{"product_id":"07-20-2025-bee-club-author-talk-with-mea-mcneil","title":"07\/20\/2025 - Bee Club: Author Talk with Mea McNeil","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us at Black Cat Fables for an enlightening afternoon with Mea McNeil, author of \u003cem\u003eBee Club,\u003c\/em\u003e general fiction novel based on Mea's extensive work and research as a beekeeper!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSunday, July 20, from 11:00am - 12:00pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere: \u003c\/strong\u003eBlack Cat Fables (415 S. Myrtle Avenue, Suite B, Monrovia, CA 91016)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Author Mea McNeil: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eM.E.A. McNeil (called Mea) is a journalist, MFA and Master Beekeeper living in a strawbale house on a small Northern California organic farm. She is of Finnish extraction, as is a character in the book, and one of her books of Finnish mythology was awarded the Aesop Accolade. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHer over 100 long-form non-fiction articles delving into the bee world over two decades have provided a depth of education that frames her current novel, Bee Club.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eBee Club: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eBee Club, a novel by M.E.A. McNeil, tells the story of a disparate group attracted to the importance and intrigue of a bunch of insects. They find themselves bound together like kin to these undomesticated creatures – from the curious hobbyists to the entomologists delving into the mysteries of Apis down to the veins in their wings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none white-space-prewrap\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome keep bees to eke out a livelihood, like an elderly Finnish woman; some to heal, like the vet from a VA beekeeping program to treat PTSD; some for the spirit, like the woman who extols the beneficial vibrations of a buzzing colony; some for adventure and a few bucks, like the trio of friends that cram into a vintage Airstream to count frames of migratory bees for almond pollination. And then there is the bee-phobic teenager, with nowhere else to go. Here is an engrossing, witty and accurately-detailed story, as much about bees as their hovering people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRSVP ahead of time to let us know how many folks to expect!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Black Cat Fables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46109898277013,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/2456\/3093\/files\/Mea_McNeil_Web_Icon_864630d2-5242-47bb-afd5-7d152f959761.png?v=1750010901","url":"https:\/\/www.blackcatfables.com\/products\/07-20-2025-bee-club-author-talk-with-mea-mcneil","provider":"Black Cat Fables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}