Edna in the Desert by Maddy Lederman at The Palms
Let’s celebrate the first anniversary of Kip’s Desert Book Club by reading Edna in the Desert, by Maddy Lederman. Set in the Wonder Valley/29 Palms area, this book answers the question as to what would happen if a teenage girl were transplanted from the suburbs to a strange desert environment–a place where her electronic devices fail to operate!
The Sibleys have once again graciously offered to open up The Palms road house on their night off, for us to meet where it all started, one year ago. To get to the Palms, take Highway 62 to downtown 29 Palms and go north on Adobe Road. Turn right on Amboy Road and drive about 12 miles into the heart of Wonder Valley, and the Palms will be on your right at 83131 Amboy Road.
Remember to bring a flashlight so you can walk across the highway to the Sibleys’ Wonderland Bookstore, where every book is a desert book!
Monday, October 5, 2015, 7 pm
The Palms Restaurant and Saloon
83131 Amboy Road
Wonder Valley, CA (see driving directions above)
This is the thirteenth meeting of Kip’s Desert Book Club.
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.