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. 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 2025, we're reading and following 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 on Saturday mornings to foster accountability and 90 minute hybrid (in-person with virtual option) four times to share discoveries and discuss experiences. Specifically:
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. |
Sneak preview of books for the rest of 2025 (selected from these books on writing): Apr - May: Story Genius, Jun-Jul: Save The Cat, Sep - Nov: Brandon Sanderson lectures OR Novelist As A Vocation
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