Flannery O'Connor book club starts Oct 5
A deep dive on the short story master
The Flannery O’Connor class starts the first Saturday in October!
Are you signed up? Do you have your books? Here’s a checklist:
Sign up here
Get this book (the stories) and read “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” before our first meeting
Get this book (the novel), although you won’t need it till the last few weeks of this class
For extra credit,
and I also recommend Mystery and Manners, a book of O’Connor’s essays about writing. It’s optional supplemental reading, but it may give you more insight into O’Connor’s fiction.Frequently asked questions
What is a FrizzLit book club?
These are classes taught by English professors at the graduate level—but they’re open to everyone, we do them “book club style,” and we make them fun. There’s no homework except for reading the assigned reading each week.
Where and when do the classes take place?
All classes are held on Zoom. In this case, on Saturdays from 10 am to 11:30 am Pacific.
Are classes recorded?
Yes, all classes are recorded and sent out automatically to everyone signed up within 48 hours. So if you miss some or all of the live meetings, you won’t miss a thing.
Is financial aid available?
Yes. Thanks to the generosity of our donors. Apply here.
Hey Christopher, Is there a table showing what we reading each week for this club? Where can I find it?
I'm so excited for this one! I picked up used copies of the books and when one arrived last night I flipped through it and found that it came with penciled-in notes from a previous reader. One of the insights included O'Connor's line "He wanted a private place to go to" underlined with the reader note "He wants to be alone."
I'm thinking we'll have some deeper observations!