Bad Bitch Bookclub Summer Camp

On a blistering afternoon in July, a group of women lugging duffel bags and pillows lined up to meet their counselors at Bad Bitch Book Club summer camp in The Forks, Maine. But first they browsed a smorgasbord of 1,500 novels, thrillers and memoirs piled on knotty pine tables. The vibe was equal parts Scholastic Book Fair and “The Parent Trap” with a millennial twist.

Perched at the intersection of the Kennebec and Dead Rivers, The Forks (population 30) is two hours from the nearest airports and around 60 miles from a bookstore. The camp’s itinerary included plenty of old-school favorites: s’mores, hiking, crafts, movie night and rafting. But the centerpiece of the three-day getaway was reading — by the pool, on the dock, in an Adirondack chair, at the lodge or under the covers, no flashlight required.

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