Los Angeles Literature Enthusiasts

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About us

Do you love reading literary fiction as much as we do? Do you find yourself finishing a book and wanting to share the experience? Do you miss the experience of reading a book and discussing the deeper meaning and implications with a group?

We meet once a month, either on zoom or in one of our homes, to discuss our latest selection.

Note: There are scammers impersonating the organizers of this book club, offering indie writers the chance to have their book discussed in our group with the payment of a fee. It is a scam. We do not contact writers. The books we read in this group have won or been short listed for a Pulitzer, National Book Award, or Mann Booker prize, been listed as a top read of the year by NYT, and have dozens of copies available at LA-area libraries. If you receive an email from someone claiming to be an organizer of this group and asking for a fee, please report it to Google as a phishing attempt.

Upcoming events

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LA LitFans Meetup for July: A Far-Flung Life
Sun, Jul 19 · 5:00 PM PDT
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For July, we'll be discussing A Far-Flung Life by M. L. Stedman.
https://amzn.to/4tlQBEA

Trigger warning: this novel includes themes of incest and sexual assault within its storyline

We hope you are able to join us for a lively discussion. To attend, please RSVP. If you do RSVP then find you're not able to make it, we ask that you update to not attending. No shows will be removed from the group.

From Amazon:
From the author of The Light Between Oceans comes a breathtaking and epic novel set in the vast outback of Australia—about tragedy, family secrets, and the enduring power of love.

Remote Western Australia, 1958: here, for generations, the MacBrides have lived on a vast sheep station, Meredith Downs. It is a million acres arid land. On an ordinary day, on a lonely road, under the unending blue sky, patriarch Phil MacBride swerves to avoid a kangaroo. In seconds the lives of the entire MacBride family are shattered. And then, tragedy revisits when a twist of consequences claims the life of one sibling, and leads another to give up everything for the sake of an innocent child. Matt, the youngest MacBride, is plunged into a moral and emotional journey for which there is no map, no guide. The secrets at the heart of this gutting and beautiful story force him to choose between love and duty, sacrifice and happiness.
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LA LitFans Meetup for August - A Canticle for Liebowitz
Sun, Aug 16 · 5:00 PM PDT
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Hello LA LitFans.

For August, we'll be discussing the classic, A Canticle for Leibowitz, by Walter Miller Jr.

https://amzn.to/448Uuln

The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world and follows the monastic community of the Albertian Order of Leibowitz, who dedicate themselves to preserving the remnants of human knowledge, especially scientific and technological manuscripts, in a world wary of the destructive potential of that knowledge.

Through their unwavering faith, discipline, and commitment to preservation, the monks become stewards of humanity’s memory, seeking to prevent history’s tragic mistakes from repeating.

Miller masterfully examines themes of faith versus reason, the cyclical nature of human hubris, and the complex relationship between religion, science, and morality.

With its poetic prose and philosophical depth, "A Canticle for Leibowitz" challenges readers to reflect on the enduring struggle to balance progress with wisdom, and the resilience of faith amidst chaos and destruction.

We hope you are able to join us for a lively discussion. To attend, please RSVP. If you do RSVP then find you're not able to make it, we ask that you update to not attending. No shows will be removed from the group.
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