The fourth Wednesday of August 2022 marked a very special occasion – the inaugural meeting of the Ponce Page Turners, a book club specific to the 250 E Ponce community that’s designed to invite people of all backgrounds and interests to come together and catch up over complimentary beverages, and of course, and books.
The first book to be digested and discussed by our members was the innovative and inspiring novel, The Rebel Nurse Handbook. Upon distributing the book to all attendees, we asked participants about their goals and reasons for wanting to join our book club.
All of the members mentioned they wanted to feel a deeper connection with their community and to meet people in other industries. Others shared they signed up in order to strengthen or rekindle their love of reading. A select few even divulged that this was their first time joining a book club or even reading recreationally at all!
Interestingly enough, a handful of attendees had no affiliation with nursing, despite that being the nature of the first book. Nonetheless, they were still excited to learn more about the topic and were also looking forward to future picks.
As the conversation and cocktails flowed, we also asked attendees about how any books they’ve read so far this year:
The evening concluded with participants being assigned chapters one through seven before reconvening on Wednesday, September 28.