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ATTENTION, BOOK CLUB MEMBERS

In the interests of putting this blog to a useful purpose, I'm posting the reading list for my book club here. For all of you millions of people reading this who applied to the group but failed to meet our high standards, now's your chance to prove that you've got what it takes to sling the book banter like Dutchboy, Ayn Randalike, and the rest. Read these books, and post your comments here. Let the world know that you're a hardcore book clubber, and not a Sunday reader.

We shall read, in this order:
1. Forever by Pete Hammill--discussion scheduled for January 12th.
2. The Other Side of War by Zainab Salbi
3. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki (not Ryu) Murakami
4. The Best American Comics, edited by Harvey Pekar
5. The Book of Lost Books by S. Kelly
6. Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick, edited by J. Lethem

Other books that were nominated but which failed to make the cut:
> The Immortal Game by D. Shenk
> Freddy and Frederika by M. Helprin
> A graphic novel by a New Yorker cartoonist (Saul Steinberg?)
> Consider the Lobster by D. F. Wallace
> The Third Policeman by F. O'Brien
> The Gospel According to Biff
> The End of Faith by S. Harris
> The Assassin's Gate by G. Packer
> Water for Elephants by S. Gruen
> Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by J. S. Foer

Now get out there and read your heart out--