Name: Journaling Club: A Reflective Morning Inspired by The Book of Alchemy (1)
Start: 2026-09-20T10:00:00-07:00
Location: Book Society

Book Society

<h2>About the event</h2>
Join us for our monthly Journaling Club — a welcoming space to cultivate creativity, reflection, and connection through the practice of journaling. Each month we’ll gather for a guided 90-minute session designed to inspire your writing, nurture mindfulness, and build community among fellow journalers.

Tickets include:
<ul><li>A guided journaling session</li><li>Mimosas or NA bubbly</li><li>Light morning treats</li></ul>

Whether you’re a lifelong writer or simply looking for a creative outlet, our Journaling Club offers a moment to pause, connect, and explore your inner world — one page at a time.Get your ticket here! <a href="https://www.booksociety.social/event-details/journaling-club-a-reflective-morning-inspired-by-the-book-of-alchemy-1-7" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">booksociety.social/event-details/journaling-club-a-reflective-morning-inspired-by-the-book-of-alchemy-1-7</a>

Local Event: Journaling Club: A Reflective Morning Inspired by The Book of Alchemy (1)

Alameda County

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<h2>About the event</h2>
Join us for Crime &amp; Bubbles — an hour with the store to ourselves before Book Society opens for the day, with mimosas for sale and two authors who know their way around a twisty plot.

We're welcoming Andrea Bartz, New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of The Last Ferry Out&nbsp;and We Were Never Here, and N. Jooyoun Kim, author of What We Kept to Ourselves&nbsp;and The Last Story of Mina Lee, for a casual morning chat about crime fiction, the publishing world, and everything in between. Both have had novels selected as Reese's Book Club picks.

The schedule
<ul><li>11:00am&nbsp;— Doors open, mimosas pour</li><li>11:30am&nbsp;— A short, informal chat with both authors</li><li>12:00pm&nbsp;— Chat wraps, store officially opens; stay and hang out as we get the day started</li></ul>

More details
<ul><li>Mimosas&nbsp;— $12 a glass</li><li>RSVP&nbsp;— Not required, but it helps us plan</li><li>Books&nbsp;— Copies of both authors' books available for purchase and signing</li></ul>

Come ready for a casual morning — Book Society style.
Get your ticket here! <a href="https://www.booksociety.social/event-details/crime-bubbles" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">booksociety.social/event-details/crime-bubbles</a>
About the Authors

Andrea Bartz&nbsp;is a journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese’s Book Club pick We Were Never Here, The Spare Room, The Lost Night, The Herd, and The Last Ferry Out, which came out in May 2025. Her thrillers have been optioned by Netflix, Hulu, and other production companies, and more than half a million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Vogue, and many other outlets, and she’s held editorial positions at Glamour, Psychology Today, and Self, among other publications. She was also a lead plaintiff in the landmark class-action lawsuit Bartz v. Anthropic, which was the first major win for creatives against an AI company as well as the largest copyright recovery in history. She lives with her girlfriend and pets in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley.&nbsp;

N. Jooyoun Kim&nbsp;is the New York Times bestselling author of critically acclaimed novels The Last Story of Mina Lee (a Reese’s Book Club pick) and&nbsp; What We Kept to Ourselves. Her writing explores family, memory, and the secrets we carry across generations. Born in Los Angeles, she is a graduate of UCLA and The University of Washington, Seattle and now lives in the Bay Area.

