Earthbound by Mari Collier at Andrea’s House
We are super fortunate to have our very talented, local author Mari Collier join us on April 4th when we discuss her novel Earthbound at Andrea Zittel’s house in Joshua Tree. This novel is the first of 4 books describing the lives and adventures of space aliens who find themselves living on Earth on the western frontier. Earthbound is available on Kindle and at Amazon.com. In the Morongo basin, Office supplies + in 29 Palms, Raven’s Bookstore, and Rainbow Stew have signed copies as well. I hear that Barnes and Noble also carries the printed version. Mari mentioned that she will be bringing a few copies, which she will be more than happy to sign.
To find Andrea’s house, drive east from downtown Joshua Tree on Hwy. 62 and turn right at the Able 2 Help bail bonds driveway and follow the white Book Club signs. There will be parking available in front of Andrea’s studio above her house.
Time to start reading your copy of Ruth Nolan’s desert literature anthology, No Place for a Puritan. Ken and Teresa Sitz recently informed me that Ruth will be coming to the May 2nd. meeting in Wonder Valley!
See Book Club homepage for more information on this monthly gathering.
Every month from October 2014 until March 2020, Kip’s Desert Book Club gathered on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the home of a different resident of the Morongo Basin to discuss a book that in one way or another touches on the theme of “desert”.
Since the start of the pandemic, Kip has been hard at work making renovations to the kitchen and bathrooms at Copper Mountain Mesa Community Center, where he is the board President, and keeping their monthly USDA food drive alive. During this time, Kip’s Desert Book Club had largely been on pause, with the exception of a few virtual meetings. These virtual gatherings allowed us to welcome the participation of book club fans from beyond our local region.
Sixty-six books, more than seven years, and one pandemic later, Kip has decided to step back from being the primary book club organizer and join the rest of us as readers. Kip, we thank you for all the wonderful and eclectic desert books you’ve chosen over the years, as well as the unforgettable stories and knowledge you continue to share (if you know, you know!)
So, we are excited to announce that beginning in January 2022, our in-person book club will resume as the Desert Research Library Book Club (or DRL Book Club, for short). Each month, a member of the current Desert Research Library Artist Cohort will select a book from the library as that month’s book club selection.
