Why St. Pete’s Book & Bread Scene is the Ultimate Community Hack | Serena Utz
"I don’t care who you are... I just want to read books with people who want to read the same books I do." Serena Utz wears two very distinct, very messy hats: she coordinates 12 different book clubs at Tombolo Books and runs Trust Your Gut, a handmade sourdough business. In this episode of the Arts Passport Podcast, we explore the intersection of literature and fermentation. In this video: The "Book Club Wrangler": How Serena manages the chaos of 12 distinct reading groups. Bread for the P...
"I don’t care who you are... I just want to read books with people who want to read the same books I do."
Serena Utz wears two very distinct, very messy hats: she coordinates 12 different book clubs at Tombolo Books and runs Trust Your Gut, a handmade sourdough business. In this episode of the Arts Passport Podcast, we explore the intersection of literature and fermentation.
In this video:
The "Book Club Wrangler": How Serena manages the chaos of 12 distinct reading groups.
Bread for the People: The science of "wild yeast" and why St. Pete’s humidity makes our bread unique.
Radical Vulnerability: A raw look at how a book club became a support system during a personal tragedy.
The "Acotar" Debate: Why "guilty pleasure" reading is a myth.
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