Essays

[close] A niche for the readers of Eric Arthur Blair's writings, among the groups for literature and fiction lovers. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903–21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. Noted as a novelist and critic as well as a political and cultural commentator, Orwell is among the most widely admired English-language essayists of the 20th century. He is best known for two novels critical of totalitarianism in general, and Stalinism in particular: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Both were written and published towards the end of his life.

[close] This is a group to discuss Rosanne Cash's books, her essays, appearances in other books, poetry and of course her songs! Rosanne Cash is a singer/songwriter/writer/mother/wife She is the author of the best-selling memoir 'Composed' and her essays were featured in the New York Times, Rolling Stone and many other publications. She was introduced into the Songrwriter's Hall of Fame and has won four Grammys and various other awards. Her latest album is called 'The River & the Thread'. She lives with her husband/musical collaborator John Leventhal in New York City. Follow Rosanne on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook!

[close] The book club meets at most once a month. We choose a theme at the end of each meeting and then people give their suggestions during and/or after the meeting that go with the theme. A poll will be made after each meeting and members will have one week to vote for their choice. Books 400+ pages long mean meetings will be scheduled five weeks or more after the poll is closed to give members a week per 100 pages. We are open to any theme and want members to enjoy the reading experience and the discussions. Our system of ranking the level of dislike to like for books/works: Hell > [Bottomless] Abyss > Fever Dream > Purgatory/Limbo > Earth/Grounded > Celestial > Heaven/Paradise

[close] Whether it be an in-depth look at our natural world through essays written by past and present authors such as H.D. Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, and Gary Snyder or reading authors where the landscape plays an active role in their novels, such as Willa Cather or Jack London this group will focus on how the environment plays a crucial role in literature.