Upper Valley Mountain Literature Society

The poll has closed -- with a tie. I've decided to discount my own vote to make this more about what you all want then what I want, so the winner is the sailing book category. By recommendation of UVMLS member Chuck Ashton, I think a great next book would be  The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst , by Nicolas Tomalin and Ron Hall. I'll let Jean know, so hopefully the library will have some copies before too long. See you all on February 28th, at 6:30 p.m.

After more than a month long break, I think it's time to bring the UVMLS back. Right now, I think a good next meeting date would be Thursday, February 28th. This gives us some time to pick and read our next book. Speaking of which, I have a few ideas for our next read. At the last meeting, we had mentioned maybe branching out and reading a book about long-distance sailing, which, while not "mountain literature," has many themes in common with other books we've read. I'd like to put this out for consideration, but I also think that  A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush , by Eric Newby, could be a good pick that is still mountain-based. It's more of a travel book and less of a hardcore suffering epic. I've put a poll below. If a majority of people select "sailing book," I'll pick one and let the group know which book specifically we're going to read. What do you want to read for our next book? A sailing book (If this option wins, I