February 2026 Newsletter

“Fiction is art and art is the triumph over chaos… to celebrate a world that lies spread out around us like a bewildering and stupendous dream.”

― John Cheever

Happy Valentine's Day Book Lovers!

Oh boy, Punxsutawney Phil and our own General Beauregard Lee saw their shadows this morning...six more weeks of winter. We have a couple of ideas to get through the winter blues: Take some great photos of your dog or horse and enter them into our annual Dog and Pony Show--deadline is February 19th! Click here to enter your work! And, make plans to join us at our 18th annual Dog and Pony Show Reception on Saturday, March 21st! And when the temps drop as they do without warning in February, try reading a completely different book from your regular choices to make the time fly by--we can make some great suggestions!

Join one of our book groups--nothing like a deadline and the prospect of great conversation to get reading! And, don't forget Valentine's Day--come on by and pick out a book for your favorite homo sapien. We've wrapped up some "mystery" titles that will be sure to please. Or, consider poetry--there's something totally romantic about reading poetry aloud to each other...

Our 2026 book groups are thriving with titles that are sure to prompt great discussions and laughter. And, our monthly discussion group on current topics promises some robust conversation!

Happy Valentine's Day, enjoy the season, stay warm, and don't forget to let us know what you're reading!

The Novel Experience Team

Enjoy the 2026 Dog and Pony Show!

It's our annual photo show celebrating dogs and horses--two of the best "huggables" in the world! We partner with CoCo's Cupboard (our local dog rescue group) to bring the annual celebration to dog and horse lovers. The show opens on March 21st with our Reception from 6-8. Enjoy our scrumptious hot dog feast , meet many of the photographers, and hold on to your hearts as Coco's parades the sweetist pooches you've ever seen (they're looking for forever homes....).

February Schedule:

TUESDAY, February 3rd: THE SPIRITUALITY GROUP meets at 1:00 pm. to discuss their latest book.

THURSDAY, February 5th: THE DROP-IN GUILT-FREE BOOK GROUP meets at the store at 7:00 p.m.! We're discussing "The Briar Club" by Kate Quinn--Join us!

FRIDAY, February 6th: THE WRITERS GROUP meets from 6-8:00. Share your writing and get inspired!

THURSDAY, February 19th at 7 pm: THE ROMANTASY CLUB reads "Deep End" by Ali Hazelhurst and "A Fragile Enchantment" by Allison Saft. Join us at 7 for a great discussion!

WEDNESDAY, February 18th at High Noon: The BROWN BAG BOOK GROUP reads Starling House by Alix E. Harrow.

LIVING ROOM CONVERSATIONS will return next month for a robust discussion of a current topic--TBD! We welcome anyone who is interested in civil discussion and learning about our diverse community.

THE CLASSICS GROUP meets twice this month! On Sunday, FEBRUARY 8th We're reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain from 3-5 pm. And we'll gather at 1 pm on FEBRUARY 22nd to read Joseph Conrad 's The Secret Agent.

Sincerely,

All of us at A Novel Experience

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