London

Either of those dates could work for me.  As for rental houses, we’ve rented houses in foreign countries with VRBO/HomeAway or AirBnB with excellent results.  I think we’d at least want to compare prices and availability.

Places to stay in London

Thanks to Bette for this information on home rentals in London.  There are some that look interesting for our group.

https://www.tributeportfoliohomes.com/?nck=25639710&ck=23614305&lk=1000275303

Getting Ready for London

Here's a link to the WSJ article that Jean found about the Bloomsbury area of London and its literary connections.  Hopefully you'll be able to get to the article without having a WSJ subscription.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-walking-tour-of-londons-most-literary-quarterwith-pub-stops-1514203200
And a map of the area.
http://www.booksabouttown.org.uk/?action=ViewTrail&Id=3
And one more article about London bookshops.
https://www.aladyinlondon.com/2018/02/london-literary-walk.html

Best Loved Novels from PBS

There are some expected titles on this list, and some surprises.  We’ve read a lot of these books. http://www.pbs.org/the-great-american-read/quiz/
 I was happy to see Lonesome Dove and surprised to see White Teeth.  What do you think?

From Gentleman in Moscow-Pork Stew with Dried Apricots and Prunes

I thought I would give this a try since it still felt like winter this weekend!  Very tasty.



https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Pork-Stew-with-Dried-Apricots-and-Prunes

Amor Towles

Thanks to Barb Kozminski for forwarding this article.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/realestate/amor-towles-a-gentleman-in-gramercy-park.html

Live chat with Colson Whitehead

Thanks, Jean, for the following information

https://www.jsonline.com/insider/events/2018/01/03/bookmarkthis-chat-live-colson-whitehead/1000497001/