Date and Time
- Monday, Sep 28, 2026 6:30pm - 8pm
Location
Wine Down SF
685 Folsom St
Details
Everyone knows wine makes a good book club better! Join us for recent popular books by women authors—fiction and nonfiction, alternating monthly—over glasses of wine paired specifically with each selection. Come once, or come every month; no commitment required.
We’ll share upcoming books below so you can order them from the library or your favorite local bookstore ahead of time. We also have glasses & bottles of our monthly wine selection on sale so can enjoy a wine that's been intentionally paired with your book.
black friend: essays, by Ziwe Fumudoh
Monday, September 28, 6:30 PM
Ziwe made her name staring down interview guests and asking the question everyone else was too polite to ask. In her debut essay collection, she turns that same fearless energy inward, unpacking the awkward, cringe-inducing, all-too-real moments that shape how race gets navigated in everyday life: friendships, parties, break rooms, jumbotrons. Sharp, funny, and disarmingly honest.
Why we chose it: This one was nominated and voted on by our book club members! We love the idea of woman who makes people squirm for a living and then writes a whole book about it. Ziwe doesn't do easy answers; she does uncomfortable truths, delivered with enough wit that you're laughing before you realize you're also thinking.
