“This is the first read for my new book club: The Peter Derk Book Club!
I looked around at celebrity book clubs, and you know what I saw? Oprah. Reese Witherspoon. Hermione Watson. And I thought, “Why not me?”
Then I ignored all of the immediately apparent reasons why not me and did it anyway.
Our first meeting will convene at the Key Largo Lounge on Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, 7 PM (MST). We will discuss The Nest, if anyone read it, and stickers and bookmarks will be distributed.
Did the stickers end up looking like penises? Yes. A lot. Did the bookmarks end up looking like penises. NOPE! “End up” means it just sort of happened. The penis bookmarks are 100% on purpose. Don’t be naive. Penis naive is the worst kind of naive. But Oprah defaced millions of books with her stupid sticker, which is a Big O. What else is a “Big O?” Exactly.
I’m hoping to see several friends and acquaintances at our first meeting, and possibly some people who I don’t like so much. That keeps things interesting. Plus, I don’t really like that many people, so if I wanted more than like 2 people to come, I’d have to settle for some fucking losers. If you’re one of those losers…I was prepared to apologize, but now that I think about it, you know you’re a loser. Own it.
If you’ve read (or will read) The Nest by October 16th, comment below. Make the comments good for discussion at the book club, and I’ll send you your very own sticker/bookmark package.”