Ok guys, I decided that we will start off with an author that we are all at least vaguely familiar, Edgar Allan Poe.  I have to say that my love for him had to grow and mature over the years, but he provides insight (and fright) to the world.  

I figured, since Poe wrote mostly short stories and poems that we could read and discuss a few each week.

I thought it would be nice to begin with some stories to which we are less likely to have been exposed.  Granted, I did not perform extensive research regarding these stories; however, I do not think we will be disappointed.  If you want to run to the library to pick up a copy of his collected works, feel free, but everything we will be reading in the month of April will be totally and completely free of charge to us because of the glorious Internet (Thank you, Al Gore. . .).  Also, I will provide links to each and every story, so you don't have to go searching for them.  

As you will see, I tried to keep the amount we read this week around 50 pages.  This will increase as we read novels, but if you're like me, you have a hard time switching between stories, so this should make it a little easier. 

Week 1, April 1-7

1. The Murders in the Rue Morgue  (maybe you have read this one, but I don't ever recall hearing about it)
2. Hop-Frog
3. The Man of the Crowd 
4. The Angel of the Odd

I am working on putting up the discussion forum, it is currently in French and I don't know why. . . even though I can read and understand it, I feel it is unfair to ask you all to translate. I will have the rest of our schedule up and available very soon. . . hopefully.  This gives us enough to get started anyway.  


Until the forum is up, please feel free to post any responses or thoughts here as a comment on the blog post!! Happy Reading!! And I will update you on everything else as soon as I know what is happening!!

I love reading your comments!! Here we go!!

So, I have toyed with the thoughts of staring a book club for several years, but with the amount of reading associated with college, I have just not found the time.  With my recent foray into blogging, I had the bright idea to start it here, on the internet.  I think it will work. 

Also, you notice that the second tab says "About Us;" that's because I am open to adding contributors.  I will be adding a former co-worker soon, but the more the merrier as far as I am concerned.  

As to the format, I am still creating it and am completely open to suggestions.  I would like to read probably one book per month, with a structured reading schedule, but nothing too strenuous.  I would like to hold a forum at the end of each month to discuss the book and to announce the new book and its reading schedule.  

That being said, since it is the end of March, we need to decide what our first book will be.  I would like to try to keep the cost WAY down.  As in, if we can find some awesome classics to read, that would be wonderful.  Both because they are timeless and they are likely available at little (in a bookstore) to no (on the Internet) cost to our members.  We need a book by Saturday, so get your thinking caps out.  Nothing too hard, we want an enjoyable read, but Turning Over Pages is not opposed to actually thinking while we read.  


Leave some comments!! Let's get talking!! I cannot wait to begin!!