Sharing the love of stories to ignite the human spirit. Where book lovers and literary minds come together.
Sharing the love of stories to ignite the human spirit. Where book lovers and literary minds come together.
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An Online Conversation with Daniyal Mueenuddin
Saturday, September 12th at 11:00 AM CT
Mark your calendars for an exciting conversation on Zoom with writer Daniyal Mueenuddin. His collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. His recently released debut novel, This Is Where the Serpent Lives is a tour de force destined to become a classic of contemporary literature.
Thursday, September 17th at 7:00 PM
An Introduction to Proust
By Dr. René Prieto
Why has Marcel Proust captivated readers, writers, and thinkers for more than a century? What makes a madeleine one of the most famous pastries in literary history?
Join us for an engaging in-person lecture on the French visionary novelist who has transformed modern literature.
Book Club
Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 p.m.
Led by Dr. Larry Allums
One Drop of Water. Thousands of Years of Stories.
What connects an ancient king, a Victorian scholar, and a modern child? Elif Shafak crafts an extraordinary novel where water carries memory across centuries and continents. — please, join us for an exciting in-person discussion of There Are Rivers in the Sky.
Connect with Authors
Dallas deserves world-class literary culture. Our live author conversations bring acclaimed and emerging voices to the city for evenings of probing, unscripted dialogue. Come ready with questions.
Past & Present on the Page
The classics reward slow, careful reading. So does the best contemporary fiction. Our group discussions bring both together, honoring the masters while staying fiercely alert to the writers defining literature right now.
Every Timezone Welcome
The Dallas Literary Society goes global. Join our online author conversations from anywhere in the world. Same brilliant writers. Same probing questions. Just you, your screen, and a book worth talking about.