Third Thursday Los Alamos Bookclub

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT

Book: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
Description below

• Date: every third Thursday of the month, January 15, 2026

• Time: 6:00PM-9:00 PM

• Location: Address will be provided after sign-up. If you don't see a direct message a week or so before the event with the address, it's because sometimes the meet up site won't let us contact people. Please feel free to give Anna a call at Boomerang (505-662-1479) for the address. We are meeting at Dave's Club House.
• Please bring your own beverage of choice.
• We usually have pizza, salad, and a contribution jar.
• Participants are welcome to bring food to share but it is not required.

If you are interested in being a member, come even if you haven’t read the book.

Adults only, please. Space is limited to 12, so let us know if you sign up but can’t come, in case there is a waiting list.

Book Description:
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the farm—and into Edgar's mother's affections.

Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries to prove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his plan backfires—spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him. But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to the Sawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.

David Wroblewski is a master storyteller, and his breathtaking scenes—the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain—create a riveting family saga, a brilliant exploration of the limits of language, and a compulsively readable modern classic.