Tampa Bay Arts Passport Book Club, in partnership with Tombolo Books.

When most people think of a book club, they picture polite nodding, mild-mannered gossip, and a collective agreement to pretend everyone read past chapter two. We do not do that here. We trade the conference room for the theater to dissect high-stakes drama, literary satire, and the brilliant minds who write them.

This month: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, paired with The Wash at The Studio.

$40 covers your copy of the book — picked up at Tombolo Books — plus your ticket to the paired show. Members cover the whole thing with 3 Passport credits.