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Socially Booked Club, a New Jersey book club, is trading bookmarks for hockey sticks this winter. Its February meetup, called Pucks & Paperbacks, takes members to Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday, February 23, 2027 to cheer on the New Jersey Devils as they host the Carolina Hurricanes.
The night pairs a book discussion with a live NHL game. According to the club’s announcement on Instagram, each ticket includes access to a private space before the game where members can talk through the Book of the Month, The Score by Elle Kennedy, the third book in her Off-Campus series. After the game, the group gets an on-ice photo, and one lucky book club member will take home a giveaway.
Puck drop is listed for 7:30 PM. Tickets are $50 per person, and the club says payment information is shared with approved members. An RSVP and payment are both required to hold a spot, tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable, and space is limited, so anyone who wants in should reach out to the club early. The sign-up link is in the Socially Booked Club Instagram bio.
The game itself is a Metropolitan Division matchup on the New Jersey Devils schedule, and it falls on a Tuesday, so it works as a midweek night out for readers who want something different from the usual dinner and drinks. It also lands just over a week after Valentine’s Day, which makes it an easy pick for a Galentine’s style outing with friends who love romance novels and hockey in equal measure.
Prudential Center is at 25 Lafayette Street in Newark, a few blocks from Newark Penn Station. Morris County riders on NJ Transit’s Morris and Essex Lines can get off at Newark Broad Street Station and connect on the Newark Light Rail. Drivers will find several paid parking garages and lots around the arena, and arriving early is smart on a weeknight, since the pre-game book discussion starts before the puck drops.
Looking for more ways to read and socialize closer to home? Book lovers turned out for A Book Swap After Dark at the Dover Sportsplex this fall, and our winter events calendar for Morris County lists more than 100 things to do through the season.
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