You're Invited: A Conversation on Creativity with Jessica Knoll on February 3rd
Hello, bookworms!
We launched this newsletter on January 1st, 2025, with a simple goal: to find more ways to connect our book-loving community. In between our intimate, six-person monthly West Village Book Club meetings, we loved the idea of popping into your inbox on the first of each month—to share what we read, what stayed with us, and what sparked conversation.
But if we’re being honest (and we always are!), bringing a growing, New York–based community together IRL hasn’t been without its logistical challenges. Beyond our wildly successful first community event last February, we spent much of the year thinking carefully about not just how we wanted to gather—and where it would feel most natural to do so.
Which is why today’s invitation feels especially meaningful to us.
One of our most beloved Village institutions, Murray’s Cheese, has generously partnered with us on a new series of intimate community events we’re calling “Conversations on Creativity.” The idea is simple: thoughtful conversation, impeccable food, and the kind of creative exchange that reminds you why you fell in love with books in the first place.
For our inaugural Conversation on Creativity, we’re thrilled to welcome Jessica Knoll as our first conversation partner. Award-winning, endlessly sharp, and deeply candid, Jessica will join us for an evening centered on books, creativity, and the stories we tell ourselves—on and off the page. Our founder, Kayla Douglas, will lead the conversation, and yes, Murray’s will be handling the food (a detail surely worth getting excited about).
As always, our Substack subscribers are the very first to hear! We’ll be sharing more on our social channels soon, but if you’re keen to join us, we’d recommend snagging your ticket now before they’re gone, as space is limited.
In keeping with our commitment to supporting the literary world we love, we’ve partnered with McNally Jackson to offer West Village Book Club attendees an exclusive opportunity to preorder a signed copy of Helpless, the highly anticipated upcoming novel from Jessica Knoll.
This signed preorder option is reserved solely for our WVBC community. Books will be preordered through McNally Jackson and signed by Jessica upon their July release—making this a truly special keepsake tied to a night of thoughtful conversation, creativity, and connection.
We hope to see you in person in just two weeks! Tell your friends to come along, too. We can’t wait to see you there! xxWVBC