Paul Farmer at UW

I heard yesterday that Paul Farmer, subject of the book by Tracy Kidder, Mountains Beyond Mountains (which we read--was it last year?) will be speaking at the University of Washington on June 18. I'm sure you remember his book. I'm planning on going (it's from 6-7:30 p.m.). If anyone wants to join me, let me know.

We had a great discussion about Edgar Sawtelle (and Lynne, thanks for the Hamlet briefing--definitely helped). We moved our next meeting date to June 15 and Amy has volunteered to host (and also lead). Looking forward to seeing everyone then.
I've heard from Brenda who says this book, "Brief Encouonters with Che Guevara" by Ben Fountain was one her group read this year, and was her fav. It's a collection of short stories. I've added it to our list for consideration.

Prep work for Edgar Sawtelle

Some of you might know that our next book, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, was an Oprah Book Club selection. As a result, there is a lot of info about the book at the Oprah Web site. Check out this link for a Q&A with the author, video webcast and more.

Confederacy of Dunces

I think a few of you were around when we read and discusssed A Confederacy of Dunces. It was a very memorable discussion for me, since I went into it really disliking the book--and came away thinking it was one of the most subversively funny books around.
If anyone else is a fan, you might want to note that Book It Repretory Theatre is going to stage it as part of the theater's 20th anniversary season. It's scheduled for Sept. 16-Oct. 11.