Small Rocks Rising by Susan Lang
In Small Rocks Rising, Susan Lang reveals the incredible stories of the pioneering women of Pipes Canyon in novel form. Growing up immersed in this vibrant culture allows Susan to use her writing skill to bring this story to life in a series of 3 books following the life of Ruth Farley. I assure you that the Book Club will be reading the next two volumes and also her latest book, The Sawtooth Complex, in the near future. I am also pleased to announce the environmental classic, Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner as our July selection. You can also pick up a copy of Twentynine Palms by Deanne Stillman for August.
We will be meeting on the patio of Steve and Mary Helen Tuttle’s dome house in North Joshua Tree, June 6th at 7 pm, so bring a folding chair if you have one. From downtown JT, go north down Sunburst, right on Golden, left on Border drive 3.9 miles and keep your eyes out for Pole and Del Oro signs and turn right on Winters, (street sign on the left hand side of the road) and the large Book Club sign on your right. Drive about 2 miles and turn right on Sunever. It’s the first dome on the left, I’ll mark it with a sign so you can’t miss it. There is limited parking inside the fence, so do your best to park outside the compound, we’ll squeeze you all in.
More info about the Book Club
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.
