

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Club² - "Playground" by Richard Powers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Book Club Bar's in-person public book club! We're reading  "Playground" by Richard Powers .About this EventFour lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane’s work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough.They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity’s next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island’s residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.Set in the world’s largest ocean, this awe-filled book explores that last wild place we have yet to colonize in a still-unfolding oceanic game, and interweaves beautiful writing, rich characterization, profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity in a way only Richard Powers can.PURCHASE THE BOOK FROM US HERE.PURCHASE THE AUDIOBOOK FROM LIBRO.FM.What your ticket includes:$8 off any drink at the barGrab a cocktail at the bar and tell us what you thought of the book!Our informal discussion will be led by Liv Stratman, author of . Registration is capped, so please register early if you are planning on attending. Please note: gratuity for the bartenders is not included. Please use your tickets at the beginning of the event.[ABOUT THIS EVENT: The rear half of the store will be used exclusively for this event. The front bar will be open to the public for drinking &amp; chatting. Book browsing will be limited to a few display tables and shelves closest to the front of the store.]
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/book-club²-playground-by-richard-powers/100001969891802409
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 16.74, max: 16.74, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: New York
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Book Club Bar
- **lat**: 40.723004
- **long**: -73.983206
- **full address**: Book Club Bar, 197 East 3rd Street, New York, United States

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- **organizer**: Book Club Bar (https://allevents.in/org/book-club-bar/19082431)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 06 Jan, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Book Club Bar, 197 East 3rd Street, New York, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 16.74 up to 16.74 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Book Club Bar
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, sports, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Book Club² - "Playground" by Richard Powers ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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