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, and Roy Peter Clark.

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 Fall, we're doing something new: getting into poetry with Mary Oliver, reading "A Poetry Handbook" alongside her collection "Felicity." We are meeting on these dates from 11am - 12:30pm in person and virtual so join however suits you. 

• October 16th, initial discussion on poetry
• October 30th, reading both books through page 34
• November 13th, reading both books through page 57
• November 27th, reading both books through page 91
• December 11th, reading Handbook to the end

We meet every other Sunday for a chat about how to integrate nuggets into our writing, sometimes playing with prompts. It's encouraged to stick with the group for the duration, but totally understandable if schedule changes mean missing one or two.

​All members welcome, no need to sign up, just show up (and ideally read, not a requirement but helpful!) 

Join Book Club

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.