March 2017 The Shell Collector

March 8 is the date set for our next meeting. The book will be Anthony Doerr's first book of collected stories, The Shell Collector. Examine the seedlings of an author who has hit it bigly, albeit sadly. If interested, take a virtual gander in this direction https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/05/the-hunters-wife/302198/
for the short story that earned some early attention. Jim is the host for the moment, but if he is unable to make it that night, he will reach out for a backup, who will be awesome.

February 2017: Spartina

Your book club is failing. Bigly. My friend here, Vladimir Vladimirovich, which is the Bible translation of John Johnson, which is way more American than any of your names, is a better fisherman by far, way better, than Dick Pierce, and even his spartina is bigger than Little Miss Buttlick's in her wildest dreams. Get on the good boat, the best boat, while you can, my friends. There's a storm coming, believe me.

ALERT!!!
Fake news from a phony bogus person!

Damn you Putin and Russian Hackers. Leave us lowly Americans alone. Let us ready our books and stay away!