Wellington Street Readers

Twenty-one ( 21!) of us crowded the back room of the bookstore yesterday to discuss “The Other Side of the Bridge” by Mary Lawson.

I think it’s fair to say that we’ve rarely had such a hallelujah chorus for a book; minor quibbles apart, everyone seems to have enjoyed the novel very much.

For those who weren’t able to attend, the discussion was introduced by cribbing some details from this online interview with the author.

On February 21 we’ll be marking Black History Month ( the shortest month of the year one as one WSR member annually reminds us ) with a discussion of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Robin will be presenting.  We’ll also be choosing books for April and May at that meeting, so bring your suggestions.

As to March’s book, I had the name in my mind as we left the meeting last night but the wonderful post-meeting hospitality at Thyme and Again’s Local Bar has played the devil with my memory.

I know some people were writing the name down as we broke up the meeting. That was exceedingly intelligent of them. If a dear WSR member would please remind me,  I’ll post it here as soon as I get it.

Enjoy the next few weeks of crisp Canadian winter, and we’ll see you in February!