

Wed, Jan 18
|Under the Umbrella Bookstore
Gay Men's Book Club January
Join the Gay Men's Book Club for a discussion of Bloom by Kevin Panetta
Time & Location
Jan 18, 6:00 PM
Under the Umbrella Bookstore, 511 W 200 S Suite 120, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, USA
About the Event
This book club is primarily for gay men but anyone is welcome to attend! We meet on the third Wednesday of each month (excluding holiday weeks). Bring a friend and feel free to check out the group even if you haven't read the book! We vote on book selections about 1-3 months in advance. Â Following our book discussion we usually go to dinner together, but this is optional.
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Cost:Â The book club is free, but you may bring a small contribution towards the cost of the room reservation at Under the Umbrella. Â COVID Precautions:Â It is a requirement for both the bookstore and the book club to wear a mask while in the store.
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About the Book
A thoughtful and endearing gay YA romance set in a bakery
Now that high school is over, Ari is dying to move to the big city with his ultra-hip band, if he can just convince his dad to let him quit their struggling family bakery. Though he loved working there as a kid, Ari cannot fathom a life wasting away his days over rising doughs and hot ovens. But in the midst of interviewing candidates for his replacement, Ari meets Hector, an easy-going guy who loves baking as much as Ari wants to escape it. As they become closer over batches of breads, love begins to bloom . . . that is, if Ari doesn’t ruin everything. Writer Kevin Panetta and artist Savanna Ganucheau concoct a delicious recipe of intricately illustrated baking scenes and blushing young love, where the choices we make can have terrible consequences, but the people who love us can help us grow.