Saturday, May 30, 2009

DISPATCHES FROM THE HARDBOILED BOOKCLUB



Tuesday, May 26th, we met to discuss Willy Vlautin's NORTHLINE. Written in stark concise prose, Vlautin explores the human condition, Reno, Nevada, and what it means to rebuild yourself. Usually for bookclub we have some sort of treat. Last night's was a speaker phone call by Mr. Willy Vlautin. He called the bookstore, chatted with the bookclub, and was very generous with not only his responses, but also with his time, at one point joking that he may be impeding on the bookclub. He's soft spoken, very nice and had an answer ready for a wide range of questions. I just can't get over how friendly and down to earth he was, like a character in one of his books. It was a memorable night.

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