BOOKISH: Pynchon marathon and DAN SAVAGE!

Each week, Nina Willbach puts together a rundown of book-centric events. This week: A Pynchon marathon, poetry on fire and DAN SAVAGE!

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BOOKISH: Pynchon marathon and DAN SAVAGE!

POSTED: Thursday, March 15, 2012, 10:00 AM

Filed Under: Arts | Events Books

Each week, Nina Willbach puts together a rundown of book-centric events. This week: A Pynchon marathon, poetry on fire and DAN SAVAGE!

Thursday, March 15

Calling All Literary Cool Cats

Nazi psychiatrists prescribing LSD to California housewives and international conspiracies involving rival postal companies: Welcome to The Crying of Lot 49, Thomas Pynchon's 1966 novella of paranoid psychedelic fantasies that's become a staple of American postmodern literature. A cult classic, the book continues to inspire readers with its vast array of cultural tidbits from Beatlemania to the California Gold Rush. At one point in the story, protagonist Oedipa Maas asks “Shall I project a world?” Tonight, the Kelly Writers House answers the call with an interactive reading of the book, complete with live rock 'n' roll and snacks inspired by Pynchon's story. The book will be read from start to finish, with participants taking turns reading aloud. In order to fully enter the '60s swing, come dressed in your favorite mod boots and faux fur.

4 p.m., free, Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk, writing.upenn.edu/wh/.

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