Literary Salon

Facilitated by Andrea Markowitz, join other enthusiasts as we open discussion on a new topic each month! Choose any book, or other medium (film, music, stage play, podcast, art, etc.) that you feel really represents or relates to that month’s topic. We’ll discuss how the theme plays a significant role in the work you’ve selected, as well as anything else you’d like to share about it with the group. See below for topics and descriptions of the upcoming discussions! 

A voracious reader and writer of fiction and nonfiction, Andrea earned degrees in English, music and psychology, and explored a variety of careers in education and writing. After “retiring” she discovered her true calling is to write plays and musicals. Her dedication to writing for the stage was acknowledged recently with an ariZoni Award for best new script for “Fair Game,” a musical satire based on a true story about fake news! 

Andrea Markowitz 
Playwright, Lyricist, Composer
www.feedingthefuries.com

Winner, Zoni Award for Original Script, 2021-2022
Nominated, Zoni Award for Original Score, 2021-2022

Playwright in Residence, Desert Foothills Theater
www.DFTheater.org

Read her plays on the New Play Exchange
https://newplayexchange.org/

October 16: What I Read on My Summer Vacation. Tell us what books you read, which ones you recommend, and which ones you consider not worth reading.

November 20: Let's Talk Turkey! The expression "Let's Talk Turkey" is believed to derive from bartering or hunting interactions between Native Americans and early American colonists. Over time it has come to mean "Let's be completely honest." Tell us about an example from literary, visual or performing arts or a podcast that Talks Turkey to you - any way you want to interpret it. Gobble, gobble, gobble!

December 18: My Favorite Series. From histories to epics to mysteries, we just can't get enough of addictive writers and stories. Tell us about a literary, broadcast or podcast series that got you hooked and had you wishing would never end.