the two elizabeth taylors
a book club


twoelizabethtaylors@gmail.com

for now our social media will be shared with lowercase books: instagram, twitter


the two elizabeth taylors is a book club based in knoxville, tn, that focuses loosely on american and english midcentury female writers, but we will make excursions into other periods and places of origin. you are welcome to buy book copies but pdfs of stories we are reading will always be hosted on this website for your convenience. we are open to suggestions for reading selections and meeting times.



reading schedule

friday, april 28, 6 pm
author: elizabeth bowen
story: "songs my father sang me"
pages: 11
link to story in pdf form
meeting place: lowercase books, 1530 washington ave., knoxville, tn


thursday, february 16th, from 5 to 7 pm
author: clarice lispector
story: "the smallest woman in the world"
pages: 8
link to story in pdf form
meeting place: lowercase books, 1530 washington ave., knoxville, tn


thursday, january 19th, at 5 pm
author: octavia butler
story: "bloodchild"
pages: 21 (includes 2 page afterword)
region: exo-planet
link to story in pdf form
content warning: ambiguous consent, injury detail, ambiguous domestic arrangements
meeting place: lowercase books, 1530 washington ave., knoxville, tn


tuesday, december 6th, at 5:30pm
author: joyce carol oates
story: "where are you going, where have you been"
pages: 15
region: united states
link to story in pdf form
content warning: sexual assault
meeting at frog juice kombucha, 2920 sutherland ave., not at the store.


thursday, november 17th, at 6 pm
author: elizabeth spencer
story: "the girl who loved horses"
pages: 18
region: southern united states
link to story in pdf form
content warning: sexual assault
meeting place: lowercase books, 1530 washington ave., knoxville, tn