The Salon Book Club
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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, and Mary Oliver.
Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one book over ten weeks to explore how to bring the author's insights into our own writing. This winter, we're studying the short story, reading "The Art and Craft of Fiction" (pdf here, used print here) by Michael Kardos, which includes a curated anthology of fifteen short stories. We are meeting on the following dates from 11am - 12:30pm in person and virtual so join however suits you.
We meet every other Sunday for a chat about how to integrate nuggets into our writing, sometimes playing with prompts or exercises, and examining what makes each short story work for us or not. All members welcome, no need to sign up, just show up (and ideally read, not a requirement but helpful!) It's encouraged to stick with the group for the duration, but totally understandable if schedule changes mean missing one or two. |
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Book Pick for SpringThis spring, we're getting into workshopping with the highly recommended new collection by Matthew Salesses, "Craft In The Real World."
As usual, we meet every other Sunday so will be meeting on the following dates from 11am - 12:30pm in person and virtual.
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To join the book club Google group or to share book ideas email hello@dcwriterssalon.com. For a taste of book club, here is a collection of quotes and exercises from Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird.
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