River Readers

River Readers first met in March of 2002, having formed so those of us reading Ahab's Wife could get together and discuss the book. The group then all read The Red Tent, so continued... and haven't stopped yet! We hold up those who were with us and have died, feeling their contributions to our discussions in many ways: Sue Dickerson, André Gioi, Bobbi Drobeck, Mimi Loeb, and our dear Martin Hilby, who forced us to rethink and expand our choices and did the most extensive research ever to lead our discussion of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn. Who knew there was so much to that classic?

Annually, this group votes on a reading list for the year. Using the reading list distributed each fall, we meet at 7:00 p.m. the fourth Thursday, eight months of the year with some, but rare, exceptions. We also occasionally go on outings to movies of books read and to dinner. Please refer to the church calendar to see the monthly listing of the book being featured as well as when and where the River Readers group is meeting.

Over the years, outings have included hearing Dr. Ben Carson speak, having dinner and fellowhip together, seeing movies based on books that we have read and discussed, touring Eudora Welty House in Jackson, Mississippi, and taking a tour of William Faulkner's home, Rowan Oak, in Oxford, Mississippi.