Big Perm's April Fool's Day Reading Choice.

The "other" great novel from that hippie who wrote One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Ken Kesey's Sometimes a Great Notion is the March/April reading for the PSRG. Can't wait for this one. See you Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

February Reading Announcement

E-luv has finally decided on a freakin' western for PSRG's next reading. Read Monte Walsh by Jack Schaefer by Wednesday, February 18, when we'll meet at The Broken Spoke to discuss the damned ole thang. 7:00PM, y'all. Yee-haw!

What Do You Get That Special Someone for His 200th Birthday?

How about get yourself bent on absinthe? The Paper Street Reading Group is heading out to Lovejoy's on Monday, January 19 to celebrate Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday, and partake in the newly re-legalized minty goodness of the green fairy herself. Seems like only yesterday little Edgar was bouncing on his momma's knee...or drunk and dying near a Baltimore gutter. Ah, the good die young! But Poe's spirit lives on, and he continues to be the subject of biographies, literary criticism, documentaries, at least two planned films in the near future, and comic books. In fact, in addition to celebrating the master's birthday, the group will be discussing the DC Vertigo graphic novel, In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe by Jonathan Scott Fuqua, and illustrated by Steve Park. The night is sure to be a hallucinatory good time fit for the grotesque and arabesque.

First Meeting Recap

The hearty fellows of The Paper Street Reading Group met well tonight at Ruta Maya Coffe House in south Austin. Good conversation, better beer, some coffee, and a hot chocolate ruled the night as Jax, E-Luv, Big Perm, and Shoeless dug into Max Brooks' zombie apocalypse oral history, World War Z. Big Perm earned the Dogear Award for the most heavily annotated copy of the book, with perhaps every tenth page marked with a Post-It Note. Well done, Perm. Opinions of the book's merits ranged far and wide, with mostly positive reviews carrying the day. Early word on the planned film adaptation was a little sketchier. After the conclusion of discussion on the night's reading, the group migrated to Opal Divine's for a couple more tasty beverages and some fried tasties. E-Luv has the next pick, as soon as he decides on a proper Western yarn for the group to delve into. Stay tuned for the next book assignment for The Paper Street Reading Group. Good night.

First meeting: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Max Brooks' World War Z will be the subject of discussion this Wednesday, December 10 at Ruta Maya Coffee House, S. Congress Ave., Austin, Texas. We will convene at 7PM and plan to end the festivities at 8PM unless the conversation is just to die for. At the conclusion of the meeting, we will pick the next book, or at least pick the person who will pick the next book. Stay tuned to the blog for future reading assignments and/or announcements.