Hello my friends! I hope you've been enjoying some great summer reads (or winter reads for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere) and are keen to cozy up with a nice book under a blanket this fall, or perhaps on a picnic blanket if it's your spring.

Our fall Gutenberg read is The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy. We'll be reading 4 short stories in total, as detailed in the schedule below:

Oct. 4th - "Family Happiness: Part I"

Oct. 7th - "Family Happiness: Part II"

Oct. 10th - "The Death of Ivan Ilych", chapters I-V

Oct. 12th - "The Death of Ivan Ilych", chapters VI-XII

Oct. 16th - "The Kruetzer Sonata", chapters I-XV

Oct. 20th - "The Kruetzer Sonata", chapters XVI-XXVIII

Oct. 26th - "Hadji Murád", chapters I-XIV

Oct. 31st - "Hadji Murád, chapters XV-XXV

"Family Happiness" will be run by u/Blackberry_Weary. "The Death of Ivan Ilych" will be run by u/thebowedbookshelf. "The Kruetzer Sonata" will be run by u/luna2541. And I will run our concluding story, "Hadji Murád."

Now, there is a bit of a twist to this read. While all 4 of these short stories are available on gutenberg.org, they are not always printed as a single collection of short stories. In fact, if you search online for The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories, then the table of contents may list a completely different set of "other stories." If you prefer to purchase a copy of the works and/or acquire a physical copy, then Barnes & Noble Classics Series edition will have all of the stories listed above. If B&N isn't an option, your best option might be to look for a complete collection of all of Tolstoy's short stories.

A friendly reminder that The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories will qualify for the Gutenberg and Translated Book bingo squares. You can expect the marginalia post in about a week or so. My fellow read runners and I look forward to diving into Tolstoy with you this October. See y'all soon!

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