DISPATCHES FROM THE HARDBOILED BOOKCLUB

SWEET THINGS


The Hard Boiled Bookclub has been going strong for 12 months now, and March marks the year anniversary between SLUG and Weller's partnership. I think back at about a year ago when this was just an idea, a baby idea at that, and am amazed at the turnout every month (not to say there's 30 people coming to chat about a book) but there are regulars, and that means something.
Last night we discussed Etgar Keret's collection of stories The Girl on the Fridge. All very short stories, most under 4 pages. It was a nice time, and I look forward to next month's meeting. I think about what the club has become and I am overwhelmingly grateful at the response from serious local readers. Because at the end of the day...or year, it's not just about selling X amount of books. What I think it is and should be about, is every member being mentally satisfied, and having a nice communal experience. And we have done just that.
Next month we're reading Ernesto Quinonez's Bodega Dreams, meeting Tuesday, March 31st at 6:30 at Weller's, on the balcony, we have a nice new spot to hypothesize, analyze and seek out answers.
That about does it--