Book Clubs
Jake’s Reads
First Thursday | 7:00 P.M.
Jake’s Eats: Upper Room
4680 Prospect St. | Mantua, OH 44255
Jake’s Reads (formerly Wine Bar Book Club) is a relaxed, all-genre book club for readers interested in discussing books from a variety of genres in a laid-back environment.
Please note: If you would like to order a book, click the link OR notify the shop at least 10 days before the first of the month.
2026 Schedule of Titles:
Thursday, March 5: Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
Thursday, April 2: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)by Rabih Alameddine
Thursday, May 7: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Thursday, June 4: The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
Thursday, July 2: Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Thursday, August 6: Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham
Thursday, September 3: The Bookbinder’s Secret by A.D. Bell
Thursday, October 1: The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Thursday, November 5: Dirt Songs by Kari Gunter-Seymour
Thursday, December 3: The Book of (More) Delights by Ross Gay
Books @ Bibury
Second Tuesday | 9:00 A.M.
Bibury & Books
4672 E. Prospect St. | Mantua, OH 44255
Bibury & Books is a quirky, cozy book club for mystery lovers. This book club reads modern and classic mysteries. Coffee provided by Mantua’s own Good Earth Roasters.
Please note: If you would like to order a book, click the link OR notify the shop at least 10 days before the first of the month.
2026 Schedule of Titles:
Wednesday, March 11: The Great Mistake by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Wednesday, April 8: Darkenbloom by Eva Menasse
Wednesday, May 13: The Librarians by Sherry Thomas
Rescheduled to Tuesday, May 26 at 9:00 A.M.
Tuesday, June 9: The Inheritanceby Trisha Sakhlecha
Tuesday, July 14: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
Tuesday, August 11: A Drop of Corruptionby Robert Jackson Bennett
Tuesday, September 8: Hard by a Great Forest by Leo Vardiashvili
Tuesday, October 13: The Murder of Mr. Ma by SJ Rozan and John Shen Yen Nee
Tuesday, November 10: My Murder by Katie Williams
Tuesday, December 8: Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb
Crestwood Community Center Book Club
Second Friday | 10:00 A.M.
Jake’s Eats: Upper Room
4680 Prospect St. | Mantua, OH 44255
The Crestwood Community Center Book Club is a collaboration with the CCC. This book club is perfect for community members looking for books that inspire and promote connection.
Please note: Books are provided via the Portage County District Library. If you would like to order a book, place a hold with your library card OR contact the shop.
2026 Schedule of Titles:
Friday, May 8: Eddie Winston is Looking for Loveby Marianne Cronin
Friday, June 11: NO BOOK CLUB
Friday, July 9: Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson
Friday, August 14: The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Friday, September 11: Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Mamie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age, Partied Her Way to Power by Jennifer Wright
Friday, October 9: The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
Friday, November 13: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Friday, December 11: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith