“Contemporary Classics” - April Session

Date: 
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 6:30pm
Location: 
Event Description: 
Patricia Holt’s Monthly Book Discussion Group Tickets: $90 for 5-book series; $20 for individual session

Location: Point Reyes Books. Meet at Steve Costa / Bookstore Office: (Enter last door at the end of Emporium Building on 3rd street and go upstairs to second-floor office at end of hall), Point Reyes Station

Reading List: Note Date Changes

  • March 24: We are All Completely Beside Ourselves, Karen Joy Fowler 
  • April 21: Oleander Girl, Chitra Divakaruni
  • May 19: The Translator, Nina Schuyler
  • June 23: Every Day is for the Thief, Teju Cole
  • July 21: People in the Trees, Hanya Yanagihara

Patricia Holt, former book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, continues her popular book group, “Contemporary Classics.” A book should stand the test of time before becoming a classic, but very often, critics and literary judges leap to praise books as “instant classics” soon after publication. These are the titles Pat’s group will hold up to scrutiny—in fact, the chewier, more literary, more dense, and "hard to read" the better. One needn't have read widely, studied literature, or learned about literary criticism to join. Just drop in or join us for the whole series, and let the developing wisdom of the group be your only guide.          

About Patricia Holt: Pat was book editor and critic at The San Francisco Chronicle for 17 years and has been writing reviews and book industry commentary at Holt Uncensored http://www.holtuncensored.com since 1998. She has facilitated book groups for the past 15 years and also joins Point Reyes book editor Doris Ober on Radio Bookmobile, a lively discussion on West Marin Community Radio KWMR every other Wednesday morning at 10 am about the most beautiful passages they can find on the current book scene.

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