Book discussions are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bordentown Library, East Union Street, in Bordentown City. In August the book is “Last Night at the Lobster” by Stewart O’Nan: “A poignant portrayal of lives that often go unnoticed. It’s four days before Christmas, and the last day of business for a Red Lobster restaurant not making its numbers near a fledgling mall in a no-name New England town. Manny, the manager, is stalwart in a job that is often thankless, now facing a snowstorm that shuts down the town.”
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“A page-turner that delivers a tale as full of mystery and imagination as Poe’s famous stories…Stewart O’Nan’s life of Poe would make a great movie: erotic, violent, darkly humorous, suspenseful, and shocking.”
– Roger Corman, director of House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, and The Raven
The cover of the “Monsters” chapbook, shipping to Poe preorders from Lonely Road Books
Recommended Works – 9/1/2007
The Children’s Hospital – Chris Adrian
Harbor – Lorraine Adams
Candyfreak – Steve Almond
Articles of War – Nick Arvin
Natasha – David Bezmogis
Recommended – Newer Work
In no particular order:
1. Birds of America – Lorrie Moore
2. This Country of Mothers – Julianna Baggott
3. The Dig – Lynn Emanuel
4. Drown – Junot Diaz
5. My Happy Life – Lydia Millet
More Recommended Short Story Collections
In no particular order:
1. Best American Short Stories–ed. Shannon Ravenal, etc. (1980 – present)
2. O. Henry Prize Stories–ed. William Abrams, etc. (1980 – present)
3. The Joy Luck Club–Amy Tan
4. Lunar Landscapes–John Hawkes
5. Shiloh–Bobbie Ann Mason
The Works of Stewart O'Nan 