Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! We'll choose a work of classic or contemporary fiction each month and share the joys of good literature and good company.

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We typically meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 11am at the Sound Cafe' in the Marigny to discuss our MAIN SELECTION -- classic or superior contemporary fiction. We try to keep it around 300 pages.

Depending on the interest and availability of regular Members, we also meet in various locations around town -- public and private -- for the following discussions:

SHORT STORIES : we discuss in one sitting 2 pieces -- only the best of short stories -- available online and/or in one of the two following anthologies. "Fifty Great Short Stories", M. Crane, ed. and "The Art of the Short Story", by D. Gioia.

NOVELLAS : we discuss a classic work. A novella is typically 60 to 150 pages... though we sometimes err close to or past 200.

PLAYS : we discuss a classic play from the 19th or 20th century. 50 to 100 pages.

"OVER THE EDGE" NOVELS : in tandem with the Bizarre Book Club, also on meetup.com, we discuss a novel that is somewhat disturbing in its content. If there is a movie version, we might also meet for a private viewing.

SCIENCE FICTION : we discuss a classic work.

"THE SUN" MAGAZINE : we discuss the last one or last two issues -- upon approval, specific articles of older issues are also acceptable for discussion.

FRENCH NOVELS IN TRANSLATION : in tandem with the French Language meetup group, we discuss in English a short classic novel.