Each year we solicit suggestions from our attendees, past and future, as to what books they might like to read prior to next February's Arts & Crafts Conference. We then select two and assign each a time and a place at the Arts & Crafts Conference for those of you who have read either of the books to meet, discuss your ideas and share your opinions (those we always have plenty of!).

Our moderator for several years has been Pat Bartinique, a professor of English, an Arts & Crafts collector, an author and a twenty-two year attendee at the Grove Park Inn. Pat reads each of the suggested works, then narrows the list down for us based on her experience both as a reader and as a teacher.