Patricia Holt, former book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, continues her popular book group, “Contemporary Classics.”

A book should stand the test of time before becoming a classic, but very often, critics and literary judges leap to praise books as “instant classics” soon after publication. These are the titles Pat’s group will hold up to scrutiny—in fact, the chewier, more literary, more dense, and "hard to read" the better. One needn't have read widely, studied literature, or learned about literary criticism to join. Just drop in or join us for the whole series, and let the developing wisdom of the group be your only guide.

Email Pat to register and to receive a Zoom link for the meeting. You can write to her at p.holt12@comcast.net.

Spring dates:

March 3: Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

April 7: This Mournable Body by Tsitsi  Dangarembga

May 5: Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble

June 2: Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart

July 7: Real Life by Brandon Taylor

 
About Patricia Holt

Pat was book editor and critic at The San Francisco Chronicle for 17 years and has been writing reviews and book industry commentary at Holt Uncensored since 1998. She has facilitated book groups for the past 15 years and also joins the Marin West Review’s editors,  Myn Adess and Doris Ober, on Radio Bookmobile, a lively discussion on West Marin Community Radio KWMR, usually the first Thursday of every month at 10-11 a.m., about the most beautiful passages and stirring controversies they can find on the current book scene.