{"id":10421,"date":"2018-07-06T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/?p=10421"},"modified":"2018-07-05T17:28:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:28:33","slug":"books-around-town-famous-last-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/toronto\/books-around-town-famous-last-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Books Around Town: Famous Last Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Toronto has a rich literary community with many options for places to read, buy books, or talk about them. Books Around Town is a series that describes some of the city\u2019s most popular places for book nerds to gather and share their love of reading. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For our all-grown-up readers, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.famouslastwordsbar.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Famous Last Words<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a book-inspired cocktail bar located in The Junction. Named after the Timothy Findley novel of the same name, this new(ish) bar is a haven for readers. With walls lined with bookshelves, and a bartop tiled with Scrabble letters, Famous Last Words puts books front and centre!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10423\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.famouslastwordsbar.com\/about\/\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10423\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10423 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Image Description: Marlene Thorne pours a cocktail from a shaker into a glass, standing behind a clean brightly lit bar,\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-360x240.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-180x120.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-375x250.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/1489596882588.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Famous Last Words<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bar was first opened in late 2016 by Marlene Thorne, and was started out of her passion for both cocktails and books. At FLW, you can pull a book off the shelves and read while enjoying any one of their book-inspired cocktails. Choose from over fifteen different cocktails named after popular titles from their chapbook style menu. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking to make some friends? Don\u2019t miss their monthly Book Trivia night. You can compete for prizes the second Tuesday of the month\u2014the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/190675391585254\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">next one<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is coming up soon on July 10! They also set up author talks and readings, along with a monthly book exchange every month.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10424\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.famouslastwordsbar.com\/about\/\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10424\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10424 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image Description: Photo of the inside of Famous Last Words. The walls are lined with bookshelf wallpaper, a table sits in front of a fireplace, and the edge of a dark coloured couch can be seen.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/thewordonthestreet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/07\/16230592_1477963815561059_4827781250611675136_n.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Famous Last Words<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And if you already belong to a community of readers, Famous Last Words offers some awesome perks if you want to host your book club with them! If you contact them in advance, they\u2019ll even create a signature drink based off your book, put $20 towards your tab, and donate another $20 to literacy programs from Frontier College. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A cozy place to read and a fantastic patio during the summer heat, these WOTS book-lovers will be heading there soon. See you there?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toronto has a rich literary community with many options for places to read, buy books, or talk about them. Books Around Town is a series that describes some of the city\u2019s most popular places for book nerds to gather and share their love of reading. 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