November Article Club: Book + Bottle x Tampa Bay Times

Want to feel more connected to your community? Want to read writing that informs and delights? Want a behind-the-scenes look at how news is gathered and how stories are brought to life by journalists covering our state? The Tampa Bay Times and Book + Bottle are teaming up to host a monthly article club. We’ll introduce you to stories that matter and offer the chance to engage in lively, respectful and thought-provoking discussions. Times journalist Lauren Peace will be facilitating the conversation. Come join us to talk about the art of journalism and how to find reliable information in an oversaturated world.

We meet each month at Book + Bottle from 5-6:30 p.m. We grab drinks and get settled from 5-5:30. Discussion begins promptly at 5:30 and ends at 6:30.

Our next Article Club is Sunday, Nov. 15.

Please RSVP to let us know if you can make it!

This month will feature a conversation with columnist Stephanie Hayes.

Stephanie’s writings focus on Florida life, culture, current events and anything on the spectrum of absurd to mundane. Her column is nationally syndicated and she was named best columnist in Florida by the Florida Society of News Editors among other recognitions. Before starting her column in 2020, she was a senior editor at the Times and edited an investigation that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She’s written two books, Be Serious, an essay collection published by Creators, and Obitchuary, a novel. Steph is a University of South Florida graduate and lives in North Pinellas with her family and five-pound Pomeranian, Rocket.

On Sunday we’ll talk about making sense of things in an increasingly bewildering world — through humor and more.

Check out a sample of her work below (or pick up physical copies in the bookshop — just ask staff):

• Alligator Alcatraz is Florida’s great shame

• After 34 years at the same McDonald’s, a special career ends

• Explain what I can bring into a Florida Publix

**** Want to learn more about Article Club in the meantime? Check out this write up or listen to this feature on NPR Morning Edition.