The Literary Society of the Desert is a non-profit organization promoting literacy and the love of reading through presentations by (and discussions with) leading authors as well as promoting literacy, writing skills, and the love of reading in the community. |
LITERARY SOCIETY OF THE DESERT THANK YOU TO OUR MEMBERS FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT LSD IS A PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION EVENTS ARE RESTRICTED TO MEMBERS AND THEIR GUESTS WE LOOK FORWARD TO A GREAT 2023 SEASON PAULINA BREN Thursday, January 12 La Quinta Country Club
GERALDINE BROOKS Wednesday, February 22 Thunderbird Country Club
CJ HAUSER Thursday, March 16 Toscana Country Club
CRAIG JOHNSON Wednesday, April 12 Marrakesh Country Club RICHARD WHITE Wednesday, May 10 Eldorado Country Club
Ambassador David Lane (left) and Gary Ginsberg with Library Benefactor Loreen Jacobsen whose family member was featured in the book as a "First Friend" of Harry Truman (May 2022)
Thank you to March 2022 Guest Author Julia Sweig for a wonderful talk to LSD members, guest librarians, and Rancho Mirage High School students who are photographed below with the author and their copies of LADY BIRD JOHNSON
Guest Author Michaela Carter at our first luncheon of the 2022 Season
Maggie Shipstead (top center) with LSD Sponsors Jackie Coakley (left), Nancy Cunningham (right) and Carlyn Stonehill (bottom right) "as seen in THE DESERT SUN"
Board Members Nancy Cunningham (left) and Suz Hunt
Memories of Previous Seasons. . . . .
Guest Author Alice Hoffman chats with President Nancy Cunningham at Thunderbird Country Club prior to the first luncheon of our 2020 Season Mitchell James Kaplan, author of RHAPSODY, performing for LSD Sponsors, Patrons and Benefactors 12/15/21
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Douglas Smith, Historian, with his mother and LSD Sponsor, Annette Smith prior to his talk on THE RUSSIAN JOB: HOW AMERICA SAVED THE SOVIET UNION FROM RUIN . (Rancho Mirage Library, November 12, 2019
Founding Sponsor Jean Viereck, Patron Fran Muir and Dr. Douglas Smith
LSD President Nancy Cunningham with Dr. Douglas Smith Memories of LSD Meetings and Members See Scrapbook for additional member photos
    Guest Author Whitney Scharer (center) with students from Palm Desert High School preceding her luncheon presentation on THE AGE OF LIGHT.
Below: Authors table with Whitney Scharer at April, 2019 luncheon at La Quinta C.C. |
Library Benefactor Libby Hoffman with Douglas Smith
March, 2019 Guest Author Michelle Dean is photographed with Rancho Mirage High School students prior to their meeting with her.
(Above) President, Nancy Cunningham and February Guest Author, Christina Lynch (Right) LSD Sponsor Sis Jackson (top left) with President, Nancy Cunningham (top right) and Secretary, Donna Martin at Thunderbird Country Club on January 24, 2019, featuring Hannah Pittard.  (Above) 2018 Guest Author, Julia Glass (Center) with LSD Exec. V.P. Joanne Mintz (Left), President, Nancy Cunningham (Right) and Coachella Valley librarians who received LSD grants for programming. Student guests are photographed with author, Lynne Olsen in 2017.
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Our student guests take their reading seriously--photo illustrates one student's "bookmarks" on their copy of Elinor Lipman's ON TURPENTINE LANE (below)
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