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, and Toni Morrison.

Rather than discuss once, we read and practice with one (or sometimes two) book(s) over ten weeks to explore how to bring the insights into our own writing.

This fall, we're reading "Several Short Sentences About Writing"
along with "On Revision" and discussing together on the following Saturdays from 11am - 12:30pm:
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• Sept 22st, read SSSAW through pg. 38 + Revision through ch. 2
• Oct 5th, read SSSAW through pg. 78 + Revision through ch. 3
• Oct 19th, read SSSAW through pg. 119 + Revision through ch. 5
• Nov 2nd, read SSSAW through pg. 159 + Revision through ch. 6
• Nov 16th, read both SSSAW + Revision through the end​

​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. 

A long list of books on writing. Reach out to weigh in on preferred books for 2025.