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Prompt reservations are highly recommended, as space is limited. If no reservations are available, please email Lynmar Estate at <a href="mailto:reserve@lynmarestate.com">reserve@lynmarestate.com</a> to join the waitlist.
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<h5>Nervous System Reset with Amber Abbott, CHt</h5>
<h5>Sunday, September 13</h5>
<h5>4-5:30&nbsp; PM</h5>
<h5>$35 and up</h5>
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Nervous System Reset Experience
Release stress. Regulate your nervous system. Return to yourself.
This 90-minute immersive experience combines guided hypnosis, breath awareness, somatic techniques, nervous system regulation practices, and deep relaxation to help participants shift out of survival mode and reconnect with a calmer, more balanced state.
Many people spend years trying to think their way through stress, anxiety, overwhelm, emotional reactivity, burnout, and recurring life patterns. Yet lasting change often requires more than insight alone.
The nervous system plays a powerful role in how we experience our thoughts, emotions, relationships, habits, and daily life. When the body remains in a chronic state of activation, even simple challenges can feel overwhelming. When the nervous system learns to settle, we gain access to greater clarity, resilience, presence, and choice.
During this experience you will:
• Release accumulated stress and tension held in the body • Quiet mental chatter and overthinking • Learn simple tools to regulate your nervous system in daily life • Experience a deeply restorative guided hypnosis journey • Strengthen your connection to safety, calm, and inner stability • Leave feeling more grounded, present, and refreshed
No prior experience with hypnosis or meditation is necessary.
Please bring anything that will help you feel comfortable during the guided portion of the experience, such as a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, eye covering, or water bottle.
This experience is appropriate for anyone seeking greater calm, emotional balance, nervous system regulation, and a deeper connection with themselves.
About Amber, your guide for this event:
Amber Abbott, CHt, is a certified clinical hypnotherapist offering trauma-informed, spiritually grounded support for healing and restoration.

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<h2>About the event</h2>
Read to Lead Workshops are evenings built around a practice, not a book report. Each session takes a single theme, anchors it to a great book, and gives you the space, ideas, and guidance to actually put it into practice.

Our first session is about creativity — and the surprising case that making things is truly medicine.

We spend so much of life being productive that we forget the things that actually restore us — an afternoon in a gallery, a song that stops us mid-step, an hour lost in making something. What if tending to your creativity wasn't an indulgence, but a practice worth protecting?

We'll draw on Art Cure&nbsp;by Daisy Fancourt, the Sunday Times bestseller (and 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist) making the scientific case that the arts are a fifth pillar of health, right alongside sleep, food, exercise, and nature. Fancourt's decade of research shows how creativity lowers stress, lifts mood, eases pain — and even helps us live longer. That's our spark for this powerful evening built for you.

Laura Guzman, a seasoned executive, founder of Book Society, and certified holistic yoga instructor, will be your guide. Together we'll dig deep and find out where creativity has quietly slipped out of your busy life, why it matters for how you lead and live, and how to build a creative practice you'll actually keep. This will be hands-on. We'll test several small practices right there in the room, so you leave knowing what genuinely works for you — not just what sounds good on paper.And if you're thinking I'm not creative&nbsp;— you're exactly who this evening is for. No experience, no talent, no artistic streak required. Creativity here simply means making something, in whatever form fits your life.

You'll leave with a renewed case for creativity as essential rather than optional — and a toolkit to keep it going: your own "Creative Prescription"&nbsp;(a small, doable practice designed for your real life), plus guided handouts, a 30-day creativity prompt menu, and a curated reading list to go deeper.

Your ticket includes:
<ul><li>A hands-on, facilitated workshop with Laura Guzman</li><li>All the creative materials and supplies you'll need for the evening</li><li>A take-home toolkit — your Creative Prescription, guided handouts, and a 30-day prompt menu</li><li>A glass of wine (or NA beverage) and snacks</li><li>Exclusive access to the shop during after-hours</li></ul>
Get your ticket here!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.booksociety.social/event-details/read-to-lead-workshop-creative-medicine" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">booksociety.social/event-details/read-to-lead-workshop-creative-medicine</a>
Reading Art Cure&nbsp;beforehand will deepen the evening — but it's not required. Come as you are.&nbsp;

Want a copy? Add one to your ticket at checkout, or pick one up in the shop beforehand (email us at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:hello@booksociety.social">hello@booksociety.social</a> to confirm availability).&nbsp; Prefer another format? Find the ebook at <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/" rel="nofollow noopener">Bookshop.org</a>&nbsp;or the audiobook at <a target="_blank" href="https://libro.fm/" rel="nofollow noopener">Libro.fm</a>.

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This class is hands-on learning, making and baking fun!
<ul><li>Learn rolling and shaping pretzels</li><li>Make your own creations - traditional or make fun shapes!</li><li>Participate in our pretzel shape-to-bake steps and method</li><li>How to make hot cheddar cheese pub dip for your pretzels</li><li>Eat some pretzels, mustard and hot beer cheese right in class! </li></ul>

Each ticket holder will leave class with:
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