The Salon Book Club

In the Salon book club, we read books about writing. Very meta, we know.

We've read Anne Lamott, Samuel Delany, bell hooks, Amy Tan, Ursula Le Guin, Kurt Vonnegut with Suzanne McConnell, Ernest Hemingway, Donald Maass, Roy Peter Clark, Mary Oliver, Michael Kardos, Matthew Salesses, Stephen King, George Saunders, Mary Karr, Toni Morrison, and Renni Browne with Dave King, Lisa Cron, Blake Snyder, and Brandon Sanderson.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over a season to explore how to bring the insights into our own writing.

To begin 2026, we're bringing back last year's much-appreciated effort to read and follow the renowned Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way" (pdf /print). We'll read a chapter each week over twelve weeks, meeting for 30 minute virtual check-ins at 11am on Saturday mornings to foster accountability and 90 minute hybrid (in-person with virtual option) four times to share discoveries and discuss experiences. Specifically:
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• Jan 3rd, no meeting, Challenge launch
• Jan 10th, kick off, start daily pages, read through Tools (meeting in-person)
• Jan 17th, read week 1 on safety 
• Jan 24th, read week 2 on identity (no meeting, Member Retreat)
• Jan 31st, read week 3 on power
• Feb 7th, read week 4 on integrity (meeting in-person)
• Feb 14th, read week 5 on possibility
• Feb 21st, read week 6 on abundance
• Feb 28th, read week 7 on connection
• Mar 7th, read week 8 on strength (meeting in-person)
• Mar 14th, read week 9 on compassion
• Mar 21st, read week 10 on self-protection
• Mar 28th, read week 11 on autonomy​
• Apr 4th, read week 12 on faith 
• Apr 11th, reflect & catch up (meeting in-person)​

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​All members welcome, no need to sign up, just show up and ideally read and follow the program (not a requirement, but helpful!) You can jump in at any time, though more fun if you stick with the group for the duration. 

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Sneak preview of books for the rest of 2026 coming soon.