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Are Steve's books on your club's reading list? If so, we have created discussion questions for Dark Tide, Due To Enemy Action, and The Boston Italians to help lead your discussions. For more information about the books, be sure to review this website, including the Food For Thought section.

Cafe Parlez members enjoy Dark Tide

Members of the Cafe Parlez book club in Rochester, MA, featured Dark Tide in a recent discussion. "We're a small, but dedicated group," says Gail Roberts, Director of the Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library in Rochester. "Everyone liked the book and we were very interested in reading about a little-known episode in Boston history."

A book club dinner and molasses cookie recipe

Steve met with the book club from Donovan, Sullivan & Ryan, a financial services firm based in Westwood, MA, to discuss Dark Tide. The group toured the molasses flood site in Boston's North End, and then enjoyed a delicious dinner at L’Osteria restaurant. Members of the club presented Steve with a bottle of wine and a molasses cookie recipe, which he is happy to share here.

Molasses Cookies

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup melted butter

4 Tbsp. molasses

1 egg

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. salt

Combine sugar, butter, molasses, and egg. Mix well. Combine dry ingredients and add to mixture. Mix well and drop by tablespoon on ungreased cookie sheets. Press down on cookies with glass bottom dipped in flour. Bake at 350 degrees, 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

Dark Tide discussions in Sharon, MA

Members of a Sharon, MA, book club are among the many groups featuring Dark Tide in their discussions. Here, the club members are shown with the Steve, who joined a meeting to talk about his writing and research.