Wonderland Book Club - November
Thu, Nov 13
|Wonderland Bookshop
Join our book club for adults! Each month, one of our team members will choose a book for the club to read and discuss. We will meet once a month for book chats, light snacks, and exclusive after-hours shopping! Book club participants also get 20% off the monthly book club pick.
Time & Location
Nov 13, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Wonderland Bookshop, 4001 N Downer Ave, Shorewood, WI 53211, USA
About the event
Join our book club for adults! On the second Thursday of each month, we will meet to discuss that month’s book pick! Each book will be chosen by the hosting Wonderland team member.
For our November 13th Book Club meeting, we will be reading Courtney's pick Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.
About the Book:
In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett’s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.
Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together…