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BookTini Summer 2018 News

Where I live, summer means sunny days with a slight breeze, and less traffic because school is out. HALLELUJAH! It's also vacation time and BBQ, picnic, and day party season.

In BookTini, we have a few special events to look forward to as well. August is our Girlfriend's Celebration, when members invite female guests to get a taste of BookTini during our Chick Lit/Romance themed month. Similar to Coed Cocktails in June, we encourage chapters to add a bit of celebratory flair and shine a light on our most precious female friendships.

Following our Girlfriends Celebration is our Audio Book Month. Many members already use Audible regularly to enjoy our literary selections, but if you don't, join them this month to see how our Mystery/Thriller selection fares with a narrator that isn't yourself, and let us know your experience.

Our Summer 2018 reading list is nothing but fun, fun, fun! Two weddings and a bloody massacre. Ok, that last part doesn't sound like fun, but our September selection is the first time in a long time that we have a real deal Thriller, so step out of your comfort zone and hold on to your seatbelts, ladies.

Check out the details in the newsletter below, and as always...

Happy reading + drinking.

-Nakia White
Co-founder & National Executive Chair
BookTini Book Club
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🎉 JULY BOOKTINI-VERSARIES!
Cheers to Chapter Milestones
TWIN CITIES turns 2!

🍸 JULY 24
National Tequila Day
It's pure coincidence that National Tequila Day coincides with Taco Tuesday,  but this gives us even more reason to celebrate!

👭 AUGUST 2018
Girlfriends Celebration
Invite a friend to join you and your chapter for Drinks & Discussion during our Chick Lit month. Plan a pretty picnic, beach trip, or other girly fun time.

🎬 AUGUST 30
Crazy Rich Asians Movie Premiere
Our 2015 International Culture selection is hitting the big screen in theaters across the country. Movie night, anyone?

📆 AUGUST 31
Membership Deadline
Adding new members? Make sure they join by the end of August. After August, new membership will resume January 15, 2019.

🎧 SEPTEMBER 2018
Audio Book Month
Give your eyes a break and pick up the audio version of our Mystery/Thriller themed literary selection
BOOK CLUB OF THE YEAR
BookTini was nominated Book Club of the Year for the 2018 AAMBC Literary Awards!! Special thanks goes out to Atlanta Chapter Leaders, Tawanda and Ashley, who attended the awards ceremony on behalf of our national leaders. Click here for more details.
NEW CHAPTERS
BookTini did it's own brand of blossoming in the Spring. In April and May, we chartered new chapters in Santa Clarita, California and Charlotte, North Carolina. Welcome to our literary sisterhood, ladies!
JULY SELECTION - HUMOR

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (2015)

On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never knew, won't be able to walk her down the aisle. Until: a shocking revelation draws Rachel into a world of Shanghai splendor beyond anything she has ever imagined... (more)


CROUCHING TIGER SHOOTERS

Shots, shots, shots! We don't regularly select shots for a signature drink, but the Cocktail Council couldn't pass this one up. It's easy to make and matches well with our literary selection. Why? It's key ingredient, lychee liqueur. Click here for the recipe.


Yvette G. (TWIN) and Christine W. (ATLare our July lottery winners!

AUGUST SELECTION - CHICK LIT, ROMANCE or EROTICA

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory (2018) 

Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist.

On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend... (more)


SPARKLING SUMMER PEACH

This peachy cocktail is perfect for a summer wedding, which also makes it perfect for our August selection and Girlfriends Celebration. Find the recipe, and our August book lottery winners, in our August mini newsletter next month.

SEPTEMBER SELECTION - MYSTERY, THRILLER or SCI-FI

Final Girls by Riley Sager (2017) 

Ten years ago, college student Quincy Carpenter went on vacation with five friends and came back alone, the only survivor of a horror movie–scale massacre. In an instant, she became a member of a club no one wants to belong to—a group of similar survivors known in the press as the Final Girls... (more)


BLACKBERRY WHISKEY LEMONADE

Whiskey, blackberries, and lemonade are the makings of a superb goodbye to summer, and will calm our nerves for this thrilling selection. At least we hope it will. Check out the recipe, and our September book lottery winners, in our September mini newsletter coming soon.
 

AUDIO BOOK MONTH

September is also Audio Book month. Try this selection by audio through Audible, or check your local library for a downloadable audio version or CD.

Click here for results from the summer ballot and other voting statistics
NATIONAL HAPPY HOUR WEEK 2018
BookTini celebrates our own version of Happy Hour Week during the fourth week of April. It's a fun time to drink responsibly and spend time together outside of the official book club realm. This year was a huge success. Nine chapters participated, which tripled our numbers from 2017. 

Click here for pictures of our #BoozyAndBookish time together.
SPRING DRINKS & DISCUSSION
What did we do this past spring? Glad you asked. Delve into our Drinks & Discussions from April and May HERE.
BOOKTINI & THE HOUSE GIRL
Pictured: DeAnda (BK), one of our May 2018 lottery book winners

There were lots of mixed feelings about our May Historical Fiction selection. 31% felt that The House Girl was a cool story, while another 31% selected the *blank stare* option. 23% gave it a very succinct "No."

Responses averaged out to an "Aight" reading experience overall.
GIRLFRIENDS CELEBRATION 2018
We pride ourselves on being a club for women of color to discuss interesting plot lines, novel ideas, and twists and turns, which inevitably leads to sharing our views, experiences, and lives with each other. This is the glue that holds us together, and in August we invite other women to experience the connection within our literary sisterhood. So, invite your girlfriends to pick up The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory and join your chapter for a #BlackGirlMagic focused Drinks & Discussion.
HAPPY READING!
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