Book Club Night Kit
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin
Cozy night
A tender, sweeping story of two friends who build video games and a complicated bond across decades, perfect for a cozy night of heartfelt conversation.
Pajamas, Cocoa, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Come over for grilled cheese, warm cookies, and a slow, soft evening talking about Sam, Sadie, and the friendships that shape us. Bring slippers.
Reading level: Moderate
Pages: 416
Best for: Clubs who love character-driven stories and lingering over feelings with a second cup of tea
Discussion
Warm-up
- 1.What game, book, or show from your childhood still feels like home when you revisit it? Did anything in these pages bring that feeling back?
- 2.Where did you do most of your reading, and was there a snack, blanket, or playlist that became part of your time with this book?
Digging in
- 1.Sam and Sadie find each other through play. Who was the friend you built imaginary worlds with, and what did that closeness feel like?
- 2.The book lingers on small comforts: a borrowed sweater, a shared meal, a familiar room. Which little moment in the story felt the most tender to you?
- 3.Creative collaboration can feel like love. Have you ever made something with someone where the making mattered as much as the result?
- 4.The title hints at second chances and do-overs. Is there a season of your own life you'd like to replay, not to fix, just to feel again?
Going deep
- 1.This book sits with grief in a quiet, generous way. Was there a passage that comforted you, or one you had to set down for a minute before continuing?
- 2.Sam and Sadie's friendship stretches, frays, and reshapes itself over many years. What did the book leave you feeling about the long, imperfect love of old friends?
On the table & to sip
To eat
Build-your-own grilled cheese bar with tomato soup shooters
Childhood comfort food that mirrors the book's tender nostalgia for simpler days
Homemade pizza bagels and dorm-snack platter (Goldfish, fruit, chocolate)
A nod to the late-night Cambridge college years when Sam and Sadie's worlds collide
Warm chocolate chip cookies straight from the oven
Soft, sweet, and forgiving, like the best friendships in the story
To sip
Hot cocoa with marshmallows and a peppermint stick (no alcohol)
Cozy mug-in-hands warmth for a story that spans winters and quiet rooms
Genmaicha or hojicha tea service (no alcohol)
A gentle nod to Sam's family and the comforts of home in Echo Park
Spiked apple cider with cinnamon
An indulgent grown-up sipper for the long talks that go past midnight
Run of show
7:00
Soft landing
Greet guests with cocoa or cider, dim lamps, light a candle, let the playlist do the welcoming
7:15
Grilled cheese and warm-ups
Plate up comfort food while everyone shares their childhood game or favorite reading nook
7:40
Theme talk
Move to the cozy seating and work through the theme questions, no rush, let stories wander
8:15
Cookie break
Pull cookies from the oven, refill mugs, play a quick round of trivia for fun
8:30
Deeper waters
Settle back in for the two deep questions, keep tissues nearby just in case
9:00
Scorecards and send-off
Fill out scorecards together, hand out bookmarks, linger as long as folks want to stay
Host tips
- Keep the lighting low and layered (lamps, candles, fairy lights), overhead lights break the cozy spell
- Have extra blankets within arm's reach and let people curl up on the floor if they want
- If the conversation gets emotional, pause for tea instead of pushing to the next question
Playlist
Soft, nostalgic, lightly synth-tinged, the sound of memory and warm rooms
- 01 Bloom - The Paper Kites
- 02 Re: Stacks - Bon Iver
- 03 Saturn - Sleeping at Last
- 04 Holocene - Bon Iver
- 05 Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
- 06 Vienna - Billy Joel
- 07 First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes
- 08 Aerodynamic (Acoustic) - Daft Punk / Anamanaguchi covers
Trivia
- 1.Who wrote Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow? (Gabrielle Zevin)
- 2.In what year was the novel first published? (2022)
- 3.The title is borrowed from a famous soliloquy in which Shakespeare play? (Macbeth)
- 4.Two universities in the Boston/Cambridge area feature prominently as the main characters' schools. Name either one. (Harvard or MIT)
- 5.The novel centers on characters who design and build what kind of creative work together? (Video games)
- 6.Gabrielle Zevin is also known for an earlier bestseller about a bookstore owner on a small island. What is its title? (The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry)
- 7.Much of Sam's childhood in the novel takes place in which Los Angeles neighborhood, known for its Korean American community? (Koreatown (with time in Echo Park))
- 8.The book became a major bestseller on which long-running American newspaper's fiction list in 2022? (The New York Times)
Bookmarks
Print, cut, and tuck one at every seat, a small keepsake from the night.
“Save your game. Pour the cocoa. Stay a while.”
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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“Every friendship is a world we built together.”
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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“Tomorrow can wait. Tonight, we read.”
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Rate the book
Coziness Factor☆☆☆☆☆
Made Me Feel Things☆☆☆☆☆
Characters I'd Hug☆☆☆☆☆
Made Me Call an Old Friend☆☆☆☆☆
Overall Comfort Read☆☆☆☆☆
One word for how this book left me: ______________________
A memory it brought back: ______________________
Who I want to share it with next: ______________________
That's a wrap
Thank you for coming
We hope the company was good and the conversation even better. Until the next chapter.