Our nonfiction book group is open to all adults. Settle in with a good beer & prepare for some knowledge.  

Join us this week for a discussion of The Last Resort by Sarah Stodola.

The Last Resort explores the allure of the beach as a symbol of escape and paradise, while uncovering the complex realities behind resort culture—from environmental degradation and overdevelopment to the economic and social impacts on local communities. Blending vivid travel narratives with sharp investigative journalism, the book takes readers from Monte Carlo’s pleasure-seeking origins to a Fijian village transformed by tourism, and from Acapulco’s lost exclusivity to Miami Beach’s desperate fight against rising seas. It’s a compelling examination of coastal travel’s past, present, and uncertain future, revealing what our obsession with the shoreline says about us—and what it costs.

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