Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Thursday Readers


January 12th Meeting
new temporary location: Suffield Senior Center
The Best American Short Stories of the Century
edited by John Updike
"Since the series' inception in 1915, the annual volumes of The Best American Short Stories have launched literary careers, showcased the most compelling stories of each year, and confirmed for all time the significance of the short story in our national literature. Now THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best -- fifty-six extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed achievements in this quintessentially American literary genre". Amazon

The group will be discussing a few select short stories from the book, including  "The Things They  Carried" by Tim O'Brien.

Join the group on January 12th to discuss some of the stories. The library has copies available for checkout.  The meetings are at 12:30 in the Suffield Senior Center at 145 Bridge Street.  Everyone is welcome.  For more information, please call the library at 860-668-3896.