
January Book Club: Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
In-depth discussion of Francis Spufford's Cahokia Jazz, a longer-than-usual historical novel, with a month-plus reading window and evening meetup in Zillicoah Beer Co.'s brewery taproom; modest Meetup contributions welcomed.
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