club featuring literature and memoirs written by chefs, foodies, and other food lovers, where the content of the book is curated into a culinary experience by our Eat Their Words Chef, Toni Camphouse, with guest chefs, bakers, and restauranteurs included in the mix. Each month, we will read a book and discuss it during an evening event where the book is brought to life through a custom food experience, special meal, and drinks pairing. August 10, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. For August, we're reading at eating Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni! $45-$75 sliding scale includes dinner and drinks inspired by Mistress of Spices, and book club activities and discussion. Participants can source a copy of the book on our Bookshop.org page, or through the library. Eat Their Words Book Club is held Hive Center for the Book Arts at 840 Custer in Evanston. EMAIL info@hivebookarts.org to find out about our Eat Their Words subscription program! 2026 Schedule* August 10: Mistress of Spice by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni September 7: Kate & Frida by Kim Fay October 12: Arsenic and Adobo by Mida P. Manansala November 9: Ghosts by Dolly Alderton December 7: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

Jul27
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Get Real! non-fiction book group: All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh

7:00 PM • Monday, July 27, 2026Hive Book ArtsFree

Join us for GET REAL! non-fiction book group, July 27, 2026: All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh Join us for GET REAL!, our non-fiction book group, led by Adrienne Edwards and Maria Critelli. In GET REAL!, we'll be reading incredible non-fiction, including genres such as memoir, true crime, creative non-fiction and more! For July, we're reading All Consuming: Why We Eat The Way We Eat Now by Ruby Tandoh. You can purchase your copy to support Hive on Bookshop, or you can find it at your local library! $5 suggested donation; limited seats available.