As decided in the Salon/Finer Things Gala :
The following literary works SHALL be read as organized by month in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Eight A.D.
January: "Now For Something Completely Different" Month
Casino Royale by Ian Fleming and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein
February: "Let's Take a Trip Down Memory Lane" Month
Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar and Kilmeny of the Orcharch by L.M. Montgomery
vs.
March: New Obsessions Month
The Affected Provincial's Companion by Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy and Selections from The Portable Dorothy Parker edited by Marion Meade
April: Laugh Your Socks Off Month
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut and A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
May: Theatre Month
Travesties by Tom Stoppard
Other selection to be decided later. We're open-minded.
June: "The Name's in the Title" Month
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy and A Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
July: Travel Month
On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
August: Learning Something New/ Nonfiction Month
TO BE DECIDED LATER
September: "Size DOES Matter" Month (A novel of epic proportions)
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
October: Books Made into Movies Month
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind
Other selection to be decided closer to the actual month of reading - so we can read something that will be coming out close to that time.
November: Fashion Icon Month
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antionette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber and Cary Grant: A Celebration of Style by Richard Torregrossa
December: "Merry Christmas to Me" Month.
Buy yourself the spontaneous gift of literary ______ and read it this month! Yay!
Everyone please feel free to join us! It's so much fun to read and discuss these books. You can join in just for certain months that you are particularly interested in, or join for the whole year. Do it!!!
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
A New Year - A New Reading List
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2 comments:
I was looking through the bookshelves at my house and found the play "Death of a Salesman". It may not be playing in that month, but it's a great one, or so I hear, so I put it forth for consideration for our "Theatre Month".
I think Death of a Salesman could be fun. Or something really light-hearted and older, say from the 19th century. AND I heard Perfume is really messed up- which makes sense because the movie is. I may pass on that one, but who knows. Nice choices ladies.
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