Cascadia Literary Collective

Reading selections are chosen by members in the interest of building community and encouraging variety.

Along with forging lasting friendships, a few of the goals of this group are to engage in close reading (highlighting and

annotating passages we loved--or didn't--and supporting our arguments

or insights with textual evidence) and reading widely (challenging

ourselves by reading outside our comfort zones and preferred genres).

But this group is community-driven, so we each can use it for what we're

hoping to add to our reading lives.

We'll plan to meet for one hour and the

facilitator--whoever chose the book for that month--will come with some

conversation questions/prompts, but it will otherwise be an open

discussion. In the interest of fostering a space where all feel welcome

to share, please be mindful of time constraints and don't feel you have

to share all thoughts about a selection in one breath. The value of

community is the give and take of learning about others' reading

experiences.

The facilitator will ask for volunteers for next

month's reading at the end of a session and the next facilitator will be

chosen at random (i.e. pick a number and whoever is closest goes next).

Any wait lists for future selections and other communication will be

housed in the comments section of the most recent meeting.

New member drop-ins are welcome and attendance is

free, but donations are accepted and will be put toward the monthly $25

fee to maintain this page. The group will meet at the large table

nearest the restrooms, unless this is taken, in which case we will

combine some smaller tables. If you're new, please look for the table

with the plastic Buddha doll.