Alexandria, VA – The Zebra Book Club piled into a quiet corner of Cheesetique, 2411 Mount Vernon Avenue, for dinner and a discussion of Charmaine Wilkerson’s Black Cake, the group’s last selection of 2024. Anne Marie Evans, a member since the club started in 2020, brought a black cake for the group to enjoy.
After members weighed in with suggestions and votes, the 2025 book schedule has been set as follows:
James by Percival Everett
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 24 at Aldo’s Italian Kitchen, 250 Eisenhower Avenue.
Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, March 31 Location TBD.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, April 28 Location TBD.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, May 27 Location TBD.
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, June 30 Location TBD.
Be Ready When Lunch Happens by Ina Garten
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, July 28 Location TBD.
Small Things Like These by Clair Keegan
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, August 25 Location TBD.
Desi Arnaz by Todd S Purdum
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, September 29 Location TBD.
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barne
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, October 27 Location TBD.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakam
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, November 24 Location TBD.
NO BOOK MEETING IN DECEMBER
The Love Songs Of W.E. B. Du Bois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers
Dinner and Discussion, 7 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2026 Location TBD.
If you would like to join the ZBC, you can easily find it on Facebook by searching Zebra Book Club, or send an email to [email protected]
