Mondays in June at Noon CST, we’ll gather to discuss The Shoe Bird, Eudora Welty’s only children’s novel, alongside other selections that reflect her engagement with children’s literature.
Discussions will be led by Suzanne Marrs—Welty’s close friend, biographer, and professor emerita of English at Millsaps College. Special guests Melissa Fox and Samuel Jones will join us on June 9 and 16, respectively.
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 Friday, May 30.
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
June 2 – The Shoe Bird by Eudora Welty
June 9 – Reception of The Shoe Bird by Eudora Welty
Presentation by Melissa Fox
June 16 – Adaptations of The Shoe Bird
Joined by Samuel Jones
June 23 – Welty’s Reflections on Children’s Literature: Reviews
From A Writer’s Eye
"True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales, Russian Fairy Tales, and French Fairy Tales" (pp. 75 – 76)
"Gumbo Ya Ya, A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales" (pp. 77 – 78)
"Charlotte’s Web" (pp. 107 – 108)
"The Little Man and the Big Thief, Otto and the Magic Potatoes, and Knee Knock Rise" (pp. 146 – 150)
"The Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature" (pp. 237 – 243)
June 30 – Welty’s Reflections on Children’s Literature: Essays
From Occasions
"On Fairy Tales" (pp. 108 – 117)
From Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, & Memoir (Library of America Series)
"A Sweet Devouring" (pp. 797 – 802)
