Established in 2020, To the Lighthouse offers book group facilitation, conversations with authors, and retreats for writers and readers.
Check out our coverage in the Monterey Herald.
We’re building a community of literature lovers. Join us!
BOOK CLUBS
Jennifer leads book groups in stimulating, engaged, and elevated discussions of current literary fiction and select nonfiction. Click below to read more about professional facilitation.
The Pacific Grove Book Club starts in September 2023 and runs for ten months. The New Climate Stories book club starts in April 2024. The next round of the Writers book club starts in the fall of 2024.
AUTHOR EVENTS
Join us for conversations with prominent authors.
Our next event is:
Talking About the Hard Stuff: Why we need authentic perspectives on mental health in fiction
A conversation with Anastasia Zadeik, award-winning author of The Other Side of Nothing, and JJ Elliott, bestselling and award-winning author of There Are No Rules for This
Sunday, June 30, 2024
at The BookWorks bookstore in PG and on Zoom
LITERARY RETREATS
Nourish your literary soul on the beautiful Monterey Bay in California. Next up:
2024 Spring Fiction Writing Retreat with Mark Sarvas
March 28 - 31, 2024
“Jennifer has been a great book club moderator for us, beloved by all members. She is always able to discuss plot, structure, writing style, author, and the feelings raised by what we read. She has a wide literary knowledge and is flexible with the book choices we’ve made. There is a very positive intellectual energy about her. She is respectful of the wishes of our group and yet she almost feels like one of us. We have so enjoyed her!”
C.P.
ABOUT JENNIFER
Literary critic, author, book club facilitator, physicist, professor, and activist.
WHAT I’M READING
Take a peek at the books I’ve read in recent years and those currently on my nightstand. I hope my selections will inspire your own reading!
