new pick, new word

Jenny J selected Janet's perennial favorite, Absurdistan. Get it. Read it. Jenny will send suggested dates soon.

The word of yesterday is hegemony: the predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others. Nice one, Kathryn. I think this is exactly what Xander meant about the effects of reading.

Other titles suggested...
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer Jelena's suggestion
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Kathryn's suggestion
Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Todd's suggestion
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Steven's suggestion
How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer Jenny J's suggestion
All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren Shelly's suggestion

Steven and Kathryn, lovely meeting last night. The sushi was splendid, the conversation enlightening and the film, Children of Heaven, was much more poignant than I anticipated. Thank you.