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Welcome to RED: Where Books, Delicious Bites, and Cocktails Come Together!
RED is a blog for book lovers who enjoy immersive reads, enticing cocktails, and mouthwatering snacks. Join our unique book club experience! Whether your book club consists of you and all your friends, relatives and neighbors, or if it's just you snuggled up with a good book, RED can help make the experience even more memorable by suggesting themes with a book to R ead, a mouthwatering party appetizer to E at, and a delicious cocktail to D rink. I created RED because I wanted
Melani Redmiles-Quinley
Nov 9, 20232 min read


April at RED: The Calm Before the Storm
April is a strange month. The air is thick with everything that’s about to happen — storms brewing, flowers plotting their grand entrance, and the sense that something big sits just out of sight. At RED, we love a good moment of suspense. This month, we’re leaning into that restless hush before things explode.
Melani Redmiles-Quinley
Apr 32 min read


March at RED: Secrets, Danger, and Betrayal with Tender is the Flesh
February at RED isn’t for the squeamish. This week, our book club’s heart beats faster as we plunge into the shadows where secrets fester, danger lurks, and betrayal runs deep enough to draw blood. In other words: the perfect backdrop for Agustina Bazterrica’s Tender is the Flesh, a novella that grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go.
Melani Redmiles-Quinley
Mar 202 min read


RED: March’s Recipe for Intrigue — Secrets, Danger, and Betrayal
You know you’re at the right bookclub when the conversation is just as delicious as the snacks. At RED (Read, Eat, Drink), March isn’t just about flipping pages — it’s about diving into a night of sly glances, whispered confessions, and appetizers that look like they came straight from a chef’s Instagram.
This month, we’re leaning into the thrill of secrets, danger, and betrayal. Here’s how to turn your next gathering into an experience worthy of the best plot twist.
Melani Redmiles-Quinley
Mar 62 min read
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