Book Tasting
November 18 at 3:30 pm
Upper School Media Center, NSU University School
Come to our first-ever book tasting to sample good books and delicious food. Participants sign up to create a display featuring food or drink that pairs with their book.
Sign up by Friday, November 15 if you'd like to create a display. For those who just want to attend, no RSVP is required.
How It Works
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to participate in Mako to come to the book tasting?
Nope! Come enjoy some tasty treats and maybe find a book you'd like to read.
Why are you doing this?
To celebrate great literature! We want the opportunity to talk about the books we've loved—and an excuse to have some delicious food.
How do I sign up to create a display?
Click here.
What book can I choose for my food or drink tie-in?
Choose from the books in the round of eight:
Sign up by Friday, November 15 if you'd like to create a display. For those who just want to attend, no RSVP is required.
How It Works
- Choose one of the eight remaining books in the bracket.
- Design a display for the book with a food or drink tie-in. The tie-in can be literal or figurative. (Creativity is always welcome!)
- Create an entrée title and an entrée description, explaining how your food/drink and display relate to your book.
- In addition to the food or drink, displays can also include table décor, posters or other visual materials, dioramas, etc. Displays must fit in a 30"x30" area.
- Provide a list of ingredients in the food you made or bought.
- Choose a short passage from the book to share with the group so they can sample that, too.
- Sign up by November 15 to provide a display so we can have a space ready for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to participate in Mako to come to the book tasting?
Nope! Come enjoy some tasty treats and maybe find a book you'd like to read.
Why are you doing this?
To celebrate great literature! We want the opportunity to talk about the books we've loved—and an excuse to have some delicious food.
How do I sign up to create a display?
Click here.
What book can I choose for my food or drink tie-in?
Choose from the books in the round of eight:
- The Nickel Boys
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- A Ladder to the Sky
- Normal People
- Daisy Jones and the Six
- Once Upon a River
- The Far Field
- Boy Swallows Universe
