Walker Percy Society


Named after the famous Southern author and P&S grad Walker Percy, this club meets about once a month to discuss a piece of writing. This is NOT a medical literature club, it is for medical students who read for pleasure and enjoy talking about stories.

Kelly Fahl '10 (knf2103)
We also occasionally have off-campus events such as going to a poetry reading, seeing a Broadway show of a play we have read, or having a famous author come talk to us. We are also very open to new ideas and reading suggestions, and are excited to adapt the club to fit this year's members.
Literary Annoucements

If you would like to help lead discussion for a book, please email kelly.fahl@gmail.com.

To learn more about this years books and decide which you plan to read, check out our listmania list at Amazon.com. To find it, type in the link below or go to amazon and search listmania lists for Kelly N. Fahl or P&S Walker Percy Society Book Club. I will also email this out.
http://www.amazon.com/P-amp-S-Walker-Percy-Society-Book-Club/lm/R9AAF8DJYWAQA/ ref=cm_lm_pdp_title_full/105-3294717-4935606

Join www.goodreads.com, it’s a fun way to keep track of what you read and see what friends of yours are reading.

Check out titletrader.com, it’s a reliable way to trade books via post. You give away an old book and get points for doing so, then you redeem your points for a new book. Keeps your bookshelf from filling up!

Get a NY Public Library card online, for free. For more info go to http://www.nypl.org/books/cards.html. There's a local library at 160th and St. Nicholas, and another at Audubon and 179th. This website has more information about hours and locations http://www.nypl.org/hours/.

Make sure to think about joining Creative Rounds
and Reflexions, P&S clubs for writers.


2007-2008 Schedule

Email kelly.fahl@gmail.com to RSVP before the meeting and find out the location. We will have snacks and casual conversation. Do not worry if you haven’t finished the book or you don’t know much about literature. This is just for fun!

Wednesday, September 19th, 6pm
Interpreter of the Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

Wednesday, October 10th, 6pm
The Razor's Edge by Somerset Maugham

Wednesday, November 7th, 6pm
Dying Well by Dr. Ira Byock

Wednesday, December 12th, 6pm
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Wednesday, January 9th, 6pm
A History of the World in Six Glasses
* Special Beerchus Edition *

Wednesday, February 13th, 6pm
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Wednesday, March 5th, 6pm
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Monday, April 21st, 6pm
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Thursday, May 8th, 6pm
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Looking for something to read? Check out some of our suggestions:

Last Year's Picks
Authors who are P&S Medical Students or Graduates
Authors Highly Recommended
Books Highly Recommended by Medical Students