"The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate and expand her sense of actual possibilities."
—Adrienne Rich
What is it?
The Reading Circle is a series of monthly book discussion groups for women in the Austin, TX area. The Circle has been meeting since March, 1998 and facilitation rotates among group members. The group chooses the books (womens memoirs and autobiographies). We welcome new members.
The group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month from 12-1pm. We plan to meet at the following location on the following dates:
- January 2012: Central Market, 4001 N Lamar, in their community room.
- February 2012: Hancock Recreation Center, 811 E 41st St, in Room #2. (The Center is located on 41st Street between Duval and Red River. The driveway to the Center is on the left if you are turning off from Red River. The driveway, which is the entrance to the golf course and to the Center, is about 1 block from the intersection of Red River and 41st Street.)
- March-December, 2012 (except for April [no meeting that month]: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 4700 Grover Ave, in Room #15A. Map; directions:
- From Mopac: Take the exit for 2222 and head east. 2222 turns into Koenig Lane. Turn right onto Grover, which is past Burnet and before Lamar. The First Texas Honda lot is to the right on the corner of Koenig and Grover. Grover dead-ends at the church.
- From Mopac: Take the 45th St exit and go east (right) Go to Burnet Road. Turn left (going north) there and then to 49th St (right) to Grover.
- From north on Lamar: Go to North Loop. Left on North Loop. (Going south on Lamar, turn right onto North Loop). Go to Grover (first stop sign). Turn left. Follow Grover to its end. It dead ends into the church parking lot.
- From Burnet Road: Going North on Burnet turn right at 49th St (The Omlettry is there). Go to Grover, turn right.
While participation in all Austin-Area Story Circle groups is free, we do ask that you make a six-month commitment to the Reading Circle, so that the group will be fairly stable. The Circle is limited to about 15 people, so that everyone can participate fully in the discussion.
What books will we read?
We choose books about women's lives (memoirs, autobiographies, biographies, and fiction) that are available in paperback in local bookstores (such as BookWoman, Book People, Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc.). We've made it easy for you to purchase books through this web-site. We are linked to amazon.com, and a portion of the purchase price is returned to Story Circle. Through our book choices, we hope to introduce you to writers and books you might not otherwise have read. (That is, we don't usually choose best-sellers.)
You will find links to our book lists below.
You might find our A Reader's Journal helpful in recording your thoughts as you read.
How do I join?
Contact the facilitator,
Peggy Moody
, at
pmoody at pobox.com
Please remember that we are asking you to make a six-month commitment.
We encourage you to join the Story Circle Network: use our on-line form.
Book Lists / Reader's Guides
A Reader's Journal
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