BOOK CLUBS
If her schedule allows, Sue is happy to personally attend book clubs local to the Toronto area, and join others virtually. Just drop her a line, and see if it can work out!
Also, follow her on instagam @hincenbergs to see where she’ll be, and maybe her travel plans might align with something you have planned.
VERY BAD NEIGHBORS
A New Novel by Sue Hincenbergs
1. Which character did you relate to the most and why? Who was your favorite?
2. Should Soph have tried to save Lauren, or should she have just let what happens happen?
3. What was your favorite reveal in the novel? Did any genuinely surprise you?
4. How does the book comment on topics like parenting and being a good neighbor? Stepping into the minds of these characters, did you see any of these topics in a new light?
5. What do you think life in the neighborhood was like after these events? Were you satisfied with the story’s resolution?
6. Did the story move too fast, too slow, or just right?
7. What did you feel was the most pivotal moment in the story?
8. What do you think was the core message of the story?
Discussion Questions for Book Clubs
Travis’s Cornbread
Courtesy of recipetineats; Andy started making, and we love it
Ingredients
¾ cup medium grind yellow cornmeal
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 T baking powder
½ c white sugar
14 t salt
1 cup canned cream corn
2 eggs
¾ cups milk
1-2 T butter
Directions
Preheat a 10” cast iron skillet at 220C/425F
Mix dry ingredients in one bowl
Mix wet ingredients in another
Mix them together
Add 1 T of butter to the hot skillet and swirl it around to coat the bottom and up the side
Add batter
Turn oven down to 190C / 375 F
Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until top is golden brown
Cool at least 15 minutes before turning out
Soph’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
Courtesy of me! making since 1973
Ingredients
2 c softened butter
2 c brown sugar
1 c granulated sugar
4 t vanilla
4 eggs
Beat together then add
2 t baking soda
1 t salt
4 c flour
2 c chocolate chips
Directions
Bake 10 - 12 minutes at 375
THE RETIREMENT PLAN
A Novel by Sue Hincenbergs
1. Which character did you relate to the most and why? Who was your favorite?
2. Should Soph have tried to save Lauren, or should she have just let what happens happen?
3. What was your favorite reveal in the novel? Did any genuinely surprise you?
4. How does the book comment on topics like parenting and being a good neighbor? Stepping into the minds of these characters, did you see any of these topics in a new light?
5. What do you think life in the neighborhood was like after these events? Were you satisfied with the story’s resolution?
6. Did the story move too fast, too slow, or just right?
7. What did you feel was the most pivotal moment in the story?
8. What do you think was the core message of the story?
Discussion Questions for Book Clubs
Hank's Margaritas
Courtesy of Penny O’Neill
Ingredients
18 ounces Tequila (I used Sauza Hacienda Tequila Silver)
18 ounce fresh squeezed line juice
9 ounce Grand Marnier
8 ounce simple syrup (+extra to rim glasses)
3 ounce orange juice
3 ounce Triple Sec
Glass rimmer (I used Gourmet Village Citrus Sea Salt - you can also use coarse seas salt)
Sliced lime/orange for garnish
Directions
Make simple syrup by mixing 7 ounces sugar with 7 ounces water. Heat slowing while stirring until sugar dissolves. Let mixture cool.
Combine all the margarita ingredients in a large pitcher, stir well and chill.
Pour extra simple syrup into a shallow dish and your glass rimmer of choice into a second dish. Dip glass rims in syrup followed by the rimmer.
Add ice to a glass and pour stirred of shaken margarita mixture into the glass and garnish with limes or oranges. Make 10 drinks. Enjoy!
