Want to join a book club, but can't commit to a lengthy novel? We'll be selecting short stories that are typically less than 50 pages for a small group discussion. 

This month's selection:

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne

While we’re on the topic of the most famous short stories ever written, “Young Goodman Brown” sits with the high rollers. Set in 17th-century Puritan New England, Goodman Brown goes to run errands in the woods at night and stumbles upon a terrifying ceremony where he sees himself and his wife undergoing an initiation. He wakes, unsure if the scene was a dream and lives the rest of his life paranoid of people and the community. It’s a big allegory about seeing the evils of human nature and a piece loved by authors like Stephen King and, well, everyone.

Symbols and Signs by Vladimir Nabokov

The famous author of Lolita wrote “Signs and Symbols” in 1948. Its premise is seemingly simple: an elderly couple visits their mentally ill son in the sanatorium in America. Yet their background and trials come into sharp focus as the story develops, until an explosive ending disrupts everyone’s peace of mind.

The group will be voting on the next month's selection during the Zoom meeting. Please register in order to emailed the link to the Zoom meeting.