WONDERFUL BOOKS OUT LOUD: SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM

Coordinators: Harriet Finkelstein Larry Shapiro, Ruth Ward

When published in 1968, Slouching Towards Bethlehem was critically acclaimed and cemented Joan Didion’s reputation as a uniquely insightful cultural observer.

For many readers, its themes of anxiety, societal fragmentation, and the search for meaning continue to resonate in the modern era. The writing is tight and scrappy; the work of Joan Didion is not simply prose, it is art. Join us as we revel in reading aloud Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

B WEEK / MONDAY / 10:30 AM – NOON / IN-PERSON / ROOM 27

Wonderful Books Out Loud
Date	Facilitator	Title
Feb 09	Harriet Finkelstein	The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats Preface, Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream, pages 3-28
Feb 23	Ruth Ward	John Wayne: A Love Song, pages 29-41 Where the Kissing Never Stops, pages 42-60
Mar 09	Larry Shapiro	Comrade Laski, pages 61-66 7000 Romaine, Los Angeles, pages 67-72, California Dreaming, pages 73-78 Marry Absurd, pages 79-83
Mar 23	Harriet Finkelstein	Slouching Towards Bethlehem, pages 84-128
Apr 06	Ruth Ward	On Keeping A Notebook, pages 131-141 On Self-Respect, pages 142-148 I Can’t Get That Monster, pages 149-156
Apr 27	Larry Shapiro	On Morality, pages 157-163 On Going Home, pages 164-168 Notes from a Native Daughter, pages 171-186 Letter from Paradise, pages 187-204
May 11	Harriet Finkelstein	Rock of Ages, pages 205-208 The Seacoast of Despair, pages 209-213 Guaymas, Sonora, pages 214-216 Los Angeles Notebook, pages 217-224 Goodbye to All That, pages 225-238

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