Leaves & Literacy Book Club (September 2026)

Leaf & Petal has our very own book club! Headed up by Maeve and Georgia (usually), Leaves & Literacy is a chance to discover and discuss new books, drink delicious tea, and get an exclusive handmade item! In person spots for this book club are currently limited to a small amount, due to space, but we do hope to expand in the future!

How it works: 

1. Purchase your book club box at the beginning of the month to pick up in store or have shipped to you. (Available for order/pickup/shipping, September 17th)
2. Receive your book club box. Drink your tea and read your book. 
3. Come to the book club meeting at Leaf & Petal the first or second Tuesday of each month (this meeting will be October 13th) where you will discuss the book, enjoy tea and refreshments (provided free of charge), get a 20% discount to shop, and get FIRST chance at signing up for the next month's book club. 

What your package includes:

• The book of the month: Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik
• Two small bags of loose leaf tea: Hearthstone Chai and Lavender Lace 
• A handcrafted crocheted mug rug by Maeve Randall
• Disposable tea bags and two surprise themed stickers!

About Buried Deep and Other Stories: 

From the dragon-filled Temeraire series and the gothic magical halls of the Scholomance trilogy, through the realms next door to Spinning Silver and Uprooted, this stunning collection takes us from fairy tale to fantasy, myth to history, and mystery to science fiction as we travel through Naomi Novik’s most beloved stories. Here, among many others, we encounter:

• A mushroom witch who learns that sometimes the worst thing in the Scholomance can be your roommate.

• The start of the Dragon Corps in ancient Rome, after Mark Antony hatches a dragon’s egg and bonds with the hatchling.

• A young bride in the Middle Ages who finds herself gambling with Death for the highest of stakes.

• A delightful reimagining of Pride & Prejudice, in which Elizabeth Bennet captains a Longwing dragon.

• The first glimpse of the world of Abandon, the setting of Novik’s upcoming epic fantasy series—a deserted continent populated only by silent and enigmatic architectural mysteries.

Though the stories are vastly different, there is a unifying theme: wrestling with destiny, and the lengths some will go to find their own and fulfill its promise.