APRIL BOOK

Our book for April is As I Lay Dying (link) by renowned American author William Faulkner.  We'll be meeting virtually via ZOOM once again:  join via this zoomlink.  (If you have any issues, more detailed ZOOM info can be found in the Comments sections from previous months.)  Join us on the evening of Tuesday, April 6 for another lively literary free-for-all.  As usual, the start time is 7pm and attendance is open to all (but BYOB).  With any luck and better weather, patio season should be in full bloom in May and we'll be able to escape the Matrix and start meeting in person as before.  Keep your guard up and stay safe as we enter the home stretch.

As I Lay Dying is Faulkner's harrowing account of the Bundren family's odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Narrated in turn  by each of the family members—including Addie herself—as well as others, the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. Considered one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style and drama, As I Lay Dying is a true 20th-century classic.

MARCH BOOK

Our book for March is Just Mercy (link) by American lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson.  We'll continue our series of ZOOM meetings this Tuesday evening (March 2) at the usual start time of 7pm.  The invite can be found in the Comments section below.  All are welcome so bring a friend, relative or stranger along.

Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.