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The Short Stories Book Club
booksgangA book club that meets on the third Sunday each month to discuss short stories.
Upcoming Meetings #
February #
Day Sunday, February 16, 2025
Time Netherlands: 8pm, Detroit: 2pm, Chicago: 1pm, Pacific: 11am
Readings:
- The Red Convertible by Louise Erdrich
- The Fix by Percival Everett
Both are in The Penguin Book of Modern American Short Stories
March #
Day Sunday, March 16, 2025
Time Netherlands: 8pm, Detroit: 2pm, Chicago: 1pm, Pacific: 11am
Readings:
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K Le Guin
Both are in The Penguin Book of Modern American Short Stories
April #
Day Sunday, April 20, 2025
Time Netherlands: 8pm, Detroit: 2pm, Chicago: 1pm, Pacific: 11am
Call link for all meetings #
You don't need to install or sign in to anything. The link opens in any web browser. It is a free, opensource, encrypted platform called Brave Talk.
You can check your tech: click the above link now. It works on phone or desktop.
Current Book #
The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story is available as an ebook or IRL. (It seems commmon: my local library has several copies.)
Details
- 496 pages
- Published May 4, 2021 by Penguin Press
- ISBN 9781984877802 (ISBN10: 1984877801)
- ASIN 1984877801
- John Freeman (Editor)
Next book #
Submit titles of what we should read next.
Submit as many as you want:
Past Meetings #
December #
We discussed the short stories from Raymond Carver and Lauren Groff on December 26 at 3pm Eastern (noon Pacific, 9pm in Poland and Netherlands)
January #
- The Hermit's Story, by Rick Bass
- The Last Thing We Need, by Claire Vaye Watkins
Summary #
This club reads short stories and then once a month we meet. Please read one or both of the short stories for that month and then come to the online call to discuss them.
This is a club for friends and friends of friends. I encourage you to invite anyone who you think will enjoy it. To invite them, simply share the link to this page.