Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home to Host January Book Club

The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home (FOCCH), a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers, invites you to join its January book club as they discuss two celebrated Eudora Welty short stories: “Why I Live at the P.O.” and “A Worn Path.”
This discussion will be moderated by Savannah native Chris Beckmann who studied the American South under the tutelage of Bertram Wyatt-Brown at the University of Florida prior to his 40-year career in secondary education. He is currently the Director of College Counseling at the Savannah Country Day School.

Based on Flannery O’Connor’s published collection of letters from 1948 to 1964, The Habit of Being edited by Sally Fitzgerald, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has selected novels, plays, short stories, and essays that Flannery read and discussed with her correspondents to read and discuss with you in the parlor of her childhood home.

This event is free and open to any interested reader. All of our book club selections are financially accessible. Each selection can be rented at the library, bought for less than $10, or found online as a free pdf. Please email us at info@flanneryoconnorhome.org if you would like assistance acquiring these readings. Donations appreciated.

Visit flanneryoconnorhome.org/flannery-reading-club to reserve your spot!

ABOUT FLANNERY O’CONNOR:
Flannery O’Connor was born in Savannah, Georgia on March 25, 1925 and is the author of 31
short stories as well as the acclaimed novels Wise Blood and The Violent Bear It Away and numerous essays. Perhaps best known as a pioneering Southern gothic author who often wrote about morally flawed characters, O’Connor remains an important voice in American literature. She lived in Savannah until 1938 and drew inspiration from her childhood experiences in Georgia’s First City until her death from lupus in Milledgeville, Georgia on August 3, 1964. She won the O. Henry Award three times and received the National Book Award for Fiction posthumously in 1972 for The Complete Stories of Flannery O’Connor.

ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free readings as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit flanneryoconnorhome.org.

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