Our Welty at Home Virtual Book Club pick is The Bride of the Innisfallen, by Eudora Welty

If you received emails for previous Welty at Home book clubs, you are already registered for this free event. Otherwise, please email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com to receive the link to the Zoom meetings.

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Starting Monday March 29, we'll be reading and discussing Eudora Welty's collection of short stories The Bride of the Innisfallen, first published in 1955. We are grateful to Dr. Suzanne Marrs who will again be leading these discussions.

Both the Library of America volume Stories, Essays, & Memoir and The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty contain this collection. You can order either book from the Welty House gift shop.

Below is our reading schedule. All meetings are at 12 p.m. CST.

Follow along on Facebook and Instagram, and post your own thoughts using #WeltyatHome.


Week 10 - June 7 - "Going to Naples" (Beginning to "Scarcely an eyelid flickered from above.")
Week 11 - June 14 - "Going to Naples" ("Upstairs in the public room..." to End) & Discussion of collection as a whole

Mark Your Calendar

Friday, April 17
Celebrate Eudora’s 117th birthday with us! The festivities begin Friday, April 17 with free tours of the Welty House, free cupcakes on the Side Porch, and free crafts in the Visitor Center all day.
Saturday, April 18
Celebrate Eudora’s 117th birthday with us! The festivities begin Friday, April 17 with free tours of the Welty House, free cupcakes on the Side Porch, and free crafts in the Visitor Center all day.
Wednesday, April 22
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Wednesday, April 29
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Wednesday, May 6
Join us on Wednesday, May 6 for Kathryn Stockett in conversation with Mississippi Book Festival Execut
Wednesday, May 6
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Wednesday, May 13
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Wednesday, May 20
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Wednesday, May 27
The Eudora Welty House & Garden is delighted to continue Welty Wednesdays in 2026! 

Thursday, May 28
Join us on Thursday, May 28 for an event with Jesmyn Ward and Ebony Lumumba for Ward'

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