Literary Coven of Denver

Please join us for a discussion of January's novel: 'Jade City' by Fonda Lee.

Our meetings start loosely as people come in, get settled, and go to acquire what food and beverages they like. After everyone arrives or about a half hour has passed, we officially start the book discussion. Towards the end we set plans for the book poll and future meetings.

This meeting is at Barquentine Brewing Company. The brewery offers a variety of drinks and is part of Edgewater Public Market which has a wide range of small restaurants from which orders can be carried in. Please purchase what you can from Barquentine to be courteous to the company hosting us.
Barquentine Brewing Company
Edgewater Public Market

**Please update your RSVP if you change your plans about attending.**

The poll for February settled on The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig (2025) - 400 pages.

The coven book history to date.

It will be a joy to see everyone!

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January's book description:
'Jade City' by Fonda Lee (2017) - 512 pages

Jade is the lifeblood of the island of Kekon. It has been mined, traded, stolen, and killed for — and for centuries, honorable Green Bone warriors like the Kaul family have used it to enhance their magical abilities and defend the island from foreign invasion.

Now, the war is over and a new generation of Kauls vies for control of Kekon's bustling capital city. They care about nothing but protecting their own, cornering the jade market, and defending the districts under their protection. Ancient tradition has little place in this rapidly changing nation.

When a powerful new drug emerges that lets anyone — even foreigners — wield jade, the simmering tension between the Kauls and the rival Ayt family erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all Green Bones — and of Kekon itself.

What: Looking for some cozy vibes after running through the streets of Janloon? Look no further, for what could be cozier than tea? Our next bonus event takes us to the factory of Celestial Seasonings, the OG herbal tea company famous for cozy blends such as "Sleepytime" and "Tension Tamer". And the best part is, this source of coziness is local!

Where: The Celestial Seasonings factory is located in Boulder.

How: Please register directly with Celestial Seasonings. Tickets are $6 per person. RSVPing to the Meetup event does not register you for the event with Celestial Seasonings. Please comment on our event when you have bought your ticket to help us with tracking.

When: Make sure to register for the tour at 10 am on Jan 31. Arrive early or stay late to enjoy the tea shop and free samplings! The tour lasts approximately 45 minutes. For those interested, we will also coordinate lunch nearby afterwards.

Why: Because you need to turn onto a road named Sleepytime Dr at least once in your life. Because you want an excuse to visit Boulder without hiking. Because you love Becky Chambers, Sangu Mandanna and TJ Klune. Because the best accompaniment to a book, cozy or not, is tea, and the best accompaniment to tea is your favourite book club.

Please join us for a discussion of February's novel: 'The Knight and the Moth' by Rachel Gillig.

Our meetings start loosely as people come in, get settled, and go to acquire what food and beverages they like. After everyone arrives or about a half hour has passed, we officially start the book discussion. Towards the end we set plans for the next book poll and future meetings.

This meeting we are going to try the Schoolyard Beer Garden in Denver, which is a new location for us. Food and drinks are available at both the Beer Garden counter and the Schoolyard Cafe. For parking, there are multiple lots nearby and metered street parking.
Schoolyard Beer Garden
Parking

**Please update your RSVP if you change your plans about attending.**

After the January meeting, the poll for March's novel will be linked here.

The coven book history to date.

It will be a joy to see everyone!

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February's book description:
'The Knight and the Moth' by Rachel Gillig (2025) - 400 pages - Spice: 3/5 peppers

Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.

Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.