Promotional graphic for the Welty at Home Virtual Book Club. Lefthand foreground features the book cover for Meanwhile there are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald pictured in front of a stack of letter storage boxes in Eudora's bedroom at the Welty House. On the righthand side the text reads "THE EUDORA WELTY HOUSE AND GARDEN PRESENTS WELTY AT HOME VIRTUAL BOOKCLUB READING MEANWHILE THERE ARE LETTERS EDITED BY SUZANNE MARRS & TOM NOLAN"

Starting Monday, January 26, at noon CST, we will spend the next few months reading and discussing the correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald in Meanwhile There Are Letters, edited by Suzanne Marrs and Tom Nolan. We will have a two-week spring break on Mondays, March 9 and 16, and conclude this series on Monday, April 13.

Discussions will be led by Suzanne Marrs — Welty’s close friend, biographer, and professor emerita of English at Millsaps College.

If you received emails for previous Welty at Home book clubs, you are already registered for this free event and will begin receiving emails for this series weekly on Fridays, starting January 23. Otherwise, please email info@eudoraweltyhouse.com to request the sign-up link to receive the weekly emails with the Zoom links and recordings. 

Reading Schedule

January 26 — Discussion 1: Introduction & Chapter 1

February 2 — Discussion 2: Chapter 2

February 9 — Discussion 3: Chapter 3

February 16 — Discussion 4: Chapter 4

February 23 — Discussion 5: Chapter 5

March 2 — Discussion 6: Chapter 6

March 23 — Discussion 7: Chapter 7

March 9-16 — Spring Break

March 30 — Discussion 8: Chapter 8

April 6 — Discussion 9: Chapter 9

April 13 — Discussion 10: Chapter 10 & Appendix

Happy reading!

Mark Your Calendar

Thursday, January 22
Monday, January 26

Starting Monday, January 26, at noon CST, we will spend the next few months reading and discussing the correspondence of

Thursday, January 29
An examination of the lives, gardens, writing, and artwork of Southern women who found inspiration

Follow Us @EudoraWeltyHouse

There’s always something new at the #eudoraweltyhouseandgarden.

Facebook

See you soon.

Ready to plan your visit? Reserve your tour? Start here.

VISIT

  • Eudora Welty Foundation
  • Smithsonian Affiliate
  • TripAdvisor
  • American Writers Museum Affiliate
  • Kayak