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"No list of bookish bars would be complete without the Fireside Room at Hotel Sorrento, where I can join the Silent Reading Party on the first Wednesday of each month to sip Manhattans, nibble a charcuterie plate, and quietly turn pages amid wood-paneled walls, leather couches, and a roaring fireplace; the hotel also honors a local literary connection to Alice B. Toklas with an annual dinner." - Andrew Engelson