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Our Off-Beat Fiction Book Club is a monthly event at Fable Cafe for anyone who wants to discuss quirky novels with new friends. Make sure you register your ticket here!

October's Off-Beat Fiction Book Club Pick: Private Rites by Julia Armfield

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world.

It’s been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and arcane rituals and religions are creeping back into practice. Sisters Isla, Irene, and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their father dies. An architect as cruel as he was revered, his death offers an opportunity for the sisters to come together in a new way. In the grand glass house they grew up in, their father’s most famous creation, the sisters sort through the secrets and memories he left behind, until their fragile bond is shattered by a revelation in his will.

More estranged than ever, the sisters’ lives spin out of control: Irene’s relationship is straining at the seams; Isla’s ex-wife keeps calling; and cynical Agnes is falling in love for the first time. But something even more sinister might be unfolding, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always seemed unusually interested in the sisters’ lives. Soon, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperiled world.

This book is available at Fable. From October 1-7th, a limited amount of books have been set aside for our book club registrants. Simply purchase your ticket, pop into the store and show your confirmation to a member of the team. Please note we only have a limited amount available - so first come, first serve!

About the Venue: Fable
​​Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, delicious meals, speciality coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and inclusive community gatherings.

Our Creativity Book Club is a monthly event at Fable Cafe for anyone who wants to discuss all things creative + artsy with our community. Make sure you register your ticket here!

October's Creativity Book Club Pick: Creative Quest by Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Join us for a stimulating conversation with your lovely book club host, Rafa, and others interested in creativity and art. Come for dinner and natural wine, stay for the conversation and new friendships.

More info about this month's book:
A unique new guide to creativity from Questlove—inspirations, stories, and lessons on how to live your best creative life

Questlove—musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around cultural omnivore—shares his wisdom on the topics of inspiration and originality in a one-of-a-kind guide to living your best creative life.

In Creative Quest, Questlove synthesizes all the creative philosophies, lessons, and stories he’s heard from the many creators and collaborators in his life, and reflects on his own experience, to advise readers and fans on how to consider creativity and where to find it. He addresses many topics—what it means to be creative, how to find a mentor and serve as an apprentice, the wisdom of maintaining a creative network, coping with critics and the foibles of success, and the specific pitfalls of contemporary culture—all in the service of guiding admirers who have followed his career and newcomers not yet acquainted with his story.

Whether discussing his own life or channeling the lessons he’s learned from forefathers such as George Clinton, collaborators like D’Angelo, or like-minded artists including Ava DuVernay, David Byrne, Björk, and others, Questlove speaks with the candor and enthusiasm that fans have come to expect. Creative Quest is many things—above all, a wise and wide-ranging conversation around the eternal mystery of creativity.

This book is available at Fable. From October 1-7th, a limited amount of books have been set aside for our book club registrants. Simply purchase your ticket, pop into the store and show your confirmation to a member of the team. Please note we only have a limited amount available - so first come, first serve!

About the Venue: Fable
​​Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, delicious meals, speciality coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and inclusive community gatherings.

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Please make sure you register for this event to secure your place!

The premise is simple, really. You're a writer of some sort. Maybe you're working on an article, a book, a journal entry, or a love letter to your childhood crush -- we're not fussy about what it is you do. We just know that sometimes as a writer, you get cooped up behind your laptop alone for too long and could use a bit of community to make more progress.

So, come write with us.
​​Bring whatever you need (computer, pen, etc) and we'll take a quiet hour to simply write together. At the end, if you'd like to share a bit of what you worked on, we'll have some time to do that, too, but no pressure.
​​This is an easy way to meet others who share the same hobby or profession, make some new friends, and possibly grab a glass of natural wine or some dinner while you're at (yeah, we do that, too!).

​If you wish, please do join us a little earlier from 6-7pm for some pre-event mingling. A chance to grab a bite to eat, drink, and meet like-minded people.

​​See you there!

About the Venue: Fable Bookshop Cafe
​​Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, delicious meals, speciality coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and inclusive community gatherings.