JUNE BOOK

Our selection for June is Wool (link) by American writer Hugh Howey.  A topical choice, the book is the first of a trilogy, with this initial volume being the basis for the first two seasons of the Apple TV series Silo.  Look for the usual suspects on the patio (weather co-operating) on Tuesday, June 9 at our usual time (7pm) and place (Zawa Restaurant ).  All interested parties always welcome.

 

The first book in the acclaimed, New York Times best-selling trilogy, Wool is the story of mankind clawing for survival. The world outside has grown toxic, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. The remnants of humanity live underground in a single silo.

But there are always those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They are given the very thing they want: They are allowed to go outside.

MAY BOOK

After A.C.  Grayling's effusive praise of William Hazlitt in our April book, we decided to give the latter a try for May.  Our May book is The Fight and Other Writings (link) by the aforementioned Hazlitt, an English essayist, critic, painter, social commentator and philosopher.  This edition is out of print and it may be difficult to track down a hard copy.  However, a Kindle version is available, as well as an online copy at the Internet Archive (IA).  (You have to create a free account to access the entire book.)  We're back to our usual second Tuesday schedule, so it's a 7pm start time on May 12 at our regular Zawa Restaurant (zawa) watering hole.  Look for us on the patio if the weather is favorable.  All are welcome, always.

Hazlitt is one of the greatest masters of English prose style and this new selection demonstrates the variety and richness of his writing. The volume includes classic pieces of drama and literary criticism, such as his essays on Shakespeare and Coleridge, as well as less well-known material from his social and political journalism. This collection encourages the reader to reconsider the nature of critical writing, which Hazlitt transforms into an art form